On reading slowly, noticing small things, and making room for a little more attention.
Reading does not always require a new book. A familiar page can become different when the question brought to it has changed. The first reading follows the argument; the next notices a pause, an example, or the sentence that holds the rest together.
A useful margin note is often a question rather than a summary. What would make this claim false? Where have I seen this happen? Such questions give a page a place in everyday life and make returning to it worthwhile.
A room changes as light moves across it. A pale wall becomes warm, a glass casts a second outline, and the edge of a table becomes briefly brighter than its surface. None of these details needs a camera to be noticed.
Looking at the same small scene at different times is a simple exercise in attention. It replaces the search for something remarkable with the habit of seeing what is already there.
A task becomes easier to return to when its next step is visible. Leave a bookmark at the right page, a single question at the end of a draft, or a short list of the materials needed for tomorrow.
The aim is not to plan every minute. It is to reduce the small uncertainty at the beginning, leaving more energy for the work itself.