Chapter 34

Read for insight

We have a problem. You are reading this. So why on earth do you need to learn how to read when you are already reading?

There is a difference between reading for pleasure and reading for business. I hope you get some pleasure from reading this, even if you are not a masochist. But I will assume that you are really reading this for business. You have my commiserations. By way of apology, let me tell you a story.

Reading with prejudice

We were all sitting together in the old-fashioned partners’ office. We all knew what all the other partners were doing; we did not need email because we had ears. Most of the partners had lightning-quick minds. The exception was Bob, whose mind moved at the pace of a three-legged ...

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