How to ‘Read’ 1000 Books a Year
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- In this video I'll be going over a few methods that allow me to read up to 1000 books every year.
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This is admittedly one of my more controversial ‘hot takes’ - please do at least watch the video before commenting. Point 4 in particular should hopefully address a lot of concerns ❤️❤️
Terrible you have to actually have to ask people to watch the video before commenting.
Nothing too controversial, aligned with some stuff you've said previously.
Regarding "go deep" do you solely do that through reading ie have you a way of going deep from Audio Books?
Time to take a step back and reflect on your audience's comments and criticism before you lose credibility and their trust. - someone from the audience
Replace read with finish in the new title...its still clickbait. And you're honest coz you're not "reading" the books but still sort of finishing (more like absorbing the main content/idea) them using your 'Summary Method'.
I agree with you.
Is there any place I can read the summary of the video? Finishing it is time wasting right?
After reading 19 books( 3 Fiction, 16 Non-fiction) , since October 2020. There's one thing I have to say, reading more book isn't the hardest part, infact it is the easiest. Remembering the lessons from the book and applying it daily in your life is the hardest part. Trust me, reading more book isn't going to improve your life. Applying what you read will.
Exactly you are right! ❤
How can i apply it?
I watch a lot of your videos.
The key is to skip straight to the comments and ignore the video entirely.
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Good to see you here, Jack.
Jack is here!!
@@aliabdaal laughing emoji. your cancelled
Quake tube is booking
This reminds me of his "productivity hack" where he watches anime on 2x speed. This ain't it bro. Quality over quantity. I often reread my favorite books every year.
Ali watches anime?
@@aditya_kanu ya he did a video on Hunter x Hunter I believe, how he watches on 2x speed and also time skips
their the ones that make shit things happen, then their are the people that sit back and watch shit happen, then their are ones that don't even know what's happening
@@account-nick 3 typa somethings in this life. Somethings that get shit done, somethings that watch shit get done, and somethings that ain't even know wtf going on
"The smarter you get, the slower you read." - Naval Ravikant
This only works for self-help books which are built around a handful of key ideas that are padded out with anecdotes or fluff.
And even for self-help books, sometimes I find an important insight in some example or a side-story that would be deemed unnecessary by the summary-makers.
@@oneexclamationmark Fair point.
Key tip : If you understood the video in 2 mins there's no need to watch the whole video. You can read the comments on the video and understand the message without watching the whole video!
wait-
This is how I watch 3,000,000 UA-cam videos each month.
Spot on!
Well kinda true lol neither you or Ali are wrong.. everything is perspective I guess
Hey Ali. I usually enjoy your videos, but I disagree with this method. It's not just about getting the core idea of the book. I know that you're writing a book right now. Wouldn't you like your reader to get the depth of the book by reading it entirely and grasping the minute and important details of the idea you want to present? If each book(non-fiction) is based around an idea or a concept, then you're gonna have 1000 big ideas each year. What are you going to do with them? If you have so much input, the value you ascribe to each idea diminishes. Quality over quantity in this case, definitely. I don't mind reading 20-30 books that I enjoy each year and take away the key ideas from them that I can use in my everyday life. There's a lot of content out there, good stuff too. There's no need to devour everything if it's not valuable to you. Everything doesn't have to be about productivity.
Absolutely correct
Also because you may miss very important parts of the story
Agree
Can you guys tell me any book which can be applied in all areas of life?
"Everything doesn't have to be about productivity" ..true..but if someones not interested, then their just not interested, imagine he comes across a summary of a book that he hates..why would he continue reading if he's not interested or if he doesn't see its ability to satisfy his intectual desires..so he moves on to another and another if he has to. You said not everything has to be about productivity...even you know that book reading is all about productivity, because if you didn't see it worth your time and energy, you wouldn't continue ..its the same with ali.. the only difference is that he just doesn't believe he has to read the entire book to find whats worth his time..maybe your love for reading is even more than his, so there's another thing too man
How I read over 10 millions books each day
😂😂😂😂
Considering the way his videos are progressing, I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't already a video in making.
Make books soup and just take it,,😁😁
Are you telling Goodreads that you've "finished" a book if all you've done is read a summary?
I don’t think this applies to fiction books or novels for example. In this type of books your not only trying to take quick value from the book, you are trying to enjoy the narrative.
In fact it is Stated In the title
@@24cf648 the previous title was how I read 934 books a year. There were no quotes on the word read and no specification of the fact that it was summaries or nonfiction previously.
Yeah changed the title because the first was too clickbait sorry about that
@@aliabdaal No problem, love your content, keep up the good work
Can you guys tell me any book which can be applied in all areas of life?
I am a huge fan of your motivation videos, but I think reading books should not be about only numbers. The more we focus on grasping the idea behind it or the more we focus on how entertaining the story is, the more our reading habits will be successful and reliable.
He mentions it in the video
For someone who talks about how "vanity metrics" are pointless, you seem to chase a lot of vanity metrics yourself?
"I read 1000 books"
"I'm one of the most-followed people on Goodreads"
"XYZ is amazing, but they aren't sponsoring the video" etc.
Literally though this guy is moronic.
Lol
leave him alone - he's trying his best to extract as much as possible from his devoted followers.
Of course, it is those metrics he so despises that makes him money. When will people actually get this? He's not obsessed with "productivity" but with money.
@@ChrisDhegarty You're spot on mate. Perhaps I don't agree with the last paragraph about him "knowing better" or with him being a "talented doctor". Firstly, he is clearly aware of what he is doing; he has been uploading this mumbo-jumbo for months now. Secondly, although he does seem to have received good grades during his studies, I don't think this necessarily makes him a good doctor. His moral stand as a doctor could certainly be questioned considering he decided to create this piffle then help the NHS during a bloody global pandemic, which was, and still is, massively understaffed.
If you’re reading books that can be summarized like that and you’re able to process multiple of them a day, you’re reading bad books. Read better, deeper, more difficult books that force you to take ur time. What’s the value in this?
This.
I used to feel bad about the fact that many people I know read way too many books compared to me. Fast forward in time and I have now realized reading provides the most benefits when read at one's own pace.
Agree, he needs to read harder and more thought inspiring books that are difficult to summarise (I find the summaries for these types of books are often lacking and miss most of the important insights). He also needs to realise that you can read 1000 books and get nowhere. Most top CEOs do read, but they place action over reading any day of the week. They often read 12-maximum 50 books really well rather than filling their head to the brim of surface level info that won’t be used
Lol this is because he just reads self help books that are just blog posts fluffed out to 200 pages so they can charge for it
I guarantee Ali is not reading 100 books from the likes of Niche, Hume, Tolstoy per year. And even if he is in theory “reading” them, you can’t get everything out of them that quickly, its simply impossible.
@@TheHistoryReader He'll soon be releasing his own self help piffle in a context of a book. I won't be holding by breath for that.
Ironic enough I use a similar techniques to watch your videos.
This is dumb. This completely destroys the process of discovery within a book. And how am I supposed to know what I want out of a book?
This also is hugely disrespectful to authors. A book is not a TikTok. You’re supposed to read the whole thing to understand the whole thing.
I’m not some telekinetic telepathic book critic either. If it’s like 4/5 stars, who cares if I “already understood the whole idea, story, and all the little details because I’m built different” 2 pages in. New quality information, why would I not take it all in? And even if it’s not “quality” in your eyes, this is how you systematically dodge all the ideas you disagree with
For example, 12 Rules For Life by Jordan Peterson. You can just look up the twelve rules in a bulleted list- “haha I already understood the whole book. I’m so smart, I saved so much time.” No but if you actually read the book, you’ll be like “Wow, so many new insights, so many new connections” or “Hm, I’m not sure I agree with these ideas, but that’s an interesting way of thinking.”
The hubris in thinking you just know everything and know what’s important before you’ve even opened the book. And then you go out flaunting “I read a thousand books.” Get the f*ck outta here
I agree with this comment completely. 👍
I do agree that, you can’t get all the insights of the book without reading it, but it is better than not reading anything. I get stuck in a book a lot of times, to know. If you are curious to learn you would, if you are not just go to the next. It is more of don’t be a perfectionist, than discarding books like Tik Tok’s. You only read a book because you are curious, most likely that’s why you read 12 rules for life. I do think that reading summaries of 1000 reviews and considering as reading 1000 books is silly.
It’s not dumb.
Calling it 'Dumb' is ironically dumb.
This video is just a suggestion, not once is he making you do these things, therefore there shouldn't be any reason for you to criticize this video.
He said at the start of the video he doesn't read 1000 books you moron.
If you cannot comprehend the first 30 seconds of a video I do not recommend comment controversial things.
Have a good day Nicholas.
How i read a lot of book summaries and try to make it look like i read the whole thing.
I agree with your point that reading is inaccurately put on a pedestal and book count tracking is a vanity metric, but that shouldn’t be conflated with saying you should only bother to consume books that are easier to digest and can be read or summarized without effort. You want to be a gym shark athlete with toned muscles to raise your romantic capital or whatever, but that’s purely a vanity measure, you can be completely healthy with a good diet and cardio, only mild resistance training for muscle maintenance. Why bother to be a gym shark athlete if it’s only for the approval of other people, instead spend your lifting time jogging and you will run 1000 miles a year.
Of course we do things that require effort that aren’t required, and sure they aren’t always fun, but I’ve never finished a hard or long book that I wish I hadn’t bothered to read, just like a gym shark athlete doesn’t regret all those mornings they woke up sore and stiff as a board. And to clarify I haven’t finished every book I’ve started, and you shouldn’t have to. I quit because I find I cannot understand enough of the text or it’s poorly written, but I certainly wouldn’t claim I’ve read those books and I wouldn’t pretend to have understood their full contents by rattling off a summary of their poignant messages. Of course I don’t read a lot of pop psy, I have you for that.
And the method you propose is only seeming to swap out one glorified falsehood, that reading hard books is praiseworthy, for another, that acquiring vast amounts of knowledge is praiseworthy. But someday we will die Ali, as per the difficult, boring meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Whatever happens after that point, it’s difficult to imagine that the amount of hard books you struggled through, the amount of muscle mass you acquired, or the amount of nonfiction you distilled into notion will have any use.
Yes, learn lifelong. Prioritize knowledge volume over struggle, self realization, and imagination? I guess that’s not as easy a decision as this video makes it sound.
Big fan, but this ain’t it chief. I read about ten books a year and people still mistake me for an intellectual so to all the people who read 1000 summaries or finish 100 books just to tell people that number, you’re trying wayyyyy too hard
Edit: also the irony of you telling people to watch the whole video before commenting smh
Exactly! You have articulated your thoughts brilliantly. We will all die one day, let's not get their in a hurry.
Ive seen 300 movies this year...I mean I didnt see the whole movie just the trailer...that counts right?
With trailers nowadays, you can.
My personal method for reading more books per year (and remembering what I actually read).
1) Following my natural curiosity - if you're curious you'll naturally read more and you'll naturally retain whatever you're reading.
2) Stop reading when I'm bored - honestly it's totally ok to stop reading a book whenever it becomes boring or is no longer useful. Ali also mentions this in the video and its completely true.
3) Read on a need to know basis instead of a just in case basis. If you're reading something to help you with an active problem, again, you'll read more and you'll be putting into action what you read, which will help you retain the knowledge long term.
These few changes completely changed my life, without them, I never would have found information that has now completely changed my life. I hope it helps you too 💙
Ali, you don't need to do this clickbait titles. Your content is good enough on its own.
He needs to create content every week to make money. But lately the videos don’t look authentic anymore. They are videos for the sake of making money. Sad.
@@marcel948 That's how most money-making channels work. Let's give Ali the middle finger and move on.
@@someonewhocares...2513 I didn't want to offend him. I like his videos a lot. But creating clickbait titles with the same content every other day doesn't create any value for the audience, and he's alienating from the people who really appreciate his work.
@@marcel948 It has become so formulaic, it's kinda sad.
This video pretty much describes the reading workflow of Naval Ravikant - he is not ‘proposing’ anything new
'How to read a one page summary of 934 books in a year'
So basically, a new movie comes out and this dude asks his friend the whole story, spoilers n stuff and then decide whether to watch it or not..
He mostly reads self help books(the title says non fiction)
Title got changed bro, it was "how i read 1000 books a year"
Don't get me wrong, Ali is a gobshite and his videos are pure clickbait, but I mostly watch movies that I get recommended from people and whose plot I know in advance.
My OCD would never allow me to leave the book without finishing it.
I want to read books but OCD doesn't let me to read books
Same lol, I generally have really bad ocd
i HATE you clickbait titles, Ali. You are not playing the game with dignity. I came here just to mention this old thought of mine. I don’t watch your videos all the time because of this. You are a great guy, but the ego trap has gotten you.
Even if you finish 100 books a year. I wonder how much do you remember from them. 🤔
The sad truth is you can't remember much without taking notes. All these fast readers don't retain much. Extremely few people can read once and remember mostly everything.
I'd say it depends :))
If it has been a good read, I usually retain the gist simply by relating it to what I already know (some non - fiction books explain in a much deeper way concepts that have just been mentioned in other books, this way connecting the dots becomes much easier)...but If the book I'm reading gets tougher I take notes (Well, I Take notes most of the times )
Really enjoy your videos Ali but you’re taking this a little to far. What’s the point of reading the book AFTER having already read all the important points in a summary? Same way you say you watch everything at 2-3x speed, feels like you can’t enjoy an activity, everything has to be productive. Not desirable to me
I read 200 books a year...all the way through 😬
How do u remember everything you read? I have to take notes for every important information I stumble upon.
Jeez, impressive
@@redexsuperior5462 Thanks 😊
Jesus Christ, you are a super reader
@@diegoalejandrosegura1398 hehe 😊👍🏻 getting a kindle helps too
My first reaction: "Is he sure about the title? That sounds like a lot my friend" 😂
A couple of years ago, I started listening to book summaries on UA-cam, skimming books, and only reading books in their entirety when I felt that was truly beneficial to me. This has been a game changer regarding how much I can absorb and apply. I still struggle with a feeling of guilt about needing to read every book from cover to cover in the traditional way. But I’m working to free myself from that guilt feeling.
Would 935 be better? Criminy, this "productivity porn" is getting to be too much.
leave him alone - he's trying his best to extract as much as possible from his devoted followers.
Why would anybody want to read 1000 books a year,read 20 quality books a year.
QUALITY, do not read over and over stupid productivity books
In which I pretend I'm a reader but hardly read any books at all.
I have actually followed up on almost all of these websites or services you use on all your videos. Awesome job staying relevant. It’s very helpful. Thank you.
"If you only read the books because everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." -Haruki Murakami. Hope you keep reading and living the moment
Not necessary. You are not limited by this knowledge and the only thing "reading popular books" does is the ability to discuss them with someone.
@@ivanjermakov I agree but what I was saying is that if you are only reading it because it is a popular book, then it would not help you.
on the other hand: you don't know what everyone lese knows.
I don’t agree. We all interpret books differently, just because you and I read the same books doesn’t mean we’ll have the same thoughts or feelings about these books. That’s why in literature classes, book clubs, etc, opinions always differ about the required reading. I’m not a fan of Haruki Murakami for instance, yet millions are. Evidently, what I got from the book is not what the millions who love him did.
different people have different mindset to channelize these popular book information into their field in better way compare to those who don't know these secrets and self help books makes you efficient
Loving the speed of narration in this video. I didn’t need to speed it up. 🙌
Woouvv, looking at comments, it is quite good to see the way people react to this video. We can also say that this is a great opportunity for Ali to get to know his community better. Because it looks like people's understanding of "reading a book" is quite different than Ali's.
The way i see, there are people like Ali who wants to read almost every book that they feel interested (like truly, how many of us read the back cover of a 1000 different books?) and this method only works for them. But for the majority of people, reading a book is about having fun or getting an insight from that book, so it doesn't work.
I must say the most inspiration I got out of books is by reading between the lines and being reminded about something which was actually unrelated to the books topic.
I bought my first ever e-reader this year since watching your video about how the Kindle has changed your life and I have to admit my Kobo e-reader has definitely changed my life in the few months (bought it in April 2021) that I've owned it. I carry to almost everywhere and it brings an easy to reading I didn't know existed. Thank you!
Reading only 20 books in a year - reading them properly, and reflecting on them - would benefit one far more than your summarisation method. Perhaps with age you will come to realise how utterly silly this video and your obsession with ‘productivity’ and optimisation really is.
Ali did say after reading a summary that if it’s a book that resonates or sound interesting, that he would “read it properly”. A summary is the best way to know if a book is worth reading all the way through.
This is not about productivity. One should not have the obligation to finish every book he/she reads. We should read for fun and to get maximum value out of the content. If we find something actually interesting, I highly doubt we would leave it halfway. Our time is more precious than any book, so why waste it upon reading something uninteresting?
I'm loving the animated feature on the edits! Can you please tell us what software you use to make this?
This is such great and helpful information! Thanks!
Not watched this yet, but that’s great click-bait title Ali! 😂
I watched the first two minutes and moved on to the comments. haha, what a twat this Ali is.
A question for you, Ali. How exactly do you look at success? Is it just fame, money, health & power?
Sorry its off topic!
Probably just money.
Thanks for the motivation and useful insight of books.
Never could get into productized book summaries. They miss so much of the actual highlights of the books. Blinkist was notoriously bad for just putting up summaries just to expand the catalog.
Ali, your videos always inspired me. Will you make a video course to explain in details ?
Interesting take, defo agree that there's a 'status' thing with finishing books but if you get the same value from it without having to finish it then that's just efficient like it just makes sense
Great video Ali, wanted to offer my opinion on the foreground plant though (for what little it's worth as one man's opinion). I found it a little distracting having the plant on the left of the screen in the foreground and thought it took focus away from you and what you're saying. Love you lots though Ali and still really enjoying the content, you're one of my favourite UA-camrs and I've been following you for a while - keep it up!
I am here to start, thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
Ali!! You inspired me to get a Kindle. Thank u master Shifu 🙏🏼
Me too 😂
I feel like it’s not the amount of books you read it’s what books you read.
This is how I draw, I draw to attain that feeling of having done something, and completing it is definitely a diff feeling but, it is less value for time, perfection is expensive, fun isn't.
AMAZING KNOWLEDGE THANK YOUUUUU❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hey Ali! First of all great video. Secondly I have been learning python by watching UA-cam tutorials. Now I have completed almost all basics of python and I don't know what to do next. Your advice on what to learn next will be very much appreciated.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts!!
Great video. Inspiring!
That's awesome! #Goals 🚀
Anyone else appreciate the crispiness of Alis Videos 💫 📸
I have a question! What about physical books? I think I enjoy them more when I hold the book, when reading and not using technology for a book. I find it as a break from Screens.
Hey Ali, thanks for the valuable content. What Kindle would you recommend ?
Te sigo en Goodreads 😄 Pregunta ! Hay un libro que leo, y lo tengo en "leyendo" en G.R sin embargo noto que NO me gusta. Aún así debo calificarlo con comentario y estrellas (?) Noto que me aburre. O sólo lo quito de G.R? 😌
This is such an awesome idea to implement in my reading. Unfortunately my situation doesn’t let me stop and skip a section nor write down notes or save sections to help me remember hopefully later i can revisit these books and have a better understanding.
I appreciate this. Though I don't agree with your ways, I understand where you're going with this since your method could be helpful to some.
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reading books is something i'm still working on and still figuring out on how to make it a habit.. and i reread some books that i like.. ik we should seek continuous learning but learning is not limited to reading books.. i constantly learn through introspection and satisfying my curiosity about things, people and life itself
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do what works for you
Hey Ali! Did u make that sketch at 0:49. Seems like ur goal about learning sketching and illustration is coming to life
Absolutely Amazing Video @Ali Abdaal
First comment. Best of luck Ali. Following you since 20K subs.
Point well made!
I totally disagree with this statement :-the fact that book completion is explicitly intend to signal others.In other words, how many books I have red so that we could say others.
The ironically would be 'I WOULD READ 100 FAVORITE BOOKS OVER AND OVER UNTIL I GRASPED IT FULLY '
It's like Bruce Lee said "I don't fear a man who knows 1000 kicks or punches ,I fear a man who practiced 1 kick for 1000 times.
Man i am waiting for your book more than any other book.
Loved your tips! sometimes it's beautiful to read an entire book just by the sake of enjoying literature and not just acquiring knowledge with summaries 😉
Informative stuff and was great to see you on Lewis Howes
Interested to see your take on fiction novels, the best ones you've read! 😀
Ali, what plug-in are you using for those zoom ins? They’re super smooth!
Good stuff!!
several months ago I found this insight namely from Ali about not finishing book if there is no sense. That made my life easier because previously I felt like a guilty when i was not finishing it but now that's okay.😜
Hey 👋 thanks
Nice job 👍 👏👏👏
I have a question if i make audiobook amd earn from is it gonna be illegal? Or if i create summery of books in audio form is it illegal?
Clickbait Abdaal
Just kidding
U don't need to put titles like this your content is great own it's own
I guess it's a preferential thing. Though I'm perfectly happy fully understanding and memorising around 10 good books a year (implementing tips from your Zettlekasten video and using Obsidian to do it), because I see it more as a hobby to satisfy my intellectual curiosity than something I need to squeeze the maximum amount of info in the shortest timeframe possible just because I've got an inkling of what it's about, otherwise it becomes more of a chore than something I enjoy doing. Fictional books infinitely moreso.
It's an interesting take for those who want to review and get the gist of many books as possible if that's their thing, my intrinsic motivations simply do not support this method.
Step 4 is pretty much how I operate by default whether I like the book or not. If it's a boring read, I simply power through it. My satisfaction comes from overcoming a hard, boring, yet maybe insightful read, It's kinda difficult to explain (I'm not eloquent in wording mental experiences).
If the book is utter trash, then at least I've mastered it's contents, I gave it a fair chance, even if said info isn't all that useful or its something I already know, which happens to be the case a lot of the time! Its sort of paradoxical in a way, sounds like I'm contradicting myself, though I enjoy the challenge of a 'tough', 'putting the mind to sleep every page' kind of book having come out the other side. For me, it's not always about the potential quality of insight the book can provide for me. Does that make sense? It's not for everyone of course, I'm just weird like that.
Love your work, but I respectfully disagree on this one for the most part. I think this sort of stuff is very personal and opinionated, definitely a mindset thing like you said. Saying that, you've definitely ruffled a few feathers down below in the comments, tis quite the fire you've stoked! 😁
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Thank you
Ali Abdaal
Every personal development book is based on one core idea. Watch a debrief video to get that idea and move on. Minimum viable information required to enhance your life. Instead, spend more time on fiction, fantasy, history, etc. That's where the real thrill come from. This constant need to read 18,000 books a year on habits, productivity, confidence, etc. to be successful is really getting old.
Reading a book is very personal to each mind , different people take different connections from the same book. I’ve often tried to read the summarises of the book and found that it completely takes away the whole experience of reading it .
I'd be interested in knowing what proportion of books you read on Kindle, audible and paper.
Summary of the video
Fill the funnel
Make it effortless
The blog post mindset
Go deep
Thanks, don't have to watch the video!
I feel there are some books that i want to 'go deep' on and i use the method i use for language learning, first listen on audio and dont worry about not digesting it all, then re-reading
Hi Ali, can you share your notion template on book notes as well? 🤗
I would love to be able to buy the books.
I find myself skipping chapters when I read non-fiction. When I read fiction, I just want to read it all because I am reading for pleasure.
Who’s your illustrator? I like their sketches a lot
I totally agree that there’s a certain pressure to “finish” a book. I feel like I can’t just give up and move on, to the point I’ll stop reading all together rather than just move on and read something else. I need to stop doing that.
I don't mind having a page open for days on end and reading the same page, learning a new mindset or new use of words.
I like reading books where i learn new words, or thoughts from great historical figures.
Love the way words and letters have change the past 1000 years.
Keep one page open on your desk that mean something to you from the book you read before, and read it every morning while you read a new book at night. And repeat.
Problem with audible is that you cannot export the important bits for spaced reviewing... (or can you somehow and I just don't know it?)
The ability to listen to books VS losing the highlight feature makes me question how effective would it be long term.
Love Goodreads. I'm gonna follow you. Also, Audible is extremely awesome. This video is great!! Thank U for sharing this. I was forcing myself to finish a book that it's not bad, but it is not my taste. So I'm gonna apply your advices.
Hey Bro! This is my first comment on your channel and I am grateful that your video popped up on my home page. Watching your videos makes me so much motivated to work harder. I love the way you put everything in an easy method. During this pandemic, I've lost my concentration and focus on classes both on online and offline and I'm sure many of them are dealing with the same! I'd be really grateful if you could make a video on this topic:)
Dam, when I saw the notification for this video I thought to ask" are you going to make it a goal to read 1000 books by the end of this yr? (Fiction +/ Non-fiction, it doesn't matter to me books are books and the worth is what we learn)"
I appreciate your newsletters however.
Edit: Good video, Thanks Ali.
Yay. Thank you forr telling me about good reads. Anyone know how to link audible and good reads? I'm going to follow you on good reads 🙂
Your wpm Ali?
The speed reading book by Tony Buzan . Is it a good book which will make my reading better, Ali Abdaal?
@@steveanderson3457 What class do you read in,please?
@@steveanderson3457 Don't mind , can you please tell me how much you memorize with such a great speed ?
@@steveanderson3457 I read in class 10 . My wpm is only 231. I can memorize almost 89% of my text with this speed. I heard that 3850 wpm is possible. But can't believe. But your speed dose motivated me to do better.Your age please? I am 17.
@@steveanderson3457 Oh that's great . Your country ? I am from Bangladesh.