Dense technical documents require several passes of reading. Often it's difficult because unfamiliar terms and concepts.
Do a first pass just to quickly skim through the documents, looking at titles, subtitles, introduction, first paragraphs, summary/conclusion, etc. The goal is to get the scope of the document and do a quick assessment of the landscape.
The second pass would be do a detail read but note down the terms and concepts you are not familiar. Do some research on them.
The third and later passes would be to go into detail to understand what the document is talking about. When reading, try to build concrete examples and try to relate to what you have known before.
Nth pass, it helps to write down what you have learned. Do it as though you are teaching someone. Writing/teaching often forces you to understand the real detail.
Remember more practice brings more understanding, so do it more often.
Do a first pass just to quickly skim through the documents, looking at titles, subtitles, introduction, first paragraphs, summary/conclusion, etc. The goal is to get the scope of the document and do a quick assessment of the landscape.
The second pass would be do a detail read but note down the terms and concepts you are not familiar. Do some research on them.
The third and later passes would be to go into detail to understand what the document is talking about. When reading, try to build concrete examples and try to relate to what you have known before.
Nth pass, it helps to write down what you have learned. Do it as though you are teaching someone. Writing/teaching often forces you to understand the real detail.
Remember more practice brings more understanding, so do it more often.