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I've read an average of a book per week for the past 12 years or so. I probably read/listen for 1 hour each weekday and about 2 hours each day on the weekend.
by reallydontask 7y ago
I've read an average of a book per week for the past 12 years or so.
I probably read/listen for 1 hour each weekday and about 2 hours each day on the weekend.
200 would require around 30-40 hours of reading time per week, so it's possible I suppose, but unlikely.
- libertine 7y agoThis may sound like a dumb question, but how much do you think you retain and take with you from each book through out a year? I know it will depend on the book, if it's a book to entertain or a technical book... but sometimes I get the feeling that so little is retained it's almost unproductive in the long term simply because you will forget a lot of it. I have books that stuck with me, that changed my perception, but those are a really small fraction, and probably had to re-read them to get some details if I wanted to talk about that book to someone for example. Do you take notes? If so, do you revisit those notes?
- Vomzor 7y agoNot an answer to your question but seems fitting to share it: http://www.paulgraham.com/know.html http://www.paulgraham.com/know.html
- reallydontask 7y agoI probably read 75/25% fiction, non-fiction, so for me it's mostly about entertainment. A few years ago i started takin serious notes, using memory palaces and other stuff to try help to remember more but it made reading a lot less enjoyable, so i stopped. These days I tell my better half or a friend or a work colleague about the interesting things i read and that is a good balance between remembering and enjoying reading.