The best way to read great books

The best thinkers ever have for millenia argued about the answers to the questions that plague us still.

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Make each book yours

To fully own a book is to make it a part of yourself, and the best way to do that is to mark it up. Highlight passages, make notes, ask yourself questions, try to answer them now, try to answer them later. The best reading is closer to a dialogue than it is listening to a lecture

Highlight key passages

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Mark your faves

Some passages move us. Mark them as favorites.

Write notes

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Share with others

If you read these books and never tell a soul it'll be worth your while. That said, the sweetest fruits come from talking about the ideas with others.

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