#194:

"My father always said… …never trust a man whose TV is bigger than his book shelf."

– Emilia Clarke

You all know Bryan and I are huge advocates of reading books as portals to help you discover and live The Great Man Within You.

But we all know the experience of dedicating 5-10 hours in reading or listening to a book…and then having 99% of the wisdom slip out of our minds only a few weeks or days later.

So, back by popular demand is a guest we had on this show a year ago – episode #57 – called Your Ultimate Guide to Reading and Retaining Books featuring Juvoni Beckford.

Juvoni is a software engineer at Google, a disciple of the systems and habit based approach to living an optimal lifestyle, and a rapacious reader who devours roughly 60 books a year.

If you haven't listened to our first interview with Juvoni, you may want to start there first because he outlines some basic building blocks about: How to choose which books to read Why you need a "book purgatory" Why you should dismiss 1 and 5 star book reviews in favor of the 3 star reviews

Episode #57: Your Ultimate Guide to Reading and Retaining Books Part 1 feat. Juvoni Beckford

In this episode:

• Why learning can become a form of procrastination…and how to take your knowledge and put it into action
• A 5 step color system that Juvoni uses to highlight and capture the biggest ideas in each book he reads
• Why keeping a running list of obstacles in your life – and skills you'd like to acquire – is important in helping you determine which books you say YES to
• How taking thoughtful notes on your books are like down payments for you to become an expert, thought-leader, keynote speaker, author or content producer in the future
• A system that helps you to capture and organize your notes for easy reference later
• 5 books Juvoni recommends for 2021

Juvoni's 5 Recommended Books for 2021

• The Almanac of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth & Happiness

• Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit by Stephen Pressfield

• Human as Media by Andrey Miroshnichenko

• Your Music and People by Derek Sivers

• Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

Juvoni's Recommended Note Taking System: Para by Tiago Forte

Juvoni's book reviews: www.Juvoni.com/books

Juvoni on Goodreads: Juvoni's Book List on Goodreads

Juvoni's Blog: https://juvoni.com/

Juvoni on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juvoni

Episode #57: Your Ultimate Guide to Reading and Retaining Books Part 1 feat. Juvoni Beckford