Three habits to read better: physically mark up your books to stay engaged, build deep knowledge in one area while reading broadly elsewhere, and quit books that aren't working for you. Use the 100-minus-your-age rule to decide if a book deserves your time.
Most people read wrong and don't even realize it. Here are 3 ways to instantly become a better reader. Number 1, torture your books. Dog-ear the pages, mark them, crack the spine. Don't think of a book as a precious object. Think of it as a sparring partner who can make you better. Number 2, become a T-shaped reader. You want to read for depth and something that you really want to know a lot about, but you also want to read for breadth. Read well outside of your field. When you have breadth and depth, a T, you become a lot smarter. And finally, number 3, become a quitter. Not every book is a book you have to finish. Give yourself a break. Here's my favorite tool. Take the number 100 and then subtract your age. That's how many pages you should read before you decide to quit. So if you're 25 years old, read 75 pages of the book and then decide whether you want to quit it. If you're older, you got less time. So if you're 65, read 35 pages of the book and then decide whether you want to quit. These 3 habits will change how you read forever.
