59 min
Your Ultimate Guide to Reading & Retaining Books Part 2 feat Juvoni Beckford The Great Man Within
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- Self-Improvement
#194:
“My father always said…
…never trust a man whose TV is bigger than his book shelf.”
– Emilia Clarke
You all know Bryan and I are huge advocates of reading books as portals to help you discover and live The Great Man Within You.
But we all know the experience of dedicating 5-10 hours in reading or listening to a book…and then having 99% of the wisdom slip out of our minds only a few weeks or days later.
So, back by popular demand is a guest we had on this show a year ago – episode #57 – called Your Ultimate Guide to Reading and Retaining Books featuring Juvoni Beckford.
Juvoni is a software engineer at Google, a disciple of the systems and habit based approach to living an optimal lifestyle, and a rapacious reader who devours roughly 60 books a year.
If you haven’t listened to our first interview with Juvoni, you may want to start there first because he outlines some basic building blocks about:
How to choose which books to read
Why you need a “book purgatory”
Why you should dismiss 1 and 5 star book reviews in favor of the 3 star reviews
Episode #57: Your Ultimate Guide to Reading and Retaining Books Part 1 feat. Juvoni Beckford
In this episode:
Why learning can become a form of procrastination…and how to take your knowledge and put it into action A 5 step color system that Juvoni uses to highlight and capture the biggest ideas in each book he reads Why keeping a running list of obstacles in your life – and skills you’d like to acquire – is important in helping you determine which books you say YES to How taking thoughtful notes on your books are like down payments for you to become an expert, thought-leader, keynote speaker, author or content producer in the future A system that helps you to capture and organize your notes for easy reference later 5 books Juvoni recommends for 2021
Juvoni’s 5 Recommended Books for 2021
The Almanac of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth & Happiness Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit by Stephen Pressfield Human as Media by Andrey Miroshnichenko Your Music and People by Derek Sivers Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Juvoni’s Recommended Note Taking System: Para by Tiago Forte
Juvoni’s book reviews: www.Juvoni.com/books
Juvoni on Goodreads: Juvoni’s Book List on Goodreads
Juvoni’s Blog: https://juvoni.com/
Juvoni on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juvoni
Episode #57: Your Ultimate Guide to Reading and Retaining Books Part 1 feat. Juvoni Beckford
#194:
“My father always said…
…never trust a man whose TV is bigger than his book shelf.”
– Emilia Clarke
You all know Bryan and I are huge advocates of reading books as portals to help you discover and live The Great Man Within You.
But we all know the experience of dedicating 5-10 hours in reading or listening to a book…and then having 99% of the wisdom slip out of our minds only a few weeks or days later.
So, back by popular demand is a guest we had on this show a year ago – episode #57 – called Your Ultimate Guide to Reading and Retaining Books featuring Juvoni Beckford.
Juvoni is a software engineer at Google, a disciple of the systems and habit based approach to living an optimal lifestyle, and a rapacious reader who devours roughly 60 books a year.
If you haven’t listened to our first interview with Juvoni, you may want to start there first because he outlines some basic building blocks about:
How to choose which books to read
Why you need a “book purgatory”
Why you should dismiss 1 and 5 star book reviews in favor of the 3 star reviews
Episode #57: Your Ultimate Guide to Reading and Retaining Books Part 1 feat. Juvoni Beckford
In this episode:
Why learning can become a form of procrastination…and how to take your knowledge and put it into action A 5 step color system that Juvoni uses to highlight and capture the biggest ideas in each book he reads Why keeping a running list of obstacles in your life – and skills you’d like to acquire – is important in helping you determine which books you say YES to How taking thoughtful notes on your books are like down payments for you to become an expert, thought-leader, keynote speaker, author or content producer in the future A system that helps you to capture and organize your notes for easy reference later 5 books Juvoni recommends for 2021
Juvoni’s 5 Recommended Books for 2021
The Almanac of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth & Happiness Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit by Stephen Pressfield Human as Media by Andrey Miroshnichenko Your Music and People by Derek Sivers Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Juvoni’s Recommended Note Taking System: Para by Tiago Forte
Juvoni’s book reviews: www.Juvoni.com/books
Juvoni on Goodreads: Juvoni’s Book List on Goodreads
Juvoni’s Blog: https://juvoni.com/
Juvoni on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juvoni
Episode #57: Your Ultimate Guide to Reading and Retaining Books Part 1 feat. Juvoni Beckford
59 min