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How Bill Gates reads books


I don’t let myself start a book that I’m

I don’t let myself start a book that I’m not gonna finish you know when you’re

not gonna finish you know when you’re

not gonna finish you know when you’re reading you have to be careful that you

reading you have to be careful that you

reading you have to be careful that you really are concentrating particularly if

really are concentrating particularly if

really are concentrating particularly if it’s a non-fiction book are you taking

it’s a non-fiction book are you taking

it’s a non-fiction book are you taking the new knowledge and sort of attaching

the new knowledge and sort of attaching

the new knowledge and sort of attaching to knowledge you have and for me taking

to knowledge you have and for me taking

to knowledge you have and for me taking notes helps make sure that I’m really

notes helps make sure that I’m really

notes helps make sure that I’m really thinking hard about about what’s in

thinking hard about about what’s in

thinking hard about about what’s in there if I disagree with the book

there if I disagree with the book

there if I disagree with the book sometimes it takes a long time to read

sometimes it takes a long time to read

sometimes it takes a long time to read the book because I’m writing so much in

the book because I’m writing so much in

the book because I’m writing so much in the margin it’s actually kind of

the margin it’s actually kind of

the margin it’s actually kind of frustrating oh please say something I

frustrating oh please say something I

frustrating oh please say something I agree with so I can get through to the

agree with so I can get through to the

agree with so I can get through to the end of this boat so there’s this one

end of this boat so there’s this one

end of this boat so there’s this one it’s a fiction book called Infinite Jest

it’s a fiction book called Infinite Jest

it’s a fiction book called Infinite Jest what I’m trying to decide if I started

what I’m trying to decide if I started

what I’m trying to decide if I started or not because I watched the movie the

or not because I watched the movie the

or not because I watched the movie the end of the tour I loved it David Foster

end of the tour I loved it David Foster

end of the tour I loved it David Foster Wallace comes across as a super

Wallace comes across as a super

Wallace comes across as a super interesting broad thinking person if the

interesting broad thinking person if the

interesting broad thinking person if the book was like two or three hundred page

book was like two or three hundred page

book was like two or three hundred page book there’s no doubt as soon as I

book there’s no doubt as soon as I

book there’s no doubt as soon as I watched that movie I dive in but it’s

watched that movie I dive in but it’s

watched that movie I dive in but it’s quite long and complicated and you know

quite long and complicated and you know

quite long and complicated and you know I don’t want to make an exception it’s

I don’t want to make an exception it’s

I don’t want to make an exception it’s my rule to to get to the end over time I

my rule to to get to the end over time I

my rule to to get to the end over time I will make the switch but when I’m just

will make the switch but when I’m just

will make the switch but when I’m just sitting there at night reading often a

sitting there at night reading often a

sitting there at night reading often a paper magazine or the the book I’m used

paper magazine or the the book I’m used

paper magazine or the the book I’m used to that and it’s ridiculous because I

to that and it’s ridiculous because I

to that and it’s ridiculous because I care I have whole book bag that goes on

care I have whole book bag that goes on

care I have whole book bag that goes on my trips with me and it’s it’s

my trips with me and it’s it’s

my trips with me and it’s it’s voluminous and antiquated if you’re

voluminous and antiquated if you’re

voluminous and antiquated if you’re reading books like these you’d want to

reading books like these you’d want to

reading books like these you’d want to be sitting down for an hour at a time

be sitting down for an hour at a time

be sitting down for an hour at a time because otherwise just getting your mind

because otherwise just getting your mind

because otherwise just getting your mind around okay what was I reading is not

around okay what was I reading is not

around okay what was I reading is not the kind of thing you can do five

the kind of thing you can do five

the kind of thing you can do five minutes here ten minutes there magazine

minutes here ten minutes there magazine

minutes here ten minutes there magazine articles fit our short YouTube videos

articles fit our short YouTube videos

articles fit our short YouTube videos fit into those little slots and so you

fit into those little slots and so you

fit into those little slots and so you know every night I’m reading a little

know every night I’m reading a little

know every night I’m reading a little over an hour and so I can take my

over an hour and so I can take my

over an hour and so I can take my current book and make some progress

current book and make some progress

current book and make some progress [Music]

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