Bill Gates says he reads 50 books a year—here’s why obsessive reading might actually be the key to success

Bill Gates says he reads 50 books a year—here’s why obsessive reading might actually be the key to success
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Akadios finds himself being chased by bandits; as he tries to traverse a mountainous passage – the world seems to rip asunder as the bandits are engulfed by a chasm
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Seven Hours; It had been Seven Hours since she awoke, she had been found and was walked back home – Seven Hours of trauma
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Eliza Wright faces her fears against a formidable opponent named Maya. Encouraged by her friend Tyler, Eliza transforms her anxiety into confidence during the match
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It was the twilight of 2014, a moment in time when the air carried a hint of nostalgia and excitement of new beginnings; as the year was swiftly approaching its end
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Through chaotic battles and an encounter with an injured Zulu warrior, Thomas wrestled with his duty and moral beliefs, leading to a growing resentment
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Raven and Yasmin navigate their growing feelings for each other amidst societal pressures and rumours from classmates, particularly Daniel
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Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! “A Stranger Knocks” by Tananarive Due is a Best Novelette Locus Award finalist, “Another Girl Under the Iron Bell” by Angela Liu is a Best Novelette Locus Award finalist, “Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia Triantafyllou is a Best Novelette Locus Award finalist, “Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady Martine is a Best Short Story Locus Award finalist, and “Stitched to Skin like Family Is” by Nghi Vo is a Best Short Story Locus Award finalist! Congratulations to everyone!!! Plus, Uncanny Magazine is a Best Magazine Locus Award finalist, and Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas are a Best Editor Locus Award finalist!
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Ky is...Romance?
Did not have on my Bingo card the Red State White Nationalist Christo Fascists crowd...
1) googles reading material, and,
2) thinking Harlequin Romance type things are what they should be reading.
Just saying.
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I Ditched the Algorithm for RSS—and You Should Too - Joey's Hoard of Stuff
I waste too much time scrolling through social media. It's bad for my health, so why do I keep doing it?
Because once in a while, I'll find a post so good that it teaches me something I never knew before, and all the scrolling feels worth it. But I've stumbled upon an old piece of free and open source tech, relatively unknown today, which is THE solution of solving the problems with modern media without sacrificing accessible, good content: RSS.
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'New research published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests that handwriting helps children learn to read more effectively than typing. In an experiment with 5-year-old prereaders, those who practiced writing by hand—either by copying or tracing—outperformed children who typed the same material on a keyboard across a variety of tasks.'
https://www.psypost.org/new-study-shows-handwriting-boosts-early-reading-skills-more-than-typing/
March and into this month I branched out a little. I wanted to see what the Reacher books were like. Not sure I'll read more but it was fun.
I picked up Terry Brooks' latest (and his last) entry in the Shannara universe. It was a bit slow and lacked what I loved in the early books.
A non-fiction book on the decade that made me. It's an interesting look at the 90s from now and comparing to my lived experience.
What're you reading?
"Letter after letter showed me a refreshing disregard for that invisible tyranny of taste determining what we 'should'—even 'must'—read."
Jackie Snow for The Los Angeles Review of Books: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/reading-behind-bars-and-beyond-barriers