This month we read: Socrates: A Man for Our Times by Paul Johnson The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius by Pierre Hadot Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley by Brent Underwood Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance by Christopher McDougall
I admire the volume of reading EPC constantly does every month.
On average how many hours do you try and read everyday? and what type of books have you noticed has the biggest carryover to investing? finance books or philosophy books?
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. We try to spend the vast majority of each day reading - whether that's books, SEC filings, transcripts, or business news. If you spend just a half hour or an hour reading a book to start every day you can make it through 30-60 books in a year, which really adds up. It's about consistency more than anything else.
Personally, I've found psychology books, biographies, and books about the founding stories of specific businesses have the most relevance to investing, and I find those categories extremely interesting.
I admire that! I have been reading 10 pages everyday over the last 3 years but have recently upped it to 1 hour and its crazy the difference in amount of knowledge you can retain when you allow yourself more time to get entrenched in the reading.
Ah thats not the answer I was expecting, I will have to expand the genre of books I read.
Great piece!
I admire the volume of reading EPC constantly does every month.
On average how many hours do you try and read everyday? and what type of books have you noticed has the biggest carryover to investing? finance books or philosophy books?
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. We try to spend the vast majority of each day reading - whether that's books, SEC filings, transcripts, or business news. If you spend just a half hour or an hour reading a book to start every day you can make it through 30-60 books in a year, which really adds up. It's about consistency more than anything else.
Personally, I've found psychology books, biographies, and books about the founding stories of specific businesses have the most relevance to investing, and I find those categories extremely interesting.
I admire that! I have been reading 10 pages everyday over the last 3 years but have recently upped it to 1 hour and its crazy the difference in amount of knowledge you can retain when you allow yourself more time to get entrenched in the reading.
Ah thats not the answer I was expecting, I will have to expand the genre of books I read.
Keep up the good work!