Francis Bacon on Learning and How to Read Intelligently
In his ‘Of Studies,’ Francis Bacon tells us that:
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.
Jared Henderson • Information overload is nothing new
This search led me to Mortimer Adler , a philosopher and educator best known for his work on the Great Books movement, a project aimed at defining the essential works of Western civilization. In 1940, Adler published How to Read a Book, a guide to deeper reading that has remained influential for decades. His argument was simple: Most people read... See more
Naveen Naidu Mummana • A New Way to Read
“how to think better” “how to remember everything you read” “how to read more” “how to annotate” “how to make a personal curriculum” the literary equivalent of self-help