> everyone who talks about how to read the books successfully I will be a counterexample: I read all three cover to cover, and seriously attempted every single

> everyone who talks about how to read the books successfully I will be a counterexample: I read all three cover to cover, and seriously attempted every single exercise (although in some cases, "attempted" just meant "actually understand what he's asking, which in itself sometimes took me several days). I didn't skim or jump around at all.