Dr. Jordan Peterson on How to Develop Reading Skills
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Dr. Jordan Peterson answers the question: "How do you manage to read so much?"
This is an excerpt from Dr. Jordan Peterson's Q and Q on, January 2019 edition. See below for the full video:
• Q & A 2019 01 January
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0:59 Jordan leaving briefly to read an entire book before returning.
😂😂😂
*comes back*
"So my critique of moby dick is that..."
😂😂😂😂
Oh my god iam dying🤣🤣
Hahhahaha that's good
0:33 "I have the natural proclivity of verbal ability" absolute bars.
that's actually not good English. Two adverbs ending in -ty in the same sentence is what Martin Amis would describe as lazy
@@AlJayWright How can "proclivity" and "ability" be adverbs? They're both nouns.
@@felixbrugger1600 true, but the same principle applies with nouns.
Verbosity is not eloquence. An era peopled with fewer uneducated people would know this.
@@matthewcaldwell8100 I agree. Anyone who's read Tolstoy will know that beauty lies in simplicity. Simplicity doesn't mean communicating like Donald Trump; it means maximising the beauty of your prose by conveying things in a way that even uneducated people can understand and appreciate
I hated reading until I was 25. Now I have read practically every day for the last 2 years and it has been the best decision of my life.
Edit: I turned 31, and while I don't read as aggressively as I once did due to now having 3 kids, I still read every day on my lunch hour and on weekends when I can. Push through reading slumps, and it'll become a habit you can't break!
Check Dr. Peterson's website. He has a list.
@@jack11100 so far my favorites have been Dune by Frank Herbert and 1984 by George Orwell. Really the whole Dune series is amazing but Dune is incredible all on its own.
@@jack11100 its definitely one of those books you have to either read slow or read twice. Dune and the subsequent novels are extremely rich with indepth explorations of each characters psyche in an impressively complex universe. Definitely notes of biblical and Islamic influences as well.
@@jack11100 The 7 habits of highly successful people
@@jack11100 Your not gonna pick up the habit of reading if you won't put in the tiniest amount of effort to look on his website. Its hard to recommend people books if you don't know their interests (non fiction, fiction, etc)
I've always been a very slow reader, and to compound the misery, my comprehension was poor. For decades I pressed myself to read faster, but to no avail. Recently, with a sigh and a shrug, I decided to read as slowly as was necessary to understand the material in front of me. Low and behold, my wpm rate increased. It seems that I had been attacking the problem from the wrong angle.
That is great. You kept at it so I think that the lesson. Don't give up.
Like training "anything" else - get the motions right, before you try to speed up.
Try jim kwik. He explains very nicely how to improve reading speed.
A little mental Model I like to use is that whenever something isn’t working out for me, I simply do the opposite.
You’ve illustrated the effectiveness of such a model with your own story.
For me with reading in particular I find I am able to read faster by anchoring my attention on the page by doing two things; scanning the pages quickly without attempting to actually “read anything,” and asking myself various questions about the material(why am I reading this? How can I connect this with what I already know? What about this might I apply?).
These two steps prime the brain for processing and focus your thoughts on the material(nothing focuses the mind like questions).
Another thing I'd like to add is that reading a bit faster intentionally actually helps comprehension because you're able to chunk more information into your working memory. Reading too slowly and rereading sections can actually hinder your comprehension so you should wait until the end of the paragraph if you need to reread it.
I've often found that reading onward without rereading the portion I thought I had forgotten leads me to realize that the information has simply moved from my working to short term memory. It's still there and will synthesize with the information you further consume, just not in your immediate conscious memory. Remain aware of this when studying more complex subjects. Go slow if you have to but not snail slow.
You're the reason I'm reading. Every time I pick up a book I think of you and how you can remember all the different books, the point those books make and who those books belong to, which topics they tackle and also your own analysis of EACH BOOK. That's just incredible.
Lord Jesus bless you Kusanagi! Choose life!
J.P always motivates me to get stuff done!!
The degree to which reading continually stretches my mind never fails to amaze me.
J. P. Is out of this world. I love the way he talks about books. So inspiring
He breaks things down almost perfectly. His attention to detail is incredible
I have started listening audiobook and reading at the same time, and that skyrocketed my reading spead.
Awesome!
Not your spelling though
In parallel? Ok then
@@trejohnson7677 yes
@@americanmambi bcoz I used ro get d'ss in my spelling.
I didn't think I could learn to enjoy some of the older classics till I took a Dostoyevsky class taught by an enthusiastic professor and was forced to read several Dostoyevsky books and discuss them deeply in class. Even though it was tedious, it was so rewarding and made me want to read more harder books, and now I find them much easier to read because of that class.
I picked up recreational reading in 2020, during a depressive episode - partly out of desperation, and partly to deal with some existential struggles.
In three short years, I went from being incapable of sustaining attention for more than a few pages to wolfing down classical literature and scientific treaties at a rate of hundreds of pages each day. More than a means of self-development, reading has become a gratifying and meaningful act in and of itself, regardless of any external benefit. I don't do it because I'm after the carrot. I do it because it matters to me.
I don’t think I would have gotten there had I tried to approach it as something to "squeeze into my day" or "trick myself into". It just wouldn't seem right to see it as a mere "hobby", or worse, an item I need to check off my list…
Edit: format and phrasing
I think you touched upon something here. We all feel a sense of guilt for not reading enough as we know it is incredibly valuable. But we have to find the joy in it.
@@Wayne-q1v6l Exactly. If you truly want something and know that it's valuable - you won't beat yourself over it. You'll go for it and take it on before everything else, and God helps whoever tries to stop you... I think that's the trickiest part. It's hard to tell what's valuable from what isn't... Like good old Maslow said: “It isn't normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.” Still gotta try though...
I wake up at 4am every day to read for an hour before working on my novel before going to work. I want to sell novels published with styles more similar to classical literature. It is my passion. And Balzac is the best. I also read throughout the rest of the day.
How's it going with the novel?
@ it’s impossible to do well, but we’re still at it! Currently reading LIFE AND FATE by Vasily Grossman also.
I wish you luck with the novel, Sammoe!
I learned some reading techniques from my eng 111 class. I learned to read thru 1 time, then reread again. Then write and paraphrase your understanding of the passage. It also helps to keep a dictionary of the words you don’t know
I’m going to do this. I’ll do it in my little notebook
@@rasheemthebestfirstone3274 just an update: I can read a page and not worry about every detail. It’s all about the main idea
It’s simply amazing to see the comments here. Everybody commenting has shown self-improvement... it’s like I struck gold finding this comment section.
Jordan is such a rich resource. He's truly a blessing to our current time!
I’ve always read. The volume though varies considerably. On the up, I devour lots. One after another. Then on the down, I read short stories and poetry. Being consistent regardless of volume is key
I totally agree with setting a specific amount of time that you save for reading. Even if its just 20 minutes if you do it every day u will get used to it. You need to make it your habit
I found really useful the audiobooks, this year I read more or less 12 books. (Including two of Jordan) this way I pay more attention, enjoy it more. Many people prefer a book, but audiobooks its a good alternative. This is an everyday routine I added this year wich I'm really happy
Greetings from Argentina
He probably thought of 2 hours x 365 days while looking for the amount of weeks in a year in his mind.
It is a mistake that comes from thinking too quickly while talking.
The point is you can get 100 hours per year worth of reading if you read 20 minutes per day (six days per week)
Or 700 hours a year if you put in 2 hours per day approximately.
Benjamin Franklin in his autobiography explains that he didn't have time to read because he needed to work. At lunchtime, when everyone was drinking alcohol and talking about stupid things, he ate little food and spent the last 40 minutes of that time reading books , and he did it EVERY DAY. By the way, all the books he read were borrowed, so he always tried to read as fast as he could so that people would continue to give him the borrowed books.
You that are american and native speaker of english have so many people to have an inspiration with that kind of biografy that the others nationalities don't have this opportunity, a lot of things you can learn with biographies.
I watched more than 24 hours of tv a day in periods some years back.
@@CONEHEADDK yeah me too till my netflix ended
@@guilhermefigueiredo766 wow that's a super cool fact I didn't know about, thank you!
I always tell people who want to get back into reading to just commit 30 minutes per day(which equals roughly 33 books per year) and they'll see great results. Everyone has that amount of time to fit into their schedule.
The thing about reading that I've found is that it is not so much about how much you read but rather what you read; it should be qualitative rather than quantitative. The really, really good books are those that equip you with a larger pool of mental models and sharpen your perception of the world. Consuming the proper recipe of books will make you go from seeing the world through a glass darkly to using a multifocal lens. This can be easily achieved via a daily 30 minute commitment to reading and an 80/20 application to pick only the highest caliber of books.
I really do believe that books are the "cheat codes" of life, however like cheat codes you actually have to use them in order for them to be of any use; likewise the really good books are perhaps better off being nibbled away at a little at a time, inputting them into your mind and allowing the consumer time to think deeply about them and apply them to their life.
For instance about a month ago I got around reading The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, and although the book is approximately only 100 pages long there are innumerable insights contained within. Musashi repeats time and again to take your time contemplating(brainstorming) and actually applying the principles.
Reading a book, no matter how good, without some intention put into applying what it's teaching is akin to studying math without solving any equations. Fiction and biographies of course are often an exception to this(I also rarely need to take notes during them as the narrative itself acts as a kind of memory palace allowing one to recall information more easily) but while they can be exceptional I still don't find them to have been as useful to me as books like The Art of War, How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist, I'm OK, You're OK, Never Split the Difference, The Laws of Human Nature, or Verbal Judo.
EDIT: I'd also like to add the value of audiobooks. There is such a thing as "productive multi-tasking" in which you combine a physical activity that takes little to no thought with a mental activity. This method has helped me get so much more reading into my life as well as make mundane tasks far more enjoyable such as cleaning my house. As an alternative to audiobooks you could also practice what Cal Newport calls "Productive Meditation" in which you think about problems that need solving whilst engaged in menial tasks.
@@guilhermefigueiredo766 You've made me want to add a few autobiographies to my reading list.
Tony Buzan claimed that the mind only works at an optimum level for twenty minutes at a time, so taking a short break increases the amount of reading you can do before you get fatigued. I found that it worked for me.
Very good insights! No gimmicks, just realistic and practical thoughts on reading.
I think deep understanding is better than speed. Focusing on understanding the concepts instead of reading fast would actually make you a faster reader.
I had a spark that made me curious, so I started reading at about 15, every day I went to college, I used to read in all my break time, hard non fiction books, Psychology, music, maths, science, chess, while I was studying business, I agree with you Jordan, sometimes these things are innate.
Was that the case for you though? You said that you started to read 15 minutes a day while in college. Was your reading prowess something you cultivated and improved at, was always there but you never acted it out until college, or some combination of both (practice and genetic potential)?
@@willb295 I think he meant to say he was 15 when he started to read
My life is now complete…I see that JP shreds through a Vox! Lmao. I don’t care if it’s not his etc lol, I see the amp, I imagined him shredding away, my life is complete lol.
Awesome video! This really helped me, as I too have a natural talent for words but my thoughts always interrupt my reading stamina. thank you.
0:59 amazing!!!, he read an entire book in just a couple of seconds
I started to like to read since I was in college. It's good coz in my college has free literature and I loved it.
He looks amazing here.
This looks AI generated
I don't think I've been a big reader when compared to some but I always liked reading. The one thing that always got in my way was a new word...or rather ending up finding all the other words that would catch my eye along the way to never finding the word I was scratching my head over in the first place and completely forgetting I was reading a book let alone looking up a word I didn't know in it lol
Now a days we got this handy thing called Google dictionary. I look up that one word, get an answer and bam I'm on my way through the rest of the book not the dictionary.
2 hours time 52 weeks is 104 hours, not 700 hours a year. I feel very good about myself right now.
The video is about being a good reader, not being good at math.😊
Reading faster is a terrible suggestion. I hate it when people say that as comprehension will decline and it won't lead to gains in your reading speed. Read at your comfortable pace and let your speed naturally increase as you get familiar with content, book structure, vocabulary, etc i.e. the first economics book will take you longer than the 10th one. Also, reading on devices is better because you can adjust the font to something more comfortable for your eyes. Also, take many breaks and meditate to clear head otherwise concentration declines when you start feeling tense after X number of pages.
All good points. Speed will come to you naturally.
Exactly I do feel the speed does come naturally as your mind can take in the information quicker while you don’t force yourself to read faster
my sister can read extremely fast, what she is doing is skipping words. so she devours fiction and its almost all trashy fiction. so i lent her a copy of Catch-22 she got bored and couldn't read it. It's very simply, you have to read every word of that book, its not James Patterson. Shame because Catch-22 is not only a brilliant book is hilarious.
@Cyb3r good analogy.
This is why I like reading out loud. It kind of forces you into what is essentially the most natural reading speed- plus I think saying the words also helps comprehension in some way. Plus it just feels good for some reason. Especially useful if you have a hard time concentrating, or for the first 10 mins or so to get you in the flow of it.
I always read more slowly than my peers in school (and I understand now that it was because of ADHD, and because of the constant distractions around me in the places where we'd be asked to 'silently read' in the school library). Despite being the best student in my class at language subjects (and like Dr. Peterson, I was a phenomenal speller), I always felt inferior in the reading department. Most of my English ability was gained from gaming, I kid you not. I was fortunate enough that my dad introduced internet to our house by the time I was in 2nd grade. I used the internet all the time, constantly looking for new games. I found some online games, joined their communities, participated in their forums, chatted with them (mostly in writing, on IRC, since voice wasn't used as much back then, 56k modems and all) and spent years doing that. Then RUclips showed up, and by then I was already fluent in English in 8th grade. Without the internet I would probably have grown up feeling like I was stupid or that I had a learning disability.
Unfortunately, This is why we Africans are suffered a lot to get better education, Internet and so forth
The way I've made time for reading is by listening to audio books on my half-hour (one way) commute. This has enabled me to enjoy far more books than I would have had time for otherwise. Some audio books are even free at the library.
I was never pushed toward reading when I was young. Slowly gravitated toward it later in life but nothing replces early love of it.
*READING REALLY IS EXPONENTIAL*
*A BOOK USED TO TAKE ME MONTHS, BUT NOW IT TAKES ME A WEEK AT MOST*
how
I don't like Jordan Peterson but I believe this to be a beautiful and empathic answer for those who struggle with reading. Well done!
Why don't you like him?
How to read a book by Mortimer J Adler and Charles Van Doren is a great read
Yup! Love this one
I love that there's an AC30 in the background!
I think this is why audiobooks are popular. People just listen to them while doing something, whether it's chores or something miscellaneous like going to the grocery store. The issue I have with it personally is that I like to take my time when I read when it comes to books. It takes me several times to even listen to one song before I can get the lyrics down, so without a doubt it'd be the same with an audiobook. Good if it works for people who prefer them, but I like to sit down and get immersed in a novel.
Thanks, thought about reading, lended 2 books. Now i will
I love reading since when I was a kid that I can actually read one book in one day with a maximum number of 45,000 words I think.
I’m sorry to comment again but I had to come back and share this…
The only way I was able to get through Maps Of Meaning was to actually buy the audiobook of JP reading on Audible and follow along as he read. Sounds childish but that book was a bully lol. I got through it though and recommend doing that if anyone else may feel intimidated by it’s profundity.
As cliche as it sounds, I have to thank Stephen King for my initial interest in reading. The Long Walk, The Gunslinger, The Eye of The Dragon, and Cujo opened the doors for me in terms of literature.
Social media is poison to ppl that take concentration as a tier one skill!
One thing I’ve noticed is that when you practice reading your speaking gets a lot better
I wish I had your parents!! My mom used to yell at me. She would say I read too much.
I would complain to my dad. He would tell me: “Denise, sometimes you gotta feel sorry for dumb animals.” That was my support on that, issue.
I am a slow reader. I always have to digest every syllable. It’s just a thing with me. Reading has taken me a very long way in life. I have learned so much more than I could ever express.
My punctuation and spelling isn’t what it could be but it’s better than it was.
I can construct a correct sentence and tell when a sentence is incorrect. I could not diagram a sentence to save my life.
I hope you are well. I enjoy your content. I majored in psychology in college. I did very well in the subject. I had to quit college due to an injury. I had exhausted the subject at the college and held high marks. Have a great week. Much love to you and your family ❤
Denise
2:51 social media is very destructive
3:23 2 hours a week is 700 hours a year, seems like his math isn't as good as his reading
He was just thinking fast, that's all
My Adhd made reading hard because even if it was a book I was genuinely interested in, it was like reading while youtube or spotify are playing but I can't turn them down or off. My solution for that was to follow along woth an audiobook. The other issue was comprehension. It took me nearly all day to get through a total of 7 pages of Guns Germs and Steel. I really wanted to be able to fully grasp what was being said so I reread and reread and reread till I did. Just like he said, it's all about practice and making it part of your day even if it's just a paragraph or for even 2-5 minutes a day just to build the habit. I really like it now amd I'm glad I took it up!
Peterson saying about being distracted by social media: 02:50 now that really worries me off
If you have a child that you want to get into reading, try taking them to the library often. Even if it’s just for play. That’s an amazing resource. They often have free audiobooks, movies, video games, and of course, books 😀
I always have a book on my phone, I used to hate reading because I was forced to read books for school. But once I picked epic fantasy books those are fun to read. My first book I read was Name of the wind, its very good, my favorite. some other great books like first 2 books of Stormlight archives. I started to read at age of 17, while professor was questioning other students I would read since there was nothing else to do. And teachers didn't bother to tell me to lower my phone since it wasn't bothering anyone.
But reading is kind of a habit, you just need to get used to it more.
I purposefully take the train or bus instead of driving so I can have reading time. Audiobooks while driving are great but my concentration is not always on the hearing, more important to focus on safe driving while driving.
Set a timer for 15-30 minutes read as fast as you can. Pause and try to recall everything you’ve read. As you read make a mental note of any words you don’t understand and looks them up. Then review what you’ve read and see whether you can gain clarity on the meaning of the words you read. Look up book reviews or RUclips videos about the book you just read after you finish to make sure you’re accurately understanding the text. Keep track of the amount of pages you read and see whether you can speed up the process. Try it for a few days and you lol fall in love with the process
This is one of those questions where we all , already know the answer.
"2 hours a week, that's 700 hours a year"
Not on his planet friend 😂
lmao gifted with words but perhaps not with numbers
Probably misspeled a day, it is ~700h.
2*365=730
@@cgcrack4672 2 hrs a week my friend not a day
Yeah, still 104 hours of reading in a year is better than a lot of people.
I never read until I was 41, a blessing of dystopian Covid. I wanted to know “why” on so many levels. Now, at 45, I have a small library.
To summarize!!!!
Why read books?
Be more informed , think better, to make better decisions, know how world works, hold your own in conversation which in turn makes you confident.
How to read more books?
Get into the habit of doing so. Set aside at least 20mins of your day to read.
What is working for me right now?
Get up, make your bed, put the book in the bed.....make a rule to never lay in bed before bed time and no mobile or screen at bed and there you go you have time and when you go to bed you find the book so you start reading.
It is something I picked up from reading....make it easy for you to get into the habit....Atomic habit...It is a good book.
Okay I will start listening to audiobooks everyday from now on
I resonate with JP completely
Peterson knows how to prolong an answer.
3:29 it's actually 100 hours a year. Year has approximately 50 weeks. But making it an hour makes you go for 300h a year, so after 30 years you're a master.
He's such a humble person.
He could have said, "well, I happen to be exceptionally verbally gifted, meaning my verbal IQ score is somewhere between 160-174; that, and my full-scale IQ is past 152, which is approximately 3.5 standard deviations above the mean and generally the point at which there occurs a large and highly significant shift in the type of learning and qualitative thinking one engages in" - blah, blah, blah.
But no.
You might say that he referred to his verbal ability not as the intelligence it is but as "talent" because admitting how high his IQ is would be akin to publicly committing suicide, but I doubt that was the only reason. In his first podcast with Joe Rogan, he prefaced his main point by saying that he "taught in the US for a while". It was a very brief preface, and after it he quickly moved on to what he really wanted to say. However, Joe interrupted him and asked what US university he taught at, to which he quickly and somewhat hesitantly responded, "I taught at Harvard for 5 years".
Many people would enjoy bragging about being STUDENTS of a university as prestigious as Harvard, to say nothing of how much they'd stroke their own dicks about being PROFESSORS there.
That's just one of the very many examples of the quality of his character. In addition to humility, Dr. Peterson seems possessed of much compassion and great empathy and sympathy. He knows when to be agreeable and when to be disagreeable, and when to admit that he's wrong or too ignorant to discuss a particular topic or idea. I know many intelligent people, most of which are only moderately gifted, who might be considered good examples of "the arrogance of the intellect" in that they're a bit too entitled, arrogant and confident in their abilities for their own good. Most of theme are very young, though, so maybe they'll mature eventually 🤣
Yeah, actually he’s said it’s quite easy to think your smarter than others. Once in H3H3 podcast, I believe, he said that he himself thought he is smarter than others when he was young, but now he’s more humble. And I’m actually inclined to agreeing with you on the notion that young people will grow out of their arrogance.
Great comment man! Really enjoyed reading it.
This is a great thread/comment and reply, how information and respect-packed! Legit admirable.
edit: I wrote “This i a....” instead of “This is a....”
Great comment.
@@stoneyNET totally
How to develop reading skills:
Step one: join a fandom
Step two: finish the show, game or whatever
Step three: go to AO3 and search fanfiction
Step four: get addicted to fanfiction
Step five: you did it. You now like reading
According to the Abraham library two series book that came out in 1951 spelling was a combination of correctly seeing the word, and saying the word.
I read mostly non-fiction, every day.
I allow myself to be very capricious about it.
I’ll read a chapter or more of one book, then move on to another book, then another, then come back to one of them, then back to another, and so on, just flitting about like a grasshopper. The Kindle makes it easy.
It’s a real blast.
Make time for reading every single day ❤set time for reading and first make books your friends
I used to think (well i still do) I *should* read more so that I'll know more and have more substance to think with.... but it's not as motivating as I *want* to read more because it *allows* me to see more, experience more of the world, understand more different people etc. It's a fear/push vs enjoyment/pull. The first shames me if i don't manage to read, or if i don't manage to retain what i read, the latter is chill.
*Baseline: Don't let people shame you for being a slow reader. If you're interested, read.*
Wise counseling as usual. Thank you beloved Jordan.
Make time to read. Establish a good enough reason to read that you truly believe in.
Lord Jesus bless you!
Thankk you
For me instead of reading faster it is more important to retain what I have read to use it.
a couple years ago i would read 4 to 8 hours a day, and now i can get through 120 to 200 pages an hour.
How many pages an hour could you read when you started?
i averaged around 110-120 or so. 120 is my typical speed still, but depending in the content, it can get much higher.
I love reading random stuff all day on the internet or watching podcasts. However when I take a book in my hand I get bored or distracted in 5mins. I even bought some fun recommended books to motivate myself but it never worked, not reading books is one of my biggest guilts.
You have to push past the initial resistance you feel when you pick up the book and start to read, and after 10-20 mins it goes away, for me anyway, then I get into a flow state and reading is effortless. The prevalence of so many things to grab our attention these days has greatly shortened our attention spans, so we have to work at lengthening them again. Don’t always give in to the quick dopamine buzz of new new new content all the time, internet, YT, podcasts, social media. It’s all fine in moderation, but we have to force ourselves to be able to focus on something meaningful without needing novelty all the time.
2 hours a week, that's... 700 hours a year! Absolute masterclass in time management
A lot of people just haven't read anything yet that has changed their life or stimulated their wonder or curiosity. The feelings of coercion and ineptitude that schooling leaves many people with seems to create such a barrier for them, but I suspect that if such a person could just read one thing that changed their life, they'd get it. They'd see that the fear they've lived with is like a little false personality or identity that's been implanted in them, a conditioned disability, and they'd become more free as a result.
But I'd add, to find the reading that will change your life you have to have the courage - or at least the doubt in your own false identity as a "non reader" - to begin the search. One fun way might be to think of it as a righteous rebellion against the aspects of your schooling that were stupid and badly done and didn't serve you, didn't help you be free to learn.
Reading is such an important skill and waaaay more useful than scrolling on social media which is a waste of time
20 minuets a day is not 700 hours a year! it is around 100 hours
Yes, I thought the same, pretty sure he meant minutes.
Psych majors can’t do math.
Lord Jesus bless you heshamahmed!
@@aidenhill960 bless you too!
@@aidenhill960 Bless you too!
Good advice. Gonna start reaiding a book I got on a market for $2 but never touch at all
JP has an AC30? Hell yeah!
It belongs to his son.
That's exactly what I was thinking lol
using his amazing reading skills he was able to barely skim a 50 page book over the course of one month
Don’t despise small beginnings.
I started and could read before elementary school
Then in about high school I got a phone (internet) and got into movies and tv shows
I love this guy.
Yeah I was a gifted child and advanced reader too but people should not expect to be the same. My math skills are not great though numbers don't interest me like words or images do. So I think people watch generic motivation videos but forget you are not that person so why identify as something you are not or set unrealistic standards for yourself? It's like girls who have a certain build will never be another body type or people thinking they are a different gender etc.
My advice is audiobooks, especially at 1.5 or 2 times speed. Then afterwards read a quality summary and base your notes on that.
i find with 2x i can follow along but ultimately don't retain as much info vs 1.25x-1.5x
@@pedestrian_0 2x is on the extreme end. I've noticed with 1.5x or even 1.75x I can follow along better than at 1x because of my short attention span.
Mercury in Gemini, and Sun in Gemini, House 10. Career House of astrology.
Well the first 5 or 6 seconds made me laugh out loud of his brutal honesty like wow...
That looks like a musician's studio. A guitarist, more specifically.
Peterson, your modesty knows no bounds. The way you toot your own horn takes special talent ! Did you consider becoming a used-car salesman?
aim low enough. most important thing ever
Disagree with JP on a lot, but he is spot on with everything he says here.
My number one issue with reading is how long it takes. I am an unbearably slow reader. Unfortunately, I say all the words in my head when I am reading. I have heard others do not do this but my comprehension falls off a cliff when I try to not say the words in my head. I will try to speed up as suggested here though.
I read a lot. I acutally give myself a time limit or I'll read all day and get nothing done, but reading.
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2hrs a week = 700 hrs a year. Yes
Happens
Mathematical genius.
Reading definitely makes you a better person 🐱.
My resistance is I dont un derstand majority of the tough words used so I've to google a lot of words
I like to associate a difficult word to a simple word that means almost the same as a method of learning a new word.
@@NotAnEvilPersian Oh I'll surely try this the next time I read
He has a beard but didn’t once have a beard. Noticing this has answered my question to why he looks so different.
I think that's the answer genuinely. Think about it with the intent of implementing the solutions you come about then you'll see what I mean.
I usually find it harder to start a good book, then it is to finish one. A good book will swallow you.
Technical books where you learn to apply an actual skill….thats a different kind of read. You’re not only feeding your logical circuit, so to speak. Logic in and of itself is a limitation. You can feed a mind data, but can you apply knowledge to a skill? That takes practice, and work with the actual subject. Those books I might read for years…like a Bible.
I don’t like anything that is complicated, for the sake of being complicated. A read like that I might walk away from. I value my time. I feel that some people would rather be seen as smart, then to simply tell the truth and be honest. I also spend less time arguing for the sake of arguing. I used to do this with my logic. Now I’m more willing to allow people to be wrong instead of attempt to change their mind. I don’t stay up on all of their subjects, just to prove them wrong. It’s just too much work and I have better things to do.