> I cannot read without a pencil If I had to choose one recommendation to give others, this would be it. You don't read with your eyes, you read with your pen.

> I cannot read without a pencil If I had to choose one recommendation to give others, this would be it. You don't read with your eyes, you read with your pen. Read fewer (better) books and really internalize them. This 99% of the time requires you to take notes that you revisit throughout and after your read.