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I have been on this journey this year. In previous years, I was focused on quantity over quality and retention. Would read many books, but didn’t really retain much from them. This year, I wanted to become more “well read” in ways that deepened my understanding of topics that matter in life (psychology, rationality, investing, etc.). “Learning how to Learn” became my first topic to pursue. The first two books you mention were two of the first that I read to help provide the foundation. Adler in particular changed my approach - I had been guilty of highlighting a ton and then moving on to the next book. By actively annotating books while reading (circling key definitions, writing questions in the margin, etc.), and pausing at the end of each chapter to briefly summarize in my own works what I read, why it mattered, and what I thought about it really made a big difference. After a week or so, I will spend the time to log my thoughts about the book in a Reading Journal, which I can use as a reference in the future for spaced repetition and recall. In case it is helpful, I also found “The Well Educated Mind” by Susan Wise Bauer to be very useful on this topic. Here is a link for reference: https://a.co/d/05jizH4g Note: I am also a huge fan of Shane Parrish and The Knowledge Project. His books are excellent and I would highly recommend them!