FAR OUT #103 ~ Survival of the Fittest, Building an Anti-Library and Other Approaches to Reading

Listen and explore:

• The books you're looking for are looking for you
• Why you should be building an anti-library
• Why you should never limit how much you spend on books
• Survival of the fittest: let books compete for your attention
• The golden rule about reading
• The best place to download free books
• The Rule of Three, the Linda Effect and other filters for deciding what to read
• Why reading is so important in living a creative life

Mentioned on this episode:

• Tiger King Documentary
• His Dark Materials Omnibus by Phillip Pullman
• Midnight Sun by Stephenie Myer
• How to Read a Book by Charles Van Doren & Mortimer Adler
• Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Taleb
• The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Taleb
• The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams by Deepak Chopra
• Project Gutenberg
• Goodreads.com
• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
• Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker Palmer

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Credits:

• Photo credit: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/794533559233907049/
• Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
• Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)