Summary
Mental Masturbation
“you are not allowed to consume anything insightful or practical unless you are willing to sit down and take notes on it”
- “mental masturbation” feels good. But what’s the point? Consumption must have a purpose.
- you must sacrifice quantity of content for quality
- i.e. consume less content/information, but the content you do consume will mean more to you because you actually sit down and take notes, take action, etc
Consume with Intention
- ask yourself: is this piece of content for fun or informational?
- if it’s for fun, just go for it. Don’t stress about notes or anything like that.
- in my case, most fiction books will be for fun
- for informational content, always take notes. Even if it’s a podcast or video
Note Taking
- use your own words
- add your own thoughts to your notes. Make them your OWN
Revisit Your Knowledge
- your knowledge should grow overtime.
- in order to grow your knowledge, you must revisit your existing knowledge to refresh it
- overtime you forget stuff so to counter-act this you must review your notes