Great Book!

[Paul Burrows]

I'm on a 3 to 4 book a week reading binge. I just finished reading Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount. I sell B to C and found this book is a great combination of new ideas and recaps on old prospecting methods. Well worth a read if your phone phobic or believe that Social Prospecting will fill your pipeline on its own. Any ideas of what to read next greatly received and added to my wish list!

 

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[Rawseed]

I'm on a 3 to 4 book a week reading binge.

Instead of reading 3 to 4 books a week. Consider finding great books and reading each 3 to 4 times.

Also, consider only reading and deeply understanding the one book you need to make the next step in creating your productocracy.

Speed reading or listening to non-fiction books/podcasts isn't helpful.

Instead read slowly, take notes, summarize in your own words, ask yourself questions, quiz yourself, and draw diagrams/pictures.

Number of books read is a useless vanity metric.

Deeply understanding and then executing on a great book is so much more useful.

 

[Paul Burrows]

Instead of reading 3 to 4 books a week. Consider finding great books and reading each 3 to 4 times.

Also, consider only reading and deeply understanding the one book you need to make the next step in creating your productocracy.

Speed reading or listening to non-fiction books/podcasts isn't helpful.

Instead read slowly, take notes, summarize in your own words, ask yourself questions, quiz yourself, and draw diagrams/pictures.

Number of books read is a useless vanity metric.

Deeply understanding and then executing on a great book is so much more useful.

Hi, great reply, thanks. Just now I'm away with nothing to do but learn. I don't have the worries or stresses of being at home, I'm 100% chilled and reading/listening to book after book. Because I'm away it all goes in!. Usually it's a book a week or fortnight. As for notes thats 1/2 a spiral bound so far.

 

[SpongeGod]

Wow great progress bro. I also read a lot and I think I could benefit from Rawseed said. I'm guilty of not wanting to reread a book after I've finished. After all, I've already read it. But I honestly don't get much out of my first read, so I'm going to start forcing myself to reread books from now on.

 

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[Paul Burrows]

Wow great progress bro. I also read a lot and I think I could benefit from Rawseed said. I'm guilty of not wanting to reread a book after I've finished. After all, I've already read it. But I honestly don't get much out of my first read, so I'm going to start forcing myself to reread books from now on.

Honestly I have tried to reread but it never happens. What I do is this. 1. Write down the chapter title & page. 2 jot a quick summary of what I found useful. 3. Once read copy the notes into the notes section of the book. Somehow I always remember which book to go back to but if I didn't maybe a spreadsheet would jog my memory when I want to reference a book. Not saying it's a great system but it works for me.