Amazing that there wasn't a set time in the universe when every 'injury' was discovered

Trying to wrap my head around who was running this hoax, the market?

More important today than it ever has been

Yeah I probably made it sound a bit snobby when that wasn't my intention at all. Passive reading is equally as good as active, it's just active reading is the key if you're reading to increase your understanding of a topic.

Nice, I did see that!

I've actually written something on the same topic (but nowhere near as well as yours): nickomacheanreading.substack.com/p/active-rea...

I think active reading or whatever you call it is the most under-utilised educational tool for most students.

Try and think of yourself as Sherlock Holmes investigating the book for what you want. If you get it, but it and read it. If you don't move on.

6. Finally, read the book dipping in here and there - a few paragraphs up to a few pages - to uncover the main points in the book. Ensure to read the epilogue or the final few summary pages carefully.

5. Look at the chapters that appear to be pivotal to its argument. Read the summary statements in the opening and closing of the chapters if they have them.

3. Look at the index and particularly the topics that come up frequently. Look at some passages relating to key topics found in the index.
4. If the book has a jacket, read the publishers blurb.

1. Look at the title page and if the book has one, its preface. This should give you a good idea of the subject and how you should categorise it.
2. Study the table of contents.

This is really helpful and practical. I've always tried to think of Mortimer Adler's 4 points:

1. What is the book about as a whole?
2. What is being said in detail and how?
3. Is the book true in whole or in part?
4. What of it?

But I think you've made it more approachable.

I'm sorry but to say that no billionaire has created value for the world is idiotic

I wonder what he'd think of information consumption today if he was already worried about 10 second 'bites' back then

Terrible word

Reading in general greatly under-appreciated - you can understand the thinking of the best minds that have ever lived for free!

There was also a decent phase of including f*ck in the title