23/07/2026
別把書當寶，虐待它，折磨它，直到將寶藏據為己有！
I’ve written 7 books and read a thousand others.
Along the way, I’ve learned a few things about how reading actually works.
Here are four pieces of advice that will make you a better reader.
First, torture your books. Crack the spine. Underline. Write in the margins.
Books are not precious objects. They are tools for thinking. The more you engage, the more you remember.
Second, become a quitter. If a book is not working for you, stop. It is not your responsibility to push through. It is the author’s responsibility to keep you engaged. A useful rule of thumb: 100 minus your age equals the number of pages you should give a book before walking away.
Third, build a second brain. Keep your highlights and notes in one place. Notion, Google Docs, or whatever system you trust. Export your Kindle highlights. Capture your margin notes. Later, those ideas become reusable raw material.
Fourth, become a T-shaped reader. Go deep in your field. But also read widely outside it. Psychology, art, history, poetry, even comics.
Depth without breadth narrows you. Breadth without depth thins you. The goal is both.
If you do these four things, you will not just read more. You will remember more.
