Keeping a reading log turned a habit into a conversation. Every great book quietly argues with an older one. Libraries remain the best recommendation engine ever built.
What worked
I underlined less this year and remembered more. Every great book quietly argues with an older one. Keeping a reading log turned a habit into a conversation. Reading before bed works best on paper and badly on a phone.
A short story can hold a whole life in twenty pages. Poetry rewards reading aloud, even to an empty room.
Getting started
Libraries remain the best recommendation engine ever built. Every great book quietly argues with an older one. The footnotes were better than many novels I read this year. The first chapter was slow, and the slowness was the point.
- Quit books that don’t earn it
- Reread a favourite each year
- Borrow before you buy
- Keep a reading log
Poetry rewards reading aloud, even to an empty room. Some books are best read in one sitting; others need a month and a pencil.
Details
A short story can hold a whole life in twenty pages. Reading before bed works best on paper and badly on a phone. Every great book quietly argues with an older one.
Abandoning a book is allowed and sometimes wise.
A short story can hold a whole life in twenty pages. The footnotes were better than many novels I read this year.
Keeping a reading log turned a habit into a conversation. Poetry rewards reading aloud, even to an empty room.
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