The Great Books Project
Jake and added
Every smart person I know is a voracious reader who also says “every smart person I know is a voracious reader.” There are so few exceptions to this rule it’s astounding. College tuition at $25,000 a year comes out to roughly $100 per lecture. Good books – sometimes written by the same professor – can be purchased for fifteen bucks and can offer mu... See more
Morgan Housel • How to Read: Lots of Inputs and a Strong Filter
So one thing I'm thinking about with my yearly round of goal setting is: what large goals can I set that will force me to change my life in an interesting way?
Nat Eliason • 293: Big Goals
Stuart Evans and added
The goal here is erudition and application. I want to be able to write referencing the best ideas that have come before me. And I want to be able to make decisions, and see the world through the lenses provided by the people I’ve read. In short, I want to participate as fully as possible in the intellectual and emotional evolution of humanity.
Dan Shipper • GPT-4: A Copilot for the Mind
sari added
Obviously you can pick books that fit your interests, but if you’re looking to read to be a better writer, setting goals to read books that will improve your range of knowledge, even if they aren’t as fun as Harry Potter or whoever, is vital. You might not love every second of The Magic Mountain or The Unconsoled , but you will have absorbed someth... See more
Blake Butler • Maximizing Time for Reading
Alex Burns added