Read Books Like Magazines
Skipping a whole page, reading in 5-minute spurts or skimming to find the most interesting parts and then go deep and slow on those.
Reading books this way can be powerful on a few levels:
- It helps to find the most important knowledge that’s worth going deep on.
- It helps us slow down so we get the most from what we focus on.
- It makes reading easier, as it fits well with the modern human’s diminished attention span, and it’s better than not reading.
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