(highlight:: Sherlock Holmes says in the book, The Study of Scarlet:
I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands.)
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The best reading strategy I’ve come across is the idea of a wide funnel and tight filter. Be willing to read anything that looks even a little interesting, but abandon it quickly and without mercy if it’s not working for you.
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(highlight:: A few other things I’ve found helpful in choosing what to pay attention to:
When reading an article, book, or report, ask, “Will I still care about this in a year?”)
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(highlight:: There are two types of knowledge: Expiring and permanent.
Expiring knowledge is things like quarterly earnings, election polls, market information, and politics. It catches more attention than it should, for two reasons. One, there’s a lot of it, eager to capture our short attention spans. Two, we chase it down, anxious to squeeze out insight before it loses relevance.
Permanent knowledge tends to be principles and frameworks that help you make sense of expiring information.)
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For nearly every blog post and most non-fiction books: there is no need to devour and focus on every word. If I can remember a few great stories and epic lines, it’s a win.
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it’s so easy to assume those who disagree with you aren’t as smart or informed as you are. A lot of good ideas are ignored, or intentionally rejected, because they are said by people you don’t admire.
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- [note::"For every idea you hold dear, there is an equally informed person that disagrees." (or similar)
"A lot of good ideas are ignored based on the status of the person saying them" - is there a name for this concept? Social dynamics have a lot of positive aspects, but I think this relationship between social status and perceived idea quality is one of the most if not the most negative aspect.]