These blog posts are short, daily ideas on reading deeply, taking notes, and applying the ideas. Each post is written by Eddy Hood with the goal of encouraging readers to pick up a book in favor of technology.
I’ve grown as a reader. I can tell because books that once made no sense to me are now intertwined with my soul. The more we read, the better we get at focusing, visualizing, and thinking. Reading is like going to the gym for the brain—if you read well. Speed-reading or skimming doesn’t offer theContinue reading 5 Books I HATED but Now I LOVE
What book should you read next? The answer depends on who you are. Above the temple entrance of The Oracle of Delphi was the famous phrase: “Know Thyself.” Most of us are “too busy” to truly know ourselves, and that’s the problem. If you don’t know who you are or what you want from life,Continue reading Morning Pages for Deeper Reading
Reading Rainbow was my favorite show as a kid. The host, LeVar Burton taught me to love books as he traveled the world, reading stories while teaching the importance of being a good human being. It was a PBS show that ran from 1983 to 2006, and when it was on, I stopped everything toContinue reading 🌈Take a Look…It’s in a Book…Reading Rainbow!
I’ve lived in America my whole life. For forty-four years, I’ve grown up in small towns, worked in small businesses, raised a small family, and pursued the not-so-small concept of freedom and liberty as I see fit. But I’ve never read The Declaration of Independence until today. At just over 1,300 words long, Thomas JeffersonContinue reading Every American Should Read This Document
Wow! I had a wonderful interview yesterday with Dr. Maryanne Wolf, author of Reader, Come Home. While earning her doctorate from Harvard, she focused on the neuroscience of reading and dyslexia. In short, she’s very qualified to speak about the reading brain. I can’t wait to get this episode published so that you can hearContinue reading Are Paper Books Better Than Digital?
Today is a special day. I’ll be interviewing Maryanne Wolf, author of the incredible book Reader, Come Home. Her book is a call to action for anyone frustrated with how the digital landscape has decimated their reading brains. Here’s some even better news! This is a live event and members of my book club canContinue reading Reclaim Your Reading Brain
My morning started off less than stellar. I had to read a 30-page business contract (stressful), redline it for changes (boring), and then send it back to attorneys for an update. My brain is fried and it’s only 9:30 in the morning (shocker). Reading deeply was not in the cards. Normally I would start myContinue reading Do This Before Reading Deeply
Let me start by saying that philosophy is incredibly fun to read. For all you haters out there who think that philosophy is just a bunch of windbags pontificating about the impossible, well, you’re partly right. There’s a lot of pontification on questions that have no answers, but that’s not the point. Let’s get toContinue reading Why You Should Read Philosophy for Fun
I was on an airplane for almost six hours yesterday. Near the end, the guy sitting next to me leaned over and asked how I could possibly read for that long. Here’s what I told him. The distractions never go away for me. I’ve just gotten better at gently returning to my book without hatingContinue reading How to Read for Long Periods of Time
I’m at a work conference in Boston, and I just learned something about the art of reading deeply. Before I tell you what it is, I need to provide some context. I come to this conference every year. It’s a technology conference with the best and brightest all trying to grow their businesses. I’ve alwaysContinue reading A Method for Reading Deeply