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Reading is input. To be successful, you have to produce output. If you spend too much time on input, there's not enough time for output.
by Maro 8y ago
Reading is input. To be successful, you have to produce output. If you spend too much time on input, there's not enough time for output.
- mxschumacher 8y agoalso, even without creating output or taking action in the world reading alone does not suffice to learn. New ideas have to be pondered, developed and connected. Connecting what you already know with what some information stream tells you and carrying the lines of thought further is the valuable part. This is the central crux of speed reading, the ability to think is the bottleneck, not the parsing of text.
- wilsonnb3 8y agoDepends on how you measure success. I'm not sure output is all it's cracked up to be.
- aytekin 8y agoIt took me many years to build up the courage to go full time on my business. All the books I read gave me that confidence. I was thirsty for knowledge and reading other experiences made a difference for me. I had a rough guide about what was ahead. At some point you need to stop reading and start executing. But, don’t feel bad about reading if you still haven’t filled you tank.