I am officially a fan of @JustinSung. Recently I watched How to Remember Everything You Read. His process PACER is:

• Procedural (how to) -> Practice (actually do the thing)
• Analogous (relating to what we already know) -> Critique (how good is the analogy)
• Conceptual (the what, facts, relationships, etc) -> Mapping (e.g. mind mapping, diagrams)
• Evidence (makes conceptual information more concrete) -> Store and Rehearse (solve problems, answer questions)
• Reference (nitty gritty specifics) -> Store and Rehearse (as with Evidence, consider flash cards)