This nuance gets missed in most conversations about reading. I see there are motivations to read a book: 1. For fun 2. For information 3. For understanding If

This nuance gets missed in most conversations about reading. I see there are motivations to read a book: 1. For fun 2. For information 3. For understanding If reading for fun, do what suits you… there’s really no wrong way. Like food, whatever suits your tastes is best. If reading for information (eg on tactics in some battle or HR practices in some form when you are already broadly acquainted with tactics and HR) then there are tips for extracting essential points that apply to most everyone. Likewise when reading for understanding (eg having no conception about how war works and trying to grok it). Some books can be read in each way, other books only in one or two. In any case, making broad claims about “how to read better” without appealing to one of these modes usually sparks disagreement.