on reading
To return to information overload: this means treating your "to read" pile like a river (a stream that flows past you, and from which you pluck a few choice items, here and there) instead of a bucket (which demands that you empty it). After all, you presumably don't feel overwhelmed by all the unread books in the British Library – and not because t... See more
Oliver Burkeman • Treat Your to-Read Pile Like a River, Not a Bucket
The best reading should ordinarily start with what I’m going to call a question, though I mean that in a very general sense.
Not Boring • Read More Books
You can't think well without writing well, and you can't write well without reading well.