scanning for specific information
when you need to find specific information in a text, you should scan the text rather than read every word. in other words, move yours eye very quickly across the text, stopping only to " pick up" the information you are looking for.
for example, scan the paragraph below to find four types of people. notice that you don't need to read every word to find this information.
"of course, at work you'll find plenty of bad traits. the gossip, the chronically tardy person, the kiss-up, and everyone else you try to avoid. perhaps the one type you want to avoid ( hanging around and being) more than any other is the negative person. the negative person hates everything."