Conventional reading sucks.
You don't have do it like they teach you at school.
Here're 7 tips to revolutionise your reading habit from angel investor and entrepreneur Naval Ravikant:
You don't have do it like they teach you at school.
Here're 7 tips to revolutionise your reading habit from angel investor and entrepreneur Naval Ravikant:
Stop Taking Notes
Naval said taking notes is like taking photos:
All it does is pull you from the moment.
And you either:
1. Never review them
2. Miss important details
So what to do instead?
Naval said taking notes is like taking photos:
All it does is pull you from the moment.
And you either:
1. Never review them
2. Miss important details
So what to do instead?
Start Asking Questions
If you read a useful idea:
How can I apply it?
If you don't understand:
What do I need to learn?
If something makes you curious:
What can I read next to find out more?
If you read a useful idea:
How can I apply it?
If you don't understand:
What do I need to learn?
If something makes you curious:
What can I read next to find out more?
Time Per Idea, Not Per Page
Schools teach you to read each page. But 90% of books are filler.
Instead:
Skim until you find an interest.
Then slow down.
• Read
• Reflect
• Read it again
And apply.
Be smart with your focus.
Schools teach you to read each page. But 90% of books are filler.
Instead:
Skim until you find an interest.
Then slow down.
• Read
• Reflect
• Read it again
And apply.
Be smart with your focus.
Challenge Yourself
You don’t need another self-help or generic business book.
Don’t fall into the trap of mental masturbation (h/t @thedankoe)
Go deeper.
Buy original texts.
Study the fundamentals of every topic.
The best knowledge exists at the edge of your comfort zone.
You don’t need another self-help or generic business book.
Don’t fall into the trap of mental masturbation (h/t @thedankoe)
Go deeper.
Buy original texts.
Study the fundamentals of every topic.
The best knowledge exists at the edge of your comfort zone.
@thedankoe Stop Trying to Remember, Start Applying
Schools teach you to memorize facts for exams. Life teaches you to use knowledge for results.
Set a rule:
Every time you learn, create.
Why?
“If you want to master something, teach it.” – Richard Feynman
Schools teach you to memorize facts for exams. Life teaches you to use knowledge for results.
Set a rule:
Every time you learn, create.
Why?
“If you want to master something, teach it.” – Richard Feynman
@thedankoe Spread Your Attention
Different books help with different parts of life - read 2+ to take advantage.
Read philosophy to find calm.
Read psychology to understand the mind.
Read fiction to understand life through storytelling.
Read business & finance to build your wealth.
Different books help with different parts of life - read 2+ to take advantage.
Read philosophy to find calm.
Read psychology to understand the mind.
Read fiction to understand life through storytelling.
Read business & finance to build your wealth.
@thedankoe Quit More Books
Sunken Cost Bias: Investing time, energy and money long after we should.
Books are no different.
If you’re not hooked within:
· 5 minutes, skip the chapter
· 2 chapters, skip ahead
· 2 reading sessions, skip the book
Your resources are finite. Read like it.
Sunken Cost Bias: Investing time, energy and money long after we should.
Books are no different.
If you’re not hooked within:
· 5 minutes, skip the chapter
· 2 chapters, skip ahead
· 2 reading sessions, skip the book
Your resources are finite. Read like it.
@thedankoe Treat Books as Investments
People complain at $20 books but don’t blink an eye at $200 shoes.
Books are an investment in knowledge. And knowledge compounds.
You get an expert’s life distilled into 300 pages.
...and you only need to read one great idea to change your life.
People complain at $20 books but don’t blink an eye at $200 shoes.
Books are an investment in knowledge. And knowledge compounds.
You get an expert’s life distilled into 300 pages.
...and you only need to read one great idea to change your life.
@thedankoe TL;DR
7 unconventional tips to read like Naval Ravikant:
1. Stop taking notes
2. Time per idea, not per page
3. Read hard books
4. Don't memorize, teach
5. Read multiple books
6. Quit more books
7. Treat books as investments
7 unconventional tips to read like Naval Ravikant:
1. Stop taking notes
2. Time per idea, not per page
3. Read hard books
4. Don't memorize, teach
5. Read multiple books
6. Quit more books
7. Treat books as investments
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