Rubber Duck Debugging: explain your code line by line to an inanimate object.

Organize books by color for visual appeal or by genre for practical access.

Write documentation as if the next person reading it is a violent psychopath who knows where you live.

Take brief notes after each chapter. Summarizing helps cement knowledge.

Create a dedicated reading space with good lighting and minimal distractions.

Use the Feynman Technique: teach what you learn to someone else to identify knowledge gaps.