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Ep. 109 — How Much Should I Read?

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  • Author: Deep Questions with Cal Newport
  • Full Title: Ep. 109 — How Much Should I Read?
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  • How Do You Find Day Time to Read? Summary: The two chapter a day rule is probably the best way to develop a reading habit. Two chapters of something get read every day at least. This will add up to a lot of books as well. So either would recommend, i would say what i do, five books. Five books a month is a lot more than two chapters a day, but two chapters a day is a good base line. And overtime, it’s what’s going to push you towards increasingly radical and exciting ways of living. Transcript: Speaker 1 And Speaker 2 overtime, it’s what’s going to push you towards increasingly radical and increasingly fulfilling and interesting and meaningful ways of living, is going to push you towards increasing depth. But Speaker 1 that process of life style evolution Speaker 2 actually needs something to evolve. You need to write it down. This is your your life style genetic code. You can’t have these positive mutations and evolution until the code itself is written down. So that’s all i’m going to say, martin. You’re doing great. Just be a little bit more clear and a little bit more systematic about what you are already doing instinctually, and you’re going to get even more value out of this deep intimation you have that Speaker 1 the pursuit of more depth is important. Speaker 2 I think we have time for one more question, our last one, will come from londoner, who asks, when and how do you personally allocate time in your day to read? Well, londoner, i highly value reading. I think Speaker 1 the constant engagement in ideas from a variety of different types of books and types of sources is to my intellectual life, is critical to my professional life and Speaker 2 a real priority for me. Now, the way i do it is i tend to track books. These days, i try to hit five books a month as a base line. The Speaker 1 other way to do this is to focus on daily chapters. So i’ve talked about this before, the two chapter a day rule is probably the best way to develop a reading habit. Two chapters of something get read every day at least. This will add up to a lot of books as well. So either would recommend, i would say what i do, five books. Five books a Speaker 2 month is Speaker 1 a lot more than two chapters a day, but two chapters a day is a good base line. Now, how do i find day time to do this? (Time 1:03:26)