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Reading more books by reading at the right time

This piece for UpdateSee collects the advice that holds up in practice. People who read forty books a year are rarely faster readers; they simply read at times others fill with their phone. Twenty minutes on the…

By Lucas Ferreira

Classic novels that are easier to start than their reputation

For anyone browsing UpdateSee, here is a clear starting point on the subject. Many classics have a forbidding reputation that the books themselves do not deserve. Short, fast and funny openings are common: a satire of…

By Hannah Weiss
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