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A man surrounded by hundreds of books

April 25, 2024

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The Danger of Reading

I write daily about the benefits of reading, but there is a danger as well. To read a book is only half of the equation. Once you finish the last page and put it back on the shelf, you’re only 50% finished. If, in that moment, you pick up another book, then you’re in dangerContinue reading The Danger of Reading →

A book with plants and lightbulbs growing out of it

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024

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Make Notes in a Digital Garden

Over the last month, I’ve rebuilt my note-taking system into a digital garden. I love notes because, with each new entry, the whole system gets more valuable. They’re connected to each other, making a web of thought that I can rely on for my work. But my system has always lacked a particular feature, theContinue reading Make Notes in a Digital Garden →

A woman in a bookstore

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024

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The Four Types of Readers

I love personality tests. I’m always curious to know which type of “human” I am. That’s why, when I came across The Four Types of Readers by Samuel Coleridge, my curiosity spiked. Coleridge was an 19th century English poet, critic, and philosopher which helped the Romantic Movement, and was a member of the Lake Poets,Continue reading The Four Types of Readers →

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024

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A Useful Framework for Learning New Things (D-I-R-T)

Let’s do a thought experiment. Assume I give you ten thousand dollars and a book that teaches the exact method for converting your money into one million dollars by the end of the month. The only requirement is that you must follow its instructions perfectly. How would you go about learning from that book? WouldContinue reading A Useful Framework for Learning New Things (D-I-R-T) →

A boy at a desk reading.

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024

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The Deliberate Practice of Learning

I was a terrible student until I entered college, and even then, the first two semesters were a disaster. I believed I wasn’t smart because I couldn’t keep up, especially in math class. I loved learning, but what I didn’t understand was that learning is a skill. It’s not about having a high IQ orContinue reading The Deliberate Practice of Learning →

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024

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The Hedonic Treadmill of Reading

The Hedonic Treadmill is an idea in psychology that if you keep busting your ass, you’ll be happy one day. Except that, for each “improvement” you make, you don’t feel any different. That’s because you’ve erroneously assumed the end result matters. If you drive a certain car, date a level-10 girl, or make a millionContinue reading The Hedonic Treadmill of Reading →

An image of a filing cabinet with the Text The Intellectual Life over the top

May 28, 2023January 17, 2024

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Live an Intellectual Life with a PKM System

I’ve seen plenty of hoarders on television, but I’ve only met one in real life. I’m not talking about the kinds of people that like to keep lots of things; I’m talking about the excessive extreme of mental illness, where all things must be kept, including mountains of dirty diapers, carcasses of dead pets longContinue reading Live an Intellectual Life with a PKM System →

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