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Why I'm sick of reading hacks

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Despite not quite being the role model we all thought he was, I still think Dr Seuss had it right when he said: "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

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The Issue Behind Reading Hacks

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Often manifesting as techniques for faster reading, nowadays, there is a mass illusion that reading many books by itself can bring about change into someone’s life.

Many try to do it as fast as they can ignoring the fact that taking your time to process a book, or even rereading it, is important to extract and remember its wisdom, or to have fun.

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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

Dr. Seuss

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How to Develop a Reading Habit to Unlock Life Growth

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We all know we should read more. Yet so few of us develop a reading habit that allows us to do it. Warren Buffet, one of the greatest investor of the 20th century, spends 80% of his working day reading and thinking.

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“Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can..."

Warren Buffett

Learning constantly

To get better results in life you need to learn constantly. And the best way to learn is to read effectively and a lot.

Upgrading your brain

A new idea, outlook on life, mental model, is all it takes for something to click inside your brain.

Your brain will start making connections between books that seemed to be on different topics. The more you read, the more links you form and the richer your understanding becomes.

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The Fastest And Most Effective Way To Solve Your Problems.

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"Albert grunted. "Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?" Mort thought for a moment. "No," he said eventually, "what?" There was silence. Then Albert straightened up and said, "Damned if I know.

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Asking questions does not make you look like an idiot

On the contrary, questions are shortcuts. All top performers use ignorance as a tool. The goal is to get shit done, not to look good in the moment.

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The Way You Read Books Says A Lot About Your Intelligence, Here's Why

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If you love to read as much as I do, walking into a bookstore as an adult feels exactly like walking into a candy store as a kid. The shelves are lined with the wisdom of humanity, insights that each...

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Success And Buying Too Many Books

Many of us buy lots of books that go unread and causes us guilt, but that’s a habit that many successful people have they believe they are better off for it.

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“I maybe start half the books I get, and I probably finish a third of the books I start. And that works out to finishing 1–2 books per week.”

View Books As An Experiment

It costs you money and time, but it may pay for itself by changing your life for the better. It’s an experiment. And the more “smart” experiments you perform, the more likely you are to find a breakthrough experiment that changes everything.

Inherent in being a good experimenter is being OK with the losses. Therefore, remember that every time you purchase a book that turns out to be a dud, you are just one step closer to a book that will change your life.

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