Reading Advice Column

Major Announcement + Want To Be More Creative? Make Your Life Dull

A Lesson from Immanuel Kant around creative work

Jun 30 •

The Curse of Knowledge

Why Intelligent People Make Unintelligible Teachers

Jun 6 •

You Need More "Wet" Reading In Your Life

Or, why I ran out and got a Kindle

May 30 •

The Best Books Will Disappear Into Your Life

On trusting your taste

May 9 •

Re-reading is ok, even if it takes you years

because time is always on your side

May 2 •

Don't Compare What You’re Reading To What People Are Recommending

On building self-trust to find the right books

Apr 25 •

Embrace Superficial Reading

Because understanding a little is better than none at all

Apr 18 •

"I just woke up and wrote this..."

The Myth of Effortless Writing and Why Rhetoric Matters

Apr 11 •

The Curse of Silent Reading

A missing ingredient in your reading habit

Apr 4 •

How Your Learning Will Change After Leaving Academia

Learning to unlearn

Mar 24 •

Every Other Day: Use Laziness To Your Advantage

You Don't Have To Love The Difficult Things

Mar 10 •

My PhD Program Rejected Me, But...

I'm Back! And Here's What I've Been Up To

Dec 22, 2024 •

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