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Perhaps it’s more helpful to think of collecting books like collecting wine: you pick up novels you know you will enjoy at some time in the future. That time might be right now, or it might be next year. Like a bottle of Sancerre, you’ll bring it down off the shelf at the perfect moment, when you’ll enjoy it most. That’s okay, even encouraged,... See more
Brain Pickings by Maria Popova - Popova describes herself as an “interestingness hunter-gatherer” and she writes Brain Pickings, one of the most popular
Rohit Bhargava • Non-Obvious 2017: How To Think Different, Curate Ideas and Predict The Future
Book people, relax. I’m not looking to replace reading-for-pleasure with cheap AI-generated summaries. They’re hollow and void of joy. I don’t want the Spark Notes. I want the obscure excerpts hidden in Chapter 13, written in elegant prose, and eerily related to my exact stream of thought. They’re just impossible to find at the right moment. Can... See more
Michael Dean • Margin Matchmaker
10 Bookish Habits I Find Impossibly Chic
youtube.com50 Books in 2024 • Val Marie Paper
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When I was 19 years old, I met @drdrewpinsky and asked him for some book recommendations. These are the three he gave me. That question changed my life and I still have the books. Passing along the recommendation if you haven't read them yet.
instagram.com“Our investment in reading changes the book because the book has changed us. ... If books are merely a means of transferring information, then perhaps, yes, a book is a waste of time. If a summary of its thesis and key points could be presented in a brief article or Substack post, why not just save the hours and read the Substack post? All the more
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