Strategic Reading: Balancing Fun and Purpose

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Establishing priorities in reading can enhance both enjoyment and effectiveness. Identify what matters most in your life and align your reading choices with those goals, whether it's for learning or a personal project. Incorporate a mix of serious and enjoyable reads to maintain interest and avoid burnout from purely educational content. Limiting the number of books being read at one time, ideally to three—one serious, one fun, and one on-the-go option—can help manage focus and prevent fragmentation of attention. Be cautious of the allure of new books; the impulse to acquire them should not overshadow the commitment to finish existing reads. Ultimately, differentiate between the activities of buying books and actual reading to cultivate a more fulfilling reading experience.

Alex Wieckowski is on a mission to make you fall in love with reading again—and he thinks AI can help.

Alex, who writes a newsletter that captures lessons from books he’s read and tips to become a better reader, Alex & Books, is a creator with over 1 million followers across social platforms. He’s also the author of a book of quotes that will inspire you to read more, Learn to Love Reading.

We spent an hour talking about how Alex uses AI to be a smarter reader, and we tested out a few strategies live on the show, including:

prompting ChatGPT to recommend books that will help me lead a creator-run business better,
understanding the deeper themes in Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha with large language models, and
using AI to create an actionable strategy for Alex to build a course based on the frameworks in Alex Hormozi’s business strategy book $100M Offers.

Alex clued me into what he’s learned about developing a good reading habit, and his best advice on how to reignite your passion for books. We also discuss Alex’s predictions on how companies like Neuralink, which make use of a brain-computer interface—a technology that allows users to control external devices through brain activity—will change the future of reading and books. Here’s a link to the transcript of this episode.

This is a must-watch for book lovers, people struggling to finish books, and anyone who wants to take their reading to the next level with AI.

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