When deciding what to add reading materials to your reading inbox, prioritize the following:
- Materials that are related to your current goals
- Materials that are both interesting and dense with relevant information
- Materials that are time-tested (i.e., classics)
- Materials that survey a wide field or several fields (e.g., E.O. Wilson’s Consilience)
- Autobiographies or biographies that summarize entire lifetimes of lessons
Having said that, you can still add materials to read just for fun as long as you Decide whether to read for fun or for learning and read accordingly.
References
Fast, S. (2018, May 25). The Barbell Method of Reading. Zettelkasten Method. https://www.zettelkasten.de/posts/barbell-method-reading/