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How To Actually Read Hard Books - by Paul Musso, PhD

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Learn the reading system I used to go from being bored by Harry Potter to enjoying complex philosophy books.

The real reason that so many people fail to read hard books isn’t because they are dumb, it’s because they don’t know what to do when they get stuck. Most reading advice online is focused on what to read or the benefits of reading rather than how to actually read. This is because book lists and recommendations grab more attention than actual reading advice. If you are tired of constantly trying and failing to read great books like The Brother’s Karamazov or Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, then you are in the right place. We now live in a world where people spend 10-100x more time…

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