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7 Signs that you're reading a good book (nonfiction)
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1/ If you cannot read more than 30 pages in a go, even when you find it insightful.
Reading a good book is a cognitive exercise. Makes you feel tired, not physically but mentally.
Reading a good book is a cognitive exercise. Makes you feel tired, not physically but mentally.
2/ The intellectual depth of that book is distracting. You often catch-up with an idea that demands a deeper, more thoughtful attention.
I often found myself doing that while reading David Epstein's Range.
I often found myself doing that while reading David Epstein's Range.
3/ It creates an urge in you to make notes, even when you didn't planned to do so.
Gave my sister Atomic Habits to read, she was barely interested, but now she's hooked, even installed Notion to make notes.
Gave my sister Atomic Habits to read, she was barely interested, but now she's hooked, even installed Notion to make notes.
4/ Incites curiousity to read more about the subject matter.
Everything is Fucked by Mark Manson inspired me to read Nietzsche, Hegal, Viktor Frankl, and a bunch of other writers.
Everything is Fucked by Mark Manson inspired me to read Nietzsche, Hegal, Viktor Frankl, and a bunch of other writers.
5/ You talk about it with your intellectual friends in every conversation.
6/ It is based out of science, doesn't forces you to believe in something without providing enough evidence.
7/ Loads of references, further readings and footnotes.
Atomic Habits has 32 pages of references and notes, 12 Rules for Life has 58 pages, Everything is Fucked has 41 pages.
Atomic Habits has 32 pages of references and notes, 12 Rules for Life has 58 pages, Everything is Fucked has 41 pages.
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