Dec 14, 2018

Effective way of reading a book

  • Quit reading if the book doesn't feel right for you
    • don't worry about the sunk-cost
  • Read multiple books - possibly multiple genres - at a time, rather than sequentially
    • remember you did it in your high school
  • Don't put it on the wish-list, start right-away
    • don't expect any delayed gratification
  •  Non-sequential learning
    • skip to chapter that looks interesting -> finish it 
    • "If it was good, I could decide where to go from there. But if it wasn’t, I would know that it’s time to move on."
    • "That’s why I avoid the whole business and self-help category because you generally have one good idea and it’s buried in hundreds or thousands of pages and lots of anecdotes."
  • Reference 

  • Reading an hour daily has many benefits
Another source of good books recommended by famous/successful people:

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