REI101: Become A Better Reader To Improve Your Investing w/ Alex Wieckowski

68 min • 20 december 2021

In this week’s episode, Robert Leonard talks with Alex Wieckowksi, also known as Alex and Books, all about exactly that, books! They talk about why and how to quit reading books, how you can find more time to read, how to read any book in one week, why speedreading is bad, how to find great books to read, and much, much more!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

05:35 - Why you should actually quit books and how to do it.

09:44 - How to find more time to read and how to read any book in one week.

14:18 - Why reading a lot of books isn’t necessarily a good idea.

29:00 - How to find great books to read.

48:16 - Bad reading habits you developed during school and how to unlearn them.

49:57 - How to take notes while reading.

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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