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My Reading Advice

My Reading Advice

My reading advice is this, pure and simple.

Read books.

Real old books.

Read fiction.

Read in the bed.

Carry a book with you everywhere you go, under your arm will do fine.

Read more than one book at the same time.

Read history and philosophy.

Read outside.

Read the Bible.

Read biographies and poetry and mystery.

And don’t just read, write down the passages that jump out to you.

Archive your thoughts and ideas somewhere. I use Evernote.

Take a reading break.

And then keep reading.

Read memoirs.

Read good humor.

Read in the bathroom.

Read the classics.

Read magazines on the weekends too.

And read long-form articles online.

Always go back to the pleasure of it.

Outread your entire generation.

Keep going.

Blew my mind when I learned that – functionally – CANT read and DONT read are the same thing. 😳 pic.twitter.com/4pEd3D16EA

— Sterling Terrell πŸ“š (@SterlingTerrell) August 28, 2023

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Trying To Learn Things

Trying To Learn Things

Don’t you wish all managers were out there trying to learn things?

  • Not playing politics
  • Not worried about how they might look
  • Not scared to say “I don’t know.”

Genuinely looking to solve the problems in front of them…

If only. πŸ™„

Musk realized he could tap into their stores of knowledge. He would trap an engineer in the SpaceX factory and set to work grilling him about a type of valve or specialized material. β€œI thought at first that he was challenging me to see if I knew my stuff,” said Kevin Brogan, one of the early engineers. β€œThen I realized he was trying to learn things. He would quiz you until he learned ninety percent of what you know.” People who have spent significant time with Musk will attest to his abilities to absorb incredible quantities of information with near-flawless recall.

-Ashley Vance, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Amazon)

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