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by lcordier 1466 days ago
I recently listened (cheating I know ;) to "How to Read a Book" by Mortimer J. Adler. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567610.How_to_Read_a_Boo... It is an old book, 1940/1972 but still relevant.

Their philosophy is basically to focus on quality rather than quantity. Find the books worth reading and read them at "normal" speed.

“Great speed in reading is a dubious achievement; it is of value only if what you have to read is not really worth reading. A better formula is this: Every book should be read no more slowly than it deserves, and no more quickly than you can read it with satisfaction and comprehension.”

― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

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