The Read Well Podcast

📚 Read Slowly - Take Notes - Apply the Ideas My Response to a Reader's Judgement Read On the Web → Hello Reader, Occasionally, I receive a message from someone who’s angry with me. This happened again yesterday. There’s no need to share her identity, although you can find her and others in the comments. I’ll let you read her words for yourself: “All white. All men. All western. Read well? Yeh. No.” She’s attacking me on several accounts here. As you can tell, I’m apparently guilty of only...

Read Slowly - Take Notes - Apply the Ideas I'm Not as Smart as I Thought Read On the Web → Hello Reader, I’m almost 44. I have two college degrees (Accounting and an MBA), and I’ve read hundreds of books. I thought I had a pretty good grasp on things. Then, I went back to college for a degree in philosophy with a minor in English. I’m three weeks in and just submitted my first paper, an analysis of a short story by Flannery O’Connor titled A Good Man is Hard to Find. I recommend reading this...

Read Slowly - Take Notes - Apply the Ideas Is Your Book Any Good? Read On the Web → Hey Reader, The eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher David Hume said that when we think about art, we should not confuse the question, “Do I like it?” with the question, “Is it good?” This idea is worth considering when you judge the next book that you read. After all, what makes a book good? How do you know you’re reading something worth your time? Well, you may not like what you’re reading, but that...

Read Slowly - Take Notes - Apply the Ideas How I Read Books (Despite Distraction) Read On the Web → Hello Reader! Becoming a reader takes patience. It’s no different than going to the gym, eating healthy, or waking up early. When we try and do things that are “good for us,” we often start with the best of intentions, but then a few days in, find ourselves in the pantry surreptitiously eating entire bags of Oreos (guilty as charged). When that happens, start again. You might think you’re...

Read Slowly - Take Notes - Apply the Ideas Sneak Peek: New Book Club Schedule 👇🏻 Hey Reader, We've had a great first year with The Read Well Book Club. We've read a wide range from Charles Dickens to Seneca the Stoic, and built a quiet online spot without the usual ads and distractions. It's become a great place to make friends who love books as much as you do. Thinking about joining? Take a look at our reading schedule for the next year (June 2024 to June 2025) below. We've got 10 books...