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Reading more
If you want to read more, there’s no real secret. It’s about adjusting your priorities and your perception so that reading becomes an extension of who you are and what you do.
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Reframing excuses we make for not reading:
- Time: Stop thinking of it as some activity that you do when you feel like it. It should be a reflex, a default.
- Money: Reading is not a luxury. It’s a necessity.
- Purpose: Whatever problem you’re struggling with, is probably addressed in some book somewhere by someone a lot sm...
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The purpose of reading
The purpose of reading is not just raw knowledge. Reading is part of the human experience. It helps you find meaning, understand yourself, and make your life better.
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For stoics there is no good or bad, there’s only perception. And you control perception.
Before reading
- Consider your purpose for reading and what you need to be able to understand, know, or do after reading.
- Determine what you already know about the material you are to read.
- Give the text an initial glance, noting headings, diagrams, tables, pictures, bolded words, summaries, ...
Create a Reading Bucket List
Many people say they want to read more, or be a reader, or build a reading habit, but have no idea what they want to read.
Solve this by creating a Reading Bucket List. Spend a half-hour or so one day and jot down as many books as you can think of that...
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