Short Read: Reading Better

Shane Parrish | 8 minutes

This article outlines how to get the most out of your reading. It doesn’t matter of it’s a book, article, or academic paper. We cover quitting, the levels of reading, choosing great books, improving reading comprehension and recall, and effective note-taking.

Snippets

The healthcare system of the United States is not a healthcare system; it is a sickness and disability-care system.

- Russell Ackoff, A Lifetime of Systems Thinking

But the greatest benefit of disagreeing well is not just that it will make conversations better, but that it will make the people who have them happier.

- Paul Graham, How to Disagree

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