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144: Why Not All Readers are Leaders | 3 Big Mistakes Engineers Make in the Habit of Reading Books

The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership

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The Pitfalls of Setting Book Reading Goals

Setting aggressive goals for the number of books to read per year based on the reading habits of successful leaders led to a false incentive and bad behavior. This approach resulted in consuming books as quickly as possible without focusing on understanding the content or taking meaningful action.

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