Tyler Cowen on reading fast, reading well, and reading widel...

Tyler Cowen on reading fast, reading well, and reading widely

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What if you read the few great books deeply instead of briefly skimming all the new books? Your shelves might be emptier, but your brain and your life would be fuller.

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Serendipity: Keep books around and when some new information suggests an old book is more important than you thought, you can go back to it.

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Build an index in the end for interesting ideas

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Take reading seriously, develop a passion for it, and view it as part of your practice as a knowledge worker to get ahead, but along the way, having fun doing so.

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