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

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

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

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

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

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