How to Read a Book in 4 Minutes and Still Get Value From It
The best way I know to find the golden nuggets
Non-fiction books have a lot of fluff in them. There are a few reasons for that.
First, publishers are afraid of breaking the tradition and think people wouldn’t buy a shorter book for the same price. Next, examples, spread throughout books, help understand concepts better. And finally, included stories keep the reader engaged.
Drop all these reasons and you’ve got a 90-page book instead of 250 pages. So, realistically, a book only has at most 90 pages of content. But even then, a lot of the sentences are about why you should care and how they got to a conclusion. They also repeat the key message many times over to help you retain it.
But what you’re looking for in a well-researched book are the facts and conclusions. And some books really only have a couple. Because I value my time greatly, I wondered if there was a way to get the facts first, then decide if I wanted to get the examples and stories to understand further.
It turns out that there is, and it’s called Four Minute Books (4MB)[free], by Niklas Göke. He even created a publication for it. With over 800 summaries, there’s a lot to choose from. So far, every book I was interested in was listed.
