How To: Read more books
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How To: Read more books
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#25. Stop reading Hacker News.
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#3at the first sign of mental difficulty, I tab to a different window and begin typing the URL of a favorite blog.
Heh. As I read that I realize I have being doing it pretty much all day today.
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#4tl;dr: Stop visiting hacker news, reddit and other blogs; stop interacting with people; get books from the library for free.
My opinion: seriously, blogs should count as minibooks and everytime I read a particularly good and in depth blog or something that elicits the "I'm smarter for reading that" moment, I'm going to keep a tally. That tally I'll consider a chapter of a book. At 300 chapters, I'll count that as a book. Let's see how many books I have after a year. I think it'll be around 100.
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#5Maybe instead of actively alienating people and getting rid of hobbies, you can find people who share the hobby of reading?
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#6tl;dr: Stop visiting hacker news, reddit and other blogs; stop interacting with people; get books from the library for free. My opinion: seriously, blogs should count as minibooks and everytime I read a particularly good and in depth blog or something that elicits the "I'm smarter for reading that" moment, I'm going to keep a tally. That tally I'll consider a chapter of a book. At 300 chapters, I'll count that as a b…
I dont know if this was meant as a quasi-sarcastic comment or not, but i have to say, i seriously agree with you.
For me, blogs are micro books. And i have daily "aha" moments, that i cant get from books at this frequency.
And if you start including video, (If the speech was converted to text), then lets just say my number is close to 2 or 300 if not more.
Ultimately it's about having many "i am smarter" moments
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#7I've found that simply setting aside some time every day or every couple of days for reading is sufficient. Once I start reading I have no problem continuing.
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#8Aaron recommends isolating yourself from other people, stopping reading blogs entirely, and getting rid of other hobbies.
If your goal is to read a lot, obviously it's primarily a matter of finding time to read. Aaron's advice is extreme, though. Don't isolate yourself entirely -- from people, the world, or even social media like blogs. Each of those has value. As the saying goes, moderation is key.
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#9tl;dr: Stop visiting hacker news, reddit and other blogs; stop interacting with people; get books from the library for free. My opinion: seriously, blogs should count as minibooks and everytime I read a particularly good and in depth blog or something that elicits the "I'm smarter for reading that" moment, I'm going to keep a tally. That tally I'll consider a chapter of a book. At 300 chapters, I'll count that as a b…
Hang on: you read about 100 "particularly good and in depth blog"s per day?
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#10tl;dr: Stop visiting hacker news, reddit and other blogs; stop interacting with people; get books from the library for free. My opinion: seriously, blogs should count as minibooks and everytime I read a particularly good and in depth blog or something that elicits the "I'm smarter for reading that" moment, I'm going to keep a tally. That tally I'll consider a chapter of a book. At 300 chapters, I'll count that as a b…
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