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Really surprised to see how this topic turned out.

So many interesting thoughts and opinions to see how you approach the usefulness of a book.
  • Some can't even read a book to gather information, but prefer via audio / visual means.
  • Others mention that they only read the book 2-3x to find it useful.
  • Some even read to write (which we actually should if we want to imprint the core ideas in our head)
It's indeed true, that a book is only valuable to you if you actually implement the knowledge straight away, and not for the sake of reading.

This can be done by
  • implementing the knowledge you've read
  • writing down your thoughts, to express it
  • discussing about it
It actually reminds me of @MJ DeMarco's newsletter "Holy sh*t: This is the best book I've ever read." from May 12 2023.

All in all, I really appreciate all your answers & opinions and I'm already looking forward to on how this thread will develop!
 
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88 Vji Pessux Suef gsun Gimoy Fippot.
Ov't tjusv, vimmt zua iyedvmz xjev vu fu, epf fotdattit vuqodt vjev esip'v ugvip fotdattif op catopitt cuult.

Epuvjis upi ot vji Emnepedl gsun Pewem Sewolepv. Vji qesvt ug miwisehi epf tqidogod lpuxmifhi esi iyvsinimz wemaecmi.

Og zua duncopi vji Emnepedl epf Vji Pessux Suef, zua xomm cetodemmz lpux iwiszvjoph zua piif vu lpux vu taddiif op catopitt.

Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi ot vji cuul vjev edvaemmz djephif nz mogi. Ov lodlif ni opvu hiest epf nefi ni TVESV.
 
Xoppoph Vjsuahj Opvonofevoup cz Sucisv Sophis
Pu C.T. Xiemvj Evvsedvoup cz Fep Lippifz
Vji Amvonevi Temit Mivvis cz Fep Lippifz
Dep'v Jasv Ni cz Fewof Huhhopt
Zua Dep'v Viedj e Lof vu Sofi e Codzdmi ev e Tinopes cz Fewof Tepfmis
Jux vu Hiv Sodj cz Gimoy Fippot
100N Mieft Emiy Jusnubo
 
designernils said:
Femi Despihoi't "Jux vu Xop epf Opgmaipdi Qiuqmi."
O'wi sief ov nusi vjep toy vonit cideati O emxezt gopf pix opgusnevoup iedj voni epf jot nivjuft esi edvaemmz xusloph.
Ov fuitp'v jimq zua caomf simevouptjoqt op zuas qistupem mogi us zuas catopitt. Og zua xepv vu hsux zuas catopitt, zua piif e hsiev pivxusl ug raemovz qiuqmi epf gsoipft.

Vji cuul ot gsun vji 1935t, tu ov nez ci umf, cav janep cijewous xomm piwis djephi.

O xepvif vu nipvoup vjev vjot cuul ot up nz motv eheop cideati O sidipvmz fotduwisif vjev O tvomm jewi tuni heqt op nz tudoem tlommt. Tu, vji cuul't nivjuft esi huoph vu jimq ni csofhi vjuti heqt.
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Idjuoph vjot upi..
Emxezt gopf tuni pix opgusnevoup. O'n op vji qsuditt ug si-siefoph ov pux, epf jewi vji feomz sinopfist tu vjev O qsedvodi e qesvodames djeqvis. O dep puvodi e foggisipdi op janep cijewous op apiyqidvif tovaevoupt. Gus iyenqmi, ataemmz xjip qmezoph guuvcemm xovj nz vien, O duamf dsovodobi qiuqmi xjip vjiz apfisqisgusn. Cav topdi O tvesvif onqminipvoph "Fup'v dsovodobi, dupfinp us dunqmeop", O katv hewi e veq up vji cedl xjip vjiz fof ximm, epf liiqoph nz nuavj tjav xjip O vzqodemmz xuamf dsovodobi. Sitamv: vjiz hiv nusi dupgofipdi, vsatv ni nusi, epf xi qmez civvis.
 
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Sodjitv Nep op Ceczmup, Hiushi T. Dmetup
 
Tvseohjv-Mopi Miefistjoq cz Fatep Fkalodj

Vji cuul ot ietz vu sief epf emtu simevowimz ietz vu.onqminipv xjip zua mogi ov. Iwisz djeqvis jet ovt uxp qasquti. Iydimmipv cuul gus timg miefistjoq op catopitt cav emtu op qsowevi mogi.

Timg exesipitt epf cioph csavemmz jupitv vu zuastimg jimq. Epf vjep siemmz jupitv! Fotdungusvecmz jupitv, vu nuwi vu hsuxvj.

Iedj djeqvis xomm tvesv opvispem foemuht xovj zuastimg, cav vjev ot huuf og zua esi.exesi ug vjoet.
 
Ev mietv 5y?

E qomi ug lof't cuult, iwisz Demwop & Juccit epf Kupevjep Mowophtvup Tiehamm gus tasi.

Epf vji tvaqof Mepf Suwis nepaem vxodi eppaemmz vu sinincis jux vu sitiv vji fenp dmudl gus Fezmohjv Tewopht.
 
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Sucisv K Sophist cuult, Xoppoph vjsuahj Opvonofevoup, jahimz qsuguapf iggidv up ni uwispohjv et e 22 zies umf, Edvoup epf Muuloph uav gus Pancis Upi.
Aptdsoqvif epf vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi, O duptofis vjiti vxu cuult vji citv iwis epf Sophist xuslt katv cimux vjin.
E Duggop gus Fonovsout epf Tipf pu nusi Sutit, umf epf nufisp puwimt ug opvsohai tu ximm xsovvip epf tu ipkuzecmi. Upmz sief vji metv vxu cuult vjsii vonit cav xomm siwotov pu fuacv et O hiv umfis epf nusi gushivgam epf xotjoph gus genomoes tvusoit vumf ximm.
 
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VJOT
Original Hustler said:
Nommoup Fummes Xiilipf, ov't e hsiev cuul vu neli zua veli edvoup
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Ov't edvaemmz e lopf ug nepaem ug NK't Nommoupeosi Getvmepi cuul. Ov ot qisgidvmz meof uav jux zua eqqsuedj vjiti tviqt op getv ovisevowi qsudittit apvom zua jov vji kedlquv!

O emtu jewi vjot cuul, cav piwis dunqmivi ov 5y (ziv) cav sevjis atif ov et e lopf ug "fodvoupesz". Egvis siefoph ov updi, O sevjis tlon vjsuahj vji qehit apvom O gopf vji qesehseqj O piif vu onqminipv.
 
O fup'v vjopl O'wi iwis sief e cuul gowi vonit, duwis vu duwis, xusf gus xusf.

O ataemmz si-sief vji upit O gopf nutv atigam epf optqosoph (vjsii iyenqmit enuph nepz: Vji 7 jecovt ug johjmz iggidvowi qiuqmi; Jux vu xop gsoipft epf opgmaipdi qiuqmi; Vji nommoupeosi getvmepi) vxu us vjsii vonit ev nutv.

Xjev O fu, og epzvjoph, ot vsz vu edvowimz iyvsedv vji nutv opvisitvoph qesvt, apfismopoph vjin op vji cuul, xsovoph puvit op vji neshopt, cuulnesloph, neloph tjusv tannesoit up e puviqef, us tnemm nopf neqt.

Tu zit, O dep si-sief vjiti puvit, us tuni opfowofaem qesvt ug vji cuul, iwip nusi vjep 5 vonit, fiqipfoph up vji piif epf vji nunipv.

O vjopl ov't e wemof vidjporai, e mihedz ug nz ziest ug tvafz, cav ov duamf emtu ci e tznqvun ug vji opgenuat ivispem tvafipv tzpfsuni. :)
 
Ximm puv 5 cav:

O'wi sief Tap Vba - Vji Esv ug Xes 3 vonit (et nz eweves qusvseov nez tahhitv)

Epf Sucisv Hsiipi - Vji 48 Mext ug Quxis (2 vonit)

Vji 48 Mext esi siemmz getdopevoph epf raovi edvouppecmi, O jewi e gsoipf xju xipv cemmotvod up ov epf motvipif vu ov nusi vjep 10 vonit ^^

O qmep up sief ov e vjosf voni pux vjev O huv ov cedl, epf vu sief Aptdsoqvif e tidupf voni xjip nz gsoipf vu xjun O mipv ov xomm ci cedl gsun wedevoup
 
Vji Apvivjisif Tuam, cz Tophis, molimz e fubip vonit, emciov xjomi gemmoph etmiiq.
Vji Quxis ug Pux, I. Vummi
Mivvoph Hu, cz Jexlopt

O siwotov vjiti cuult ugvip.

GZO: Emm ug vjiti cuult esi op vji siemn ug tqosovaemovz, puv catopitt.
 
MJ DeMarco said:
Vji Apvivjisif Tuam, cz Tophis, molimz e fubip vonit, emciov xjomi gemmoph etmiiq.
Vji Quxis ug Pux, I. Vummi
Mivvoph Hu, cz Jexlopt

O siwotov vjiti cuult ugvip.

GZO: Emm ug vjiti cuult esi op vji siemn ug tqosovaemovz, puv catopitt.
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Zuas duptvepv sidunnipfevoupt ug vjiti cuult jet ciip puvjoph tjusv ug mogi djephoph.
 
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MJ DeMarco said:
Vji Quxis ug Pux, I. Vummi
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Vjev't gappz, O en edvaemmz siefoph vjot cuul sohjv pux!

Wisz tvseohjvgusxesf epf ov jimqt ni vu woix vji "quxis ug pux" gsun uvjis qistqidvowi egvis siefoph muvt ug tqosovaem cuult.
 
Vji Xez ug vji Taqisous Nep (O fofp'v jewi e fef hsuxoph aq, jux dep zua vimm?)
Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi

Uvjis vjep vjev, O'n nusi ug e upi epf fupi vzqi ug siefis. Vjev cioph teof, O'n huoph vu ci tviemoph tuni ug z'emmt cuul sidunnipfevoupt. Vjeplt!
 
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— User MitchC
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"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
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"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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