You Don't Need to Read the Whole Thing
Difficult books are, well... difficult. The thing is, they don't need to be.
In this video, Justin guides you through the process of Inspectional Reading, which is a form of reading used to determine two things:
1) Do I want to read this book?
2) How do I make this as easy as possible?
The method comes from Mortimer J. Adler's seminal work, "How to Read a Book".
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How to Read a Difficult Book
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References
"How to Read a Book" by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren
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"The Evolution of the Human Head" by Daniel E. Lieberman
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:24 "How to Read a Book"
0:47 Step 1 — Reading the Book Cover
1:35 Step 2 — The Table of Contents
2:16 Step 3 — The Glossary, Index, and Appendix
2:49 Step 4 — The Preface
3:11 Step 5 — Skimming Chapters
4:06 Step 6 — Spoil the Book
5:07 You Now Have 3 Options
6:15 Superficial Reading
7:01 The 3 Types of Reading
8:10 Take the Pressure of Yourself
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