Ask the most successful people in the world what their secret is and a huge percentage of them will mention reading. But billionaires and founder

3 Tips to Get the Most Out of What You Read From Self-Made Billionaire and Stripe Co-Founder Patrick Collison

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Ask the most successful people in the world what their secret is and a huge percentage of them will mention reading. But billionaires and founders don't just get through a lot of books (though some of them get through an extraordinary number) Many of them also have specific tricks and practices to remember more of what they read and leverage that knowledge to improve their lives. 

Both Bill Gates and Elon Musk suggest working your way from big-picture ideas down to the details of a field by beginning with broad overviews and then digging into more niche titles. Mark Zuckerberg and Barack Obama recommend making time for fiction (science is on their side). Tim Ferriss has an elaborate system for annotating the books he reads, while author and economist Tyler Cowen recommends reading "in clusters" and giving up on any book that doesn't grab your attention. 

And now another billionaire super reader has shared a series of fascinating tips to get the most out of your reading. On The Knowledge Project podcast, Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison digs into the specifics of his reading habits and offers three ideas worth trying. 

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