Learning by reading

I know there is no correct way to learn a language. But reading is a promising approach to improving language skills. I recently followed an online discussion and noticed a behaviour I often recognize. Many less advanced learners try to understand each word and look it up in the dictionary if they need help understanding it. I did the same too, and got bored with reading. All these breaks are unnecessary and disrupt the flow of reading. Instead of translating word for word, try to understand the meaning. Does the read paragraph make sense? If so, continue reading and don’t think about the unfamiliar words. I only look up unknown words if they appear a couple of times in a text.