EPISODE · Mar 17, 2021 · 10 MIN
Reading Books is a Bad Way to Learn
from The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks · host Jon Brooks
I read a lot, so it feels strange to say this, but reading books is a poor way to actually learn something. Exposure to ideas is not the same as living them.In this one I lay out how I think about learning, and why a book only earns its keep once you already have a framework to hang it on. Read without that, and you finish the book having met the ideas but changed nothing. Free 7-Day Stoic Challenge: stoicchallenge.coThe Stoic Vault: stoicvault.com
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I read a lot, so it feels strange to say this, but reading books is a poor way to actually learn something. Exposure to ideas is not the same as living them. In this one I lay out how I think about learning, and why a book only earns its keep once you already have a framework to hang it on. Read without that, and you finish the book having met the ideas but changed nothing. Free 7-Day Stoic Challenge: stoicchallenge.co The Stoic Vault: stoicvault.com
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