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The Importance of Revisiting Previous Books and Lessons
The speaker explains how by revisiting previous books and lessons, he was able to internalize and memorize important points and how he is taking 10 minutes every morning to read the notes and write about the lessons he learned.
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The speaker recommends a book about a person named Tim who is not bound by convention, much like the speaker, to someone attending a millionaire mastermind seminar.
1:12:05 - 1:16:13 (04:08)
Summary
The speaker recommends a book about a person named Tim who is not bound by convention, much like the speaker, to someone attending a millionaire mastermind seminar. The speaker mentions their process for choosing books to read but goes on to recount a legend about Tim sleeping in a tree covered in mud.
ChapterThe Importance of Revisiting Previous Books and Lessons
Episode#125: Derek Sivers on Developing Confidence, Finding Happiness, and Saying "No" to Millions
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares his strategy of taking detailed notes on every book he reads and then typing them out into plain text files to be reviewed and internalized later, with the aim of memorizing all of the lessons he learned from the books.
1:16:13 - 1:19:28 (03:14)
Summary
The speaker shares his strategy of taking detailed notes on every book he reads and then typing them out into plain text files to be reviewed and internalized later, with the aim of memorizing all of the lessons he learned from the books.
ChapterThe Importance of Revisiting Previous Books and Lessons
Episode#125: Derek Sivers on Developing Confidence, Finding Happiness, and Saying "No" to Millions
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Derek Sivers shares his book recommendations and gives each book a 1 to 10 rating, with top recommendations listed first.
1:19:28 - 1:20:45 (01:17)
Summary
Derek Sivers shares his book recommendations and gives each book a 1 to 10 rating, with top recommendations listed first. The conversation also touches on the book "Seeking Wisdom" by Peter Bevelin and the book that changed Tim Ferriss' life, "The Magic of Thinking Big."
ChapterThe Importance of Revisiting Previous Books and Lessons
Episode#125: Derek Sivers on Developing Confidence, Finding Happiness, and Saying "No" to Millions
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The timing of reading a book is crucial as some books contain essential points that readers may miss if they read them too early.
1:20:45 - 1:28:08 (07:22)
Summary
The timing of reading a book is crucial as some books contain essential points that readers may miss if they read them too early. Readers may also feel overwhelmed if they read long books, but shorter books that have compact directives can be more effective.