Actually @nntaleb spells it out in Ch. 17 of Antifragile "The minute I was bored with a book or subject I moved to another one [...] The trick is to be bored with a specific book, rather than the act of reading. Avoidance of boredom is the only worthy mode of action."
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What is fragility in this context?
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There is little upside and much potential downside in committing to a single source of entertainment, intellectual stimulation, or source of information.
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Heuristic - Curiosity driven reading. Choose what feels most interesting at a given time. I've been picking up and switching books like crazy these days and the results are phenomenal.
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Multiple books about unrelated topics moves one into divergent thinking (creating ideas to improve or create something new), then you move into multiple books about related topics and focus into convergent thinking (make things happen: fast & efficiently). The cycle then repeats.
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Can confirm that not only does this work, it’s more fun, toohttps://twitter.com/visakanv/status/955747886003732480?s=21 …
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Thankyou I thot i was just a mess
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I somewhat agree, but don’t you think that getting substance from a book sometimes requires being uninterested for a few chapters? You can’t give up too early.
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Not only multiple books but from different areas of expertise
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adhd is what you make of it
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curse and super power .)
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I’m surprised no one has mentioned how illuminating regularly rereading some GREAT books throughout your lifetime can be.
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Cell phones are great for this. An ebook reader makes it easy to carry multiple volumes and pick up where you left off.
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With many books, simply knowledge of their existence is a significant portion of the information content.
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I try to force myself to finish every book I start. Guess that's not really the best approach
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Although now that I think about it, I do read multiple books simultaneously. Right now reading 3, and only because I actively resisted starting more.
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Wonderful! I am pleased with your post. Book is priceless. Find out more... http://storieslite.blogspot.com/2018/07/true-definition-of-book.html?m=1 …
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