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Hi ❤️ I could not do two fiction at once. 2 non fiction FOR SURE? Speaking of which, it’s leslie jamison pub day!!

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Do junk mysteries count? If so, I can almost meet my goal!!! Serious books with quality writing and difficult messages take longer.

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CAROL! My new goal is to collect all of agatha christie's 75 books, but in a slow way, whereby i buy one old piece of crap used one in scotland, and one in reno, and then all of a sudden i have them all. (i already have half, let's be honest).

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Great insights and very helpful. I use the VIM lense via Dallas Willard (The Reliable Pattern for Change -- VISION, INTENTION, MEANS) to explain my process in a similar way: https://resourcesforus.wordpress.com/2022/06/26/100-books-ive-read-so-far-this-year-and-how-you-can-read-more-too/

PS: Here are the books I read in 2023 (and I’m up to 18 so far in 2024): https://resourcesforus.wordpress.com/2023/12/29/books-i-read-in-2023/

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Thanks, Erich. I've never heard of the VIM lense. Will check it out!

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You're welcome. Willard primarily uses it in the area of Spiritual Formation but says change of any kind can happen if all 3 of those components are present. If you are missing any one of the 3, lasting change will not happen.

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Ok -- I'm digging in!

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This is good, practical advice for getting a certain number of books read. What about actually taking the information you’re consuming and applying it to your life? If you’re reading non-fiction, isn’t that part of the goal? Finding wisdom and applying it? Any tips for that? 😁

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Definitely that's the goal with non-fiction, but I'm reading less and less business or self-improvement non-fiction these days! When I do, my main thing is highlighting - real, or in kindle - and note-taking. What do you do??

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I get a physical copy and a kindle copy. I read the physical copy and highlight as I go. The next day I open the Kindle copy and make the same highlights referencing my physical copy. That syncs to Readwise which gives me a daily review of highlights and quotes from all my books. I currently fall short in creating a way to link and cross-reference similar ideas from all the various books I’m reading. I’ve connected Readwise to several of the newer-breed of note-taking and everything apps like Notion, Tana, Reflect, etc., but I haven’t decided which one I want to commit to.

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I liked Readwise when I used for a month and paid. now I think all my Kindle syncs still go there? But I haven't checked.

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As long as you still have an account, I think so.

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I love this!! For me, books that I read w my ears are non fiction and books that I read w my eyes are fiction! I always have at least 2 going at once

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I thought I responded but i could NOT with two fiction at once!

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Unless one was bad. If one was bad, then I could.

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It’s like watching two shows at once! You just pick up where you left off!

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