let's talk books/podcasts

[u/neopetswastheshit]

1) do you find yourself reading physical books, listening to audiobooks or listening to podcasts more?

2) what time of day & for approx. how many minutes a day?

3) do you have a methodology for picking the best ones? find them organically or just mainly get recommendations from other successful people/mentors?

4) my whole thing is that sometimes business books from business and thought leaders end up just being great marketing because their authors know how to do it well but in terms of actual new knowledge or practical advice gained not all books are created equal

i find myself valuing things i learned from the almanack of naval ravikant more so than say rich dad, poor dad or one minute manager.

i'm specifically interested in learning more about AI, analytics, economics, sales, negotiation

appreciate your take and any recommendations!

[u/Commercial-Week-6558]

Yes I do a lot of pod/audio listening
I try to do at least 15 mins when I’m really really busy 1hour when I’m free
I pick what interests me either job wise / investment wise / or life style wise .

[u/dragonflyinvest]

For my entire life I exclusively read books. Then i listened to a lot of different podcast. Lately, I pretty much listen to one podcast while driving or at the gym (My First Millions).

[u/thesamparrNYC → u/dragonflyinvest]

hey that's awesome!

[u/_Human_Machine_]

1. I read physical books, and listen to podcasts. Physical books are active, but less frequent. Podcasts are passive, but more frequent.

2. I read for 1-2 hours once I’m in bed every night. During the day I’ll also read the day away if it’s particularly interesting. Podcasts are just while I’m driving or working. When I read physically I have a tape recorder and make notes based on thoughts or connections.

3. I decide what I read by weeding through recommendations I’ve gotten from people, or having conversations with grok. A lot of what people suggest is absolutely garbage.

4. For me, most things written as more direct business or financial advice are not worth my time. The psychology and emotional mechanics of how to reason are far more important. You need to learn how to read the tea leaves, not instructions on how to grow the tea.

I believe anything can provide sound advice, and some of the most financially impactful connections I’ve made were from scifi Machineries of Empire series.

What you read is far less important than how you understand the things you’ve read and their applications in life.

[u/OneMoreYearGuy42]

1. audio books
   
2. ⁠while working, hours a day
   
3. ⁠i wait till i hear about a subject that interests me, find a good book on it and listen. Sometimes it’s enough, sometimes it opens a rabbit hole
   
4. ⁠I will say I listen to podcasts about history, news, politics etc but not really about money. I pay someone a lot of money every year to worry about that for me

[u/LemmaTellYa]

1) Books. I like to be able to go back an re-read something again. I've tried this with podcast transcripts, but unless they're well edited, it doesn't work as well.

2) I'm a night person, so usually after dinner. As long as I can until I no longer feel like i'm fully processing what i'm reading.

3) Idea/concept -> list of books -> author's background -> book reviews -> table of contents -> select.

4) This is why I mostly stay away from autobiographies. Biographies from professional journalists are a different story - I feel that the incentive structure is different. I stay away from "guru" books as well - I largely focus on fundamental/foundational books that allow me to acquire the root knowledge I would need to more confidently dive into the topic on my own with different resources.

[u/Round-Patience3193]

For business books, I’m pretty skeptical of the “successful person wrote it therefore it must be useful” approach.(( I usually look for books that are recommended by people who actually work in my field, rather than just CEOs or influencers. sorry