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Tyler Cowen on Reading Fast, Reading Well, and Reading Widely
"The quality of your thoughts is determined by the quality of your reading. Spend more time thinking about the inputs."
3-2-1: On the power of inputs, how to build a creative career, and the one habit that matters most
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
Reading a book isn’t a race—the better the book, the more slowly it should be absorbed.
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
He outlined four levels of reading, each representing a more sophisticated way of understanding and interacting with books:
- Elementary —Basic comprehension. You’re just trying to understand what the words mean and follow along.
- Inspectional —A strategic skim. You get the gist by scanning the table of contents, reading a few key sections, and figur