Placeholder 07: How to Live a Thousand Lives Before You Die
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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies ... The man who never reads lives only one.” That's George R.R. Martin. He's not involved in this podcast beyond having a mic-drop quote on this week's subject: learning to read with tech.
Might seem like a strange thing for a podcast ostensibly about technology to be thinking about words on the page. But wait, hear me out! The reasons for reading — even if we disregard the mind-expanding, transformational exuberance that comes from engaging in a good pulpy novel — are far greater: You might live longer.
So this week, I'm talking about that. Why do we read, how do I find books, what sorts of tools do I employ to do the reading, and then track my notes and ideas that come from it.
Links & Notes
Bavishi A, Slade M, Levy B. THE SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE OF READING BOOKS. Innov Aging. 2017 Jun 30;1(Suppl 1):477. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1696. PMCID: PMC6245064.
Readwise's new read-it-later service: Readwise Reader: I don't really talk about this in the show but if you want to look into where to put stuff you want to read online and don't want to just keep your tabs open, this is a new one. I personally use Reeder.
