Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
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Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
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Re: Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
#2I decided to read a book a day this year. So far I'm ahead at 336 and here are my counter opinions.
"* It’s much better to read the best book on the topic 5 times, than to read 5 different books on the topic once."
Flat out no. Unless you're a freaking machine. Reading different books covering the same topic keeps me interested more. I don't mind the repetition then because I get the warm "I know that" feeling.
"* Eyes that pay read better than eyes that don’t. Eyes that pay more read better than eyes that pay less. In other words, when you pay for a book or a course, you’ll dedicate more to it, so you’ll get more value from it."
Total nonsense. I'm not paying my friends or the library to borrow their books. Next you'll be telling me hardback books transfer ideas better. Well, my e-reader has a hard case. And I paid 300 quid for it.
"* If you read ~1h (almost) every day, you’ll be able to read 60-80 books per year."
If you use all your idle time you can read a book a day. Cooking? You mean reading and cooking. Commuting? Reading. Sitting on the toilet? You get the idea. Waiting for the kettle? Seconds add up!
I agree with the rest.
Re: Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
#3I decided to read a book a day this year. So far I'm ahead at 336 and here are my counter opinions. "* It’s much better to read the best book on the topic 5 times, than to read 5 different books on the topic once." Flat out no. Unless you're a freaking machine. Reading different books covering the same topic keeps me interested more. I don't mind the repetition then because I get the warm "I know that" feeling. "* Ey…
Thanks for your comment Paul!
Kudos for a book a day, just in my honest opinion, that's an overkill.
I think it's really important to have time to think and make notes about what you read. Even re-reading the same books can often give you different insights, depending on your inner state, life circumstances, etc.
I respect your opinion on your points, and I'll not argue those. I shared my insights, based on my experience, and I wish I knew some of them before much earlier - it would save me a lot of time.
-Jovica
Re: Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
#4I decided to read a book a day this year. So far I'm ahead at 336 and here are my counter opinions. "* It’s much better to read the best book on the topic 5 times, than to read 5 different books on the topic once." Flat out no. Unless you're a freaking machine. Reading different books covering the same topic keeps me interested more. I don't mind the repetition then because I get the warm "I know that" feeling. "* Ey…
a book a day
Wow! What kind of books are these? How long do you spend everyday reading?
Re: Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
#5I decided to read a book a day this year. So far I'm ahead at 336 and here are my counter opinions. "* It’s much better to read the best book on the topic 5 times, than to read 5 different books on the topic once." Flat out no. Unless you're a freaking machine. Reading different books covering the same topic keeps me interested more. I don't mind the repetition then because I get the warm "I know that" feeling. "* Ey…
I agree that it's really easy to find time for reading. For us in tech, just replace your HN/Reddit time with reading and you'll be surprised how much you can read!
Re: Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
#6May I ask how you get the time and how you are able to read a book under a day?
Re: Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
#7> It’s much better to read the best book on the topic 5 times, than to read 5 different books on the topic once.
Rather than being an obvious truth, for me it is a grave mistake.
I rarely read a book a few times (but also: I am very slow (careful!) reader), and go back if I want to quote something verbatim, or lookup a number/reference. In book reading I prefer quality than quantity.
But what is crucial, rarely there is a single, obvious "best book". At the same time, reading only a single book leaves false impression that everything is known, there are no controversies, no different looks or approaches, etc.
Re: Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
#8May I ask how you get the time and how you are able to read a book under a day?
When I was student in french "classes preparatoires" (between 19 and 20yo), my binom was fond of books. He read between 2 and 3 books per day when most pupils had difficulties to cope with workload.
Re: Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
#9I'd like to see some research on how much redundant and unnecessary information is in typical books. I have the feeling that the essence of most books can be simplified to the size of, say, an average blog post.
Can't we make reading a lot more efficient than it is right now?
Re: Lessons learned after 300 books in 4 years
#10I decided to read a book a day this year. So far I'm ahead at 336 and here are my counter opinions. "* It’s much better to read the best book on the topic 5 times, than to read 5 different books on the topic once." Flat out no. Unless you're a freaking machine. Reading different books covering the same topic keeps me interested more. I don't mind the repetition then because I get the warm "I know that" feeling. "* Ey…
> " It’s much better to read the best book on the topic 5 times, than to read 5 different books on the topic once."*
I think the author has a point. Maybe re-reading a book 5 times is not better than 5 different books, but re-reading it at least once is still a good investment. First, it turns out one doesn't remember all that much from the book after the first read. Second - and more important - when you're re-reading the book, you benefit from having the overall big picture in your head already, so you can re-evaluate earlier parts of the book using your knowledge about the whole.