"Reading books is the real-life version of collecting mushrooms in Super Mario.” — Some random guy on Twitter
Reading is a cheat code. Improving what you consume is the fastest way to accelerate your pace of progress.
Time is scarce, so you can’t read everything. You have to make tradeoffs. As you choose what to read, you walk a balance between thinking differently and knowing more than others.
Read an enormous amount of books. More than you think you need to, not the ones that everyone else is reading, and ideally covering a wide range of topics. Informational edge is found in obscure, hard-to-digest sources. Get comfortable with weird parts of the internet.
Domain expertise is great, but you also want to build a breadth of knowledge. That way, you can identify patterns and sense emerging trends.
If you have the means, pay for the content you consume.
Even better if it’s a subscription, where the creator is optimizing for lifetime value. That way, you know their incentives are aligned with yours. The logic of the business model dictates the content. Most ad-based content is optimized for clicks, and most paid content advertises for engagement. Ad-supported content is fine, but don’t make it your default. Attention is too valuable to waste time on most free content.
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How I Choose What To Read — David Perell
