How I Read a Book (and How I Know if It's Worth It)
We live surrounded by books. Never before has it been so easy to get them. In seconds, we can buy one, download it, or listen to recommendations from hundreds of people. But precisely because of this, learning to choose what to read has become important. Because not every good book… is necessarily useful for me at this point in my life. Over the years, I've developed a fairly simple way to evaluate books before committing to reading them cover to cover. It's not a foolproof or academic method. It's simply how I try to decide if a book truly has something valuable to offer me. The first thing I do is read the description, but I try not to let it convince me too quickly. Descriptions are designed to sell. And there's nothing wrong with that. But I've learned that a good description doesn't always mean a good book. So I try to see it as an invitation, not as evidence. Then I read the table of contents. I find this part extremely important, and I think many people...
