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28 Jan

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David Rubenstein is the co-founder of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group.

He's worth about $3.2 billion.

• Here's how he reads & his thoughts on the power of books.

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[source: David Rubenstein on the @tferriss podcast]

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David credits his success in life to mastering 3 skills:

• Writing
• Talking
• Reading

He tries to read everything he can get his hands on, especially books.

He reads about 100 books a year.

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Before diving into a book, David will analyze the cover to learn more about it and read the reviews to see what people/publishers are saying about it.

If he’s reading a book that isn’t that captivating him, he’ll skip ahead to the chapters that interest him.

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22 Jan

Carl Sagan was a brilliant astronomer, author, and professor.

He's well known for being the presenter of the popular PBS series "Cosmos."

Here are some of my favorite thoughts on books from the show.

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• Humans are the only species on the planet that have learned to stockpile enormous amounts of information outside our bodies.

• Today, we call these communal memory systems libraries.

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• The Assyrian library of Ashurbanipal had thousands of clay tablets.

• The library of Alexandria had almost 1,000,000 papyrus scrolls.

• Modern libraries, such as the New York Public Library, have around 10,000,000 books.

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21 Jan

Reading Tip:

• Size Doesn't Matter 📏

As the old saying goes, it's not the size that counts, it's how you use it.

(get your mind out of the gutter people, we're talking about books here)

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1/ Small Packages Can Pack A Punch

There are some readers that look down on short books.

They view books that are ~100 pages as a short story & not a real book.

But we should thank these authors for trimming the fat from their books & leaving us with only the best parts.

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What short books lack in length, they make up with depth.

Don't believe me?

Read:

• Tao Te Ching by Laozi (84 pg)
• Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (112 pg)
• As A Man Thinketh by James Allen (64 pg)

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19 Jan

7 Universal Laws of Building A Social Media Following

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0/ Intro

I'm not a social media growth expert or hacker, but I've built up an audience of 100k+ followers:

• Instagram = 79k
• Twitter = 17k
• Tiktok = 4k

And have noticed some common fundamentals laws to growing on a social media platform. Enjoy!

1/ Every Social Media Platform Is Its Own Country

Every country has its own culture, the same is true of every social media platform.

Users consume content and behave differently, just as people eat different foods and follow different customs.

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13 Jan

@podcastnotes

I've summarized 400+ podcasts for @podcastnotes.

Here are my top 10 favorite podcasts of all-time.

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@SPressfield

10/ @SPressfield on @jaltucher

If you're a writer (or an artist in general) this is a MUST listen.

Pressfield is a living legend and shares a ton of advice on not just writing better but also living better.

It's a super entertaining and educating podcast.

@kobebryant

9/ @kobebryant on @patrickbetdavid

This is of the last podcasts by the late great Kobe Bryant.

Kobe shares basketball advice, how he developed an alter ego, why he got into storytelling, tips on the craft, and much more.

Listen to learn about the mindset of a champion.

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12 Jan

I really believe the 25x250 Reading Challenge is one of the best things I've created.

Here's why:

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[PS: scroll to the bottom for a FREE and UPDATED version of the reading challenge]

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As I mentioned before, the 52 Book challenge is flawed. It:

• Punishes readers for quitting books
• Punishes readers for picking long books
• Incentives quantity over quality reading
• Doesn't reward readers for reflecting or taking action on what they've learned

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The 25x250 Reading Challenge solves all of these problems:

• It doesn't punish readers for quitting books
• Nor does it punish readers for picking long books
• It rewards readers for reflecting and taking action
• It encourages people to read BETTER, not just read more.

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