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title: "Skimming a book's visual density predicts how it should be read"
slug: skimming-a-books-visual-density-predicts-how-it-should-be-read
type: evergreen
stime: 2026-07-19 @ 10:33PM
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You should skim a textbook by looking at every page in order to get a brief idea of the text-to-image ratio, how long the chapter is, whether there are diagrams/charts, and if anything jumps out at you.

[Matt DiMaio](matt-dimaio.md)
[Skimming for exposure will increase later comprehension](skimming-for-exposure-will-increase-later-comprehension.md)
[Reading a textbook front to back like a novel fails to retain it](reading-a-textbook-front-to-back-like-a-novel-fails-to-retain-it.md)
[Classical Pedagogy](classical-pedagogy.md)

[Declarative Knowledge](declarative-knowledge.md)
[American "New Math" Reform](american-new-math-reform.md)

## Bibliography

[How To Absorb Textbooks Like A Sponge](dimaio-how-to-absorb-textbooks-like-a-sponge.md)