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Reading more
Warren Buffett describes his day as “I just sit in my office and read all day.”
Reading more is a common ambition. But how do we do it? And what should we do with all that information once we have it?
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Focus on the four levels of reading
There are four levels of reading, each step building on the previous step.
- Elementary reading is what you did in school.
- Inspectional reading takes two forms: A quick read or skimming of the book's preface, table of contents, index and side jac...
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Read for Speed
Tim Ferriss describes two techniques for reading faster:
- Using a pen as a tracker and pacer, the same way people would move their finger back and forth across a line as they read.
- Start reading each new line at least three words in from the fir...
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Make time to read more
A Pew Research study found that the average person reads 17 books a year. 19 per cent of Americans don't read any books.
The average person spends 35 hours watching TV every week, some of which could be spent reading books.
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Three ways to remember what you read
Train your brain with impressions, association, and repetition.
- Impression: Be impressed with the text. Stop and imagine a scene in your mind, adding elements to strengthen the impression.
- Association: Link the text to somethin...
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Takes good notes
Books are an investment in a future of learning.
- Bookmark your favourite passages.
- Take notes.
- Write a review.
- Return to your notes periodically.
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Supercharge your reading
The average adult reads 300 words per minute. Speed readers read 1,500 per minute.
But reading faster is not always the right solution to reading more. Some reports state that speed reading or skimming leads to forgotten details and poor retention. Comprehension and reading...
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How To Get Smarter
Read. A lot.
Warren Buffett says, “I just sit in my office and read all day.”
What does that mean? He estimates that he spends 80% of his working day reading and thinking.
When asked how to get smarter, Buffett once held up stacks of paper and said, “Read 500 pa...
Reading and continuous learning
Reading is one of the best sources of continuous learning. It allows your mind to grow, change and make new connections.
Highly successful learners read a lot: Elon Musk grew up reading two books a day, according to his brother. Bill Gates reads 50 books per year. Mark Zuckerberg reads...
The five-hour rule
No matter how busy successful people are, they always spend at least an hour a day (thus five hours a week) learning or practicing. And they do this across their entire career.
Barack Obama is far from the only leader to credit his success to reading. Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, O...
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