A big problem is that most people are only on formal handshake terms with their books, which are mostly selected for them in the first place. You have to go Bonnie and Clyde with a good book, people. (Yes, I mean non-fiction!)
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With regard to almost any topic, you're 3-5 books away from having a productive conversation with a foremost expert and quite possibly teaching him or her something new. And this compounds — forever
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Calling the proper way to read "critical thinking" is like calling sex "recreational copulation." It's not wrong, but it's definitely not going to put you in the mood to do it right.
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So if you'd like to read for expertise, my advice for you is that you approach your next book like an incredibly sexy enemy, anticipating a battle of wits that's going to leave some battle scars
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Another thing: plenty of "good" books are just... bad. They won't play with you. They're so concerned about giving you the wrong idea that they'll hardly give you any ideas at all. I think you should almost always just move on. Maybe go for something somebody'll try to get burned
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Major difference between superficial conversation and making any sort of valuable contribution to a field. Anyone who has ever interviewed or hired people will know this first hand.
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Most people can't make this distinction, and the ones that do hire plenty of autodidacts.
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It's sad that children are being taught that it's not possible to become a Polymath anymore because there is too much knowledge. I believed it until I read
@DavidDeutschOxf's TBOI, and understood the power of explanations. A realization for which I can't thank Deutsch enough. -
The beauty is: - Learning makes you better at learning - More knowledge and frameworks give you more to draw from to understand the next thing - Your unique path to knowledge often offers unique insights, some of which are valuable - Most core principles exist everywhere
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It’s a superpower. Five Books is a great website for this.
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