Really interesting especially about retention. I try and read 50-75 books per year (mostly novels) and I think that’s the right amount for me. I read them faster and less reflectively than when I was doing a Lit degree but I think it works especially alongside reading articles, Substacks, my day job as an editor, and editing my Grandfather’s manuscript, writing my own Substack, and I’m over halfway through the first rough draft of a novel. I love rereading favourites but I’m not usually a rereader or rewatcher of things. I think stories are our entertainment so perhaps it doesn’t matter how much retain if we enjoy the journey! Great article. 🤩
75 books per year sounds like a full-time job, that's impressive!
You brought a good point with fiction. I think this article doesn't apply to it. Novels are entertainment; evasion from reality, so reading fiction can give us more space to make better decisions.
Really interesting especially about retention. I try and read 50-75 books per year (mostly novels) and I think that’s the right amount for me. I read them faster and less reflectively than when I was doing a Lit degree but I think it works especially alongside reading articles, Substacks, my day job as an editor, and editing my Grandfather’s manuscript, writing my own Substack, and I’m over halfway through the first rough draft of a novel. I love rereading favourites but I’m not usually a rereader or rewatcher of things. I think stories are our entertainment so perhaps it doesn’t matter how much retain if we enjoy the journey! Great article. 🤩
75 books per year sounds like a full-time job, that's impressive!
You brought a good point with fiction. I think this article doesn't apply to it. Novels are entertainment; evasion from reality, so reading fiction can give us more space to make better decisions.
Thanks for the post, really insightful! It is also funny that the title of the post is quite catchy ☺️
Thanks for the comment! I like questioning the things we take for granted.