How To Learn Faster - Read 5 Books Simultaneously
Mar 11, 2015•11 min
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Episode description
If you want to learn faster you have to experiment with different 'modes' of reading and learning. One of my favorites is the 'gulping' approach, where you bounce around between 4 or 5 books all in one sitting. This takes advantage of what Steven Johnson in his book, "Where Good Ideas Come From," calls "negative quarter-power scaling." This means reading twice the books doesn't just give you twice the knowledge - it's exponential - it gives you 3 or 4 times the mental growth...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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