[aristofun]

I trust my subconscious and conscious mind to filter what is really relevant and to keep it in the right part of the memory.

Most of the non fiction books are watered down garbage anyway. And professional ones you read when you have a specific need to apply new knowledge.

And fiction ones you read for the pleasure.

There is no point in forcing yourself to memorize a book. Unless you naturally do it or feel like doing it.

[jerrygoyal]

which non-fiction books did you find valuable?

[aristofun]

Bible (the non fiction parts of it) and no more than dozen others I don’t recall titles until im in relevant context.

Managing the Design Factory - is ine example of what I classify as professional literature, same category i put that huge red XSLT book into :)

[giardini]

"...Bible (the non fiction parts..."

How do you spot the "non fiction parts"?

I like the King James Bible for the language and the stories but I think all of it is fiction.

[aristofun]

I mean all the moral, ethical, leadership and other lessons about human nature etc.

It can’t all be fiction because at least torah part was partially proven correct historically and archeologically. But that’s not my point.