You’ve inspired me to talk and write more about the books I read and what makes me passionate about picking them up. Although I promise I’m going to break each of your rules one by one.
The point about giving up after 50-100 pages if it isn’t grabbing you is great. And I love that you said you can come back to it later. Sometimes it’s right book wrong time.
I tried reading War & Peace on my own and hit a wall 200 pages in. Then with Simon’s read along on substack, I’m back in and it’s been one of my favorite reading experiences ever!
When I put the book down I immediately go to Goodreads and try to write a review. My reviews try to capture what the book is about and why I responded to it.
If I wait 4 hours, it is too late.
If I do it immediately, I get much more out of the book.
I am definitely a graffiti artist, marking up everything I read as I go, but I am so thankful for your suggestion to compile notes and a summary on the back page of a book for quick, easy reference of excerpts you don't want to lose sight. That's genius💡! Thank you!
"Always carry a book" is why I'm all about the Kindle app.
Grab five minutes waiting for an appointment, for my daughter's game to start ... it always right there and those little slices of time add up, as you said.
Thanks for posting these helpful tips. I especially like the idea of taking notes on books. If I’m going to spend time reading something, I want to have some takeaways. I take a lot of notes in Evernote (a minimum of five per day, usually on what I read) and then review the notes (at least 20 per day) to help me remember them.
Most interesting. Examining the ten rules, I obey seven but actively disobey #3 (I only read really new stuff of which there is tons and tons), #4 (I might have ten books running at any one time and feel that increases my enjoyment of each), and #5 (remembering one thing might be a handy goal for nonfiction but I range over literary and a number of genres). Thanks for your thinking!
Wonderful ideas! I particularly like the focus on purposeful reading in terms of an internalization of one primary value or purpose so as not to undermine holistic aesthetic appreciation. Thanks!
You’ve inspired me to talk and write more about the books I read and what makes me passionate about picking them up. Although I promise I’m going to break each of your rules one by one.
Awesome! Rules were meant to be broken - hope these inspire you to create your own list.
The point about giving up after 50-100 pages if it isn’t grabbing you is great. And I love that you said you can come back to it later. Sometimes it’s right book wrong time.
I tried reading War & Peace on my own and hit a wall 200 pages in. Then with Simon’s read along on substack, I’m back in and it’s been one of my favorite reading experiences ever!
I was 40 years old before I realized that I didn't have to finish every book I started.
Me too
Great list of recommendation!!!!
These are great rules Erik. Just discovered you here but I am on a similar journey. Look forward to following along with yours.
That's wonderful! Thanks for connecting!
I find it difficult to remember the details that I have read. So I will definitely take up some of your suggestions!
+1 on number 8!
When I put the book down I immediately go to Goodreads and try to write a review. My reviews try to capture what the book is about and why I responded to it.
If I wait 4 hours, it is too late.
If I do it immediately, I get much more out of the book.
Reading more than 1 non fiction book at a time doesn’t work for me.
Reading non fiction and fiction at the same time I’m ok with though.
I am definitely a graffiti artist, marking up everything I read as I go, but I am so thankful for your suggestion to compile notes and a summary on the back page of a book for quick, easy reference of excerpts you don't want to lose sight. That's genius💡! Thank you!
I love "graffiti artist" in relation to writing in books!
"Always carry a book" is why I'm all about the Kindle app.
Grab five minutes waiting for an appointment, for my daughter's game to start ... it always right there and those little slices of time add up, as you said.
Thanks for posting these helpful tips. I especially like the idea of taking notes on books. If I’m going to spend time reading something, I want to have some takeaways. I take a lot of notes in Evernote (a minimum of five per day, usually on what I read) and then review the notes (at least 20 per day) to help me remember them.
Yeah, Evernote is actually a great solution because you can tag notes or place them in folders to collect them around topics.
Most interesting. Examining the ten rules, I obey seven but actively disobey #3 (I only read really new stuff of which there is tons and tons), #4 (I might have ten books running at any one time and feel that increases my enjoyment of each), and #5 (remembering one thing might be a handy goal for nonfiction but I range over literary and a number of genres). Thanks for your thinking!
I tend to order my book reading by location, so I have three or four going at once.
Wonderful ideas! I particularly like the focus on purposeful reading in terms of an internalization of one primary value or purpose so as not to undermine holistic aesthetic appreciation. Thanks!