I have a new favorite reading trick, most of all for history books. As I read through the pages, I encounter names, place names, battle names and so on that I am not very familiar with (for many but not all topics). Just keep on “ChatGPTing” at least one identifier a page as you go along. Learn the context along the way. The final effect is a bit like reading surrounding books on the same topic, except you don’t need all those other books. This method is especially valuable when the topics are obscure. To the extent the topics are pretty well-known, this method does not differ so much from using Google as you read. Try it!
