Resources
What follows are some resources that I've found valuable when thinking about reading & how to read better.
Blogs & Articles
On reading:
Advice from a cog sci professor here on how to read papers
Farnam Street's articles on reading more, retaining what you read, and how to read.
Some good threads from MetaFilter: On reading technical documents, on tackling dense readings, on how to really read a book,
On notetaking:
Zettelkasten Blog - Start with their curated article overview.
Dan Sheffler on the two goals of notetaking, reading notes, and going from reading to notes.
Taking Note - Blog on notetaking by the philosopher Manfred Kuehn
On learning in general:
Scott Young's blog
Books
How to Write a Thesis by Umberto Eco
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler
Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf - A few interesting chapters on the neuroscience of reading & how our brains adapt to the practice
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard
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