Effective Strategies for Reading and Understanding Challenging Books
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I get lots of questions asking me how I read so many books for the channel, so this is my guide to reading difficult books, especially philosophy books. I hope you enjoy!
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00:00 Laying the Groundwork
11:15 The Activity of Reading
18:56 The Sins of Note-Taking
28:45 Trinkets, Odds and Ends, That sort of Thing
I get lots of questions asking me how I read so many books for the channel, so this is my guide to reading difficult books, especially philosophy books. I hope you enjoy!
Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Subscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings (and my scripts): https://josephfolley.substack.com/
@AnthonyMetivierMMM's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyMetivierMMM
00:00 Laying the Groundwork
11:15 The Activity of Reading
18:56 The Sins of Note-Taking
28:45 Trinkets, Odds and Ends, That sort of Thing
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