I really dislike this article: >Quality matters more than quantity. If you read one book a month but fully appreciate and absorb it, you’ll be better off than

I really dislike this article: >Quality matters more than quantity. If you read one book a month but fully appreciate and absorb it, you’ll be better off than someone who skims half the library without paying attention. Let's measure outcomes instead. Choose between these two scenarios: 1) I spend one month reading a book closely and I follow some memory enhancing technique to retain the material - book club style. I can verbally retell the main points of the book afterwards and discuss it intelligently with others who have done the same. Or 2) I had a quick look at the book and it's outline, I placed it conceptually in it's genre and in relation to other books covering the same kind of material. I had a normal reading of the chapters that seemed most valuable. I found one actionable insight and immediately worked it into my own set of habits/techniques/schedule. All in all I do this in 1-2h. I do this for 5 books a month. After a year, I suspect strategy 2 has a better yield.