Zettelkasten and Evergreen notes opinion
Reading exposes one to smarter or more knowledgeable people. Thinking about what you read might make you wiser. By doing this everyday you will slowly improve yourself. For notes to be useful, actively engage with them
Make a distinction between peoples opinions and facts. For self-improvement one has to draw conclusions about facts, not copy other peoples thoughts.
After an idea has formed, put it into words. Only by explaining an idea can we really make it our own, and thus improve. feynman technique drawing
Literature notes
Active reading simply means reading something with a determination to understand and evaluate it for its relevance to your needs – Critical reading techniques: Active reading | Help Centre | The Open University
The Buffett Formula: Going to Bed Smarter Than When You Woke Up - Farnam Street Become smarter through active reading & continues learning
How to Get Smarter
- Read. A lot. Warren Buffett says, “I just sit in my office and read all day.”
- “Go to bed smarter than when you woke up.” — Charlie Munger You need to read critically and think → this helps have an (informed AP) opinion on matters
- “No,” says Warren. “We don’t read other people’s opinions. We want to get the facts, and then think.”
You need to make time to read (and then think)
- “I have always wanted to improve what I do,” Munger comments, “even if it reduces my income in any given year. And I always set aside time so I can play my own self-amusement and improvement game.” Reading is not enough, you also need to do something with the best of the ideas you have (read about.)
- Commenting on what it means to have knowledge, in How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler writes: “The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.” “Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day.” — Charlie Munger
Fleeting notes
Read → think → explain / use pipeline Nobody is born smart, but it is possible to become a little smarter every day. - to become smarter you need to actively think about what you read - slow down the reading so you have time to digest what you read - can you explain what you read? (explain like I’m 5) - Reading every day exposes one to smarter people - curiosity needs to be both cultivated and fed - combine new ideas with old ideas is how you can engrain material - this process is what makes one actually smarter