Farnam Street – How to Read a Book

• Struggling to hit your reading goals? Learn the simple truths that increase your productivity
• Apply Farnam Street’s six core principles to instantly improve your ability to draw insight from what you read
• Debunk common reading myths that hold you back
• Understand the different levels of reading and explore how to use them for wisdom and insight
• Get the inside track on the Farnam Street team & how our partnership came to be

• Learn how to think about your library and why you should own more unread books than read ones
• Use Farnam Street’s funneling process to make your books compete for attention before you even think of reading them
• Weigh reading a book versus an article quickly and effectively
• You’ll never forget to ask yourself the most important question about a book after you see how we frame it
• Banish book overwhelm by implementing the four filters Farnam Street uses when deciding to read a book

• Most books don’t demand to be read in their entirety… we’ll show you how to decide which do
• Why you should start by creating a map of the book — and how to do it in about 15 minutes
• How to evaluate a book in 5-10 minutes online or in a bookstore
• Engage with a fascinating conversation about reading habits and why Shane reads several books at once
• What the Marshmallow Test can teach us about reading effectively
• How to spot the single biggest opportunity for most readers. It’s simple, yet powerful

• Find out why note taking matters and the surprising ‘non-system’ system that works for us
• Understand the three key steps of analytical reading, including the one almost everyone skips
• Evaluate how well you stand up to Shane’s definition of the job of a reader, it’s probably not what you think
• Learn to identify when you need to read with extra caution — hint: it’s not when the reading is challenging
• Quickly probe at your depth of understanding with our favorite deep reading question: Do I agree with the author?
• Channel your learning effectively once you’ve finished the book

• Our favorite module! This is where exponential wins start stacking up
• Generate deep understanding through our process of refereeing the conversation
• Hone your ability to spot when a good narrative is covering up faulty logic or misleading facts
• Become skilled at the tricky task of comparing and contrasting ideas across context and perspective
• Use combinatory play while reading to aid your quest for insight
• Learn to spot and gain deep understanding of building blocks and cornerstone ideas
• Effectively parse out your own ideas, opinions and insights from your reading
• Develop novel insights naturally, as the result of the process

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