Returning after a Hiatus* Today is just going to be a hangout with me and Aaron if you’re into that.. And later, we’ll return to more specific topics* Give a little personal history & history of the showFull Move to NYCTeaching* Less timeHopscotch Labs* Working on that* Beebot - coming SOON!!* Internship ProgramHope for The Local MaximumReading Habits and Strategies (for the busy)* Is it still worth reading books in the AI era?* What do I do if I get stuck on a book?* How do I know I’m stuck?* Can you read 2 books at once?* How do I deal with these enormous tomes in my bookshelf* What about textbooks?* Local Maximum examples* AJ Jacobs - easy to read! I didn’t think I’d be interested in the topic* Jeffrey Tucker - fun to read!* Sweet spot: 100-200 pages with SHORT CHAPTERS* Books with 50-page chapters - WHY* Topics: Current affairs vs History, philosophy, self-help, fiction?* Examples* Revisiting The Singularity is Nearer (<a target="_blank" href="https://localmaximum.substack.com/p/ep-323-the-technological-singularity">Ep. 323 - The Technological Singularity Part I</a> & <a target="_blank" href="https://localmaximum.substack.com/p/ep-324-the-technological-singularity">Ep. 324 - The Technological Singularity Part II</a>)* Tracking toolshttps://app.thestorygraph.com/* (pause feature and journal feature)* Take notes during or after; don’t wait!Upcoming Topics for The Local Maximum* Pull up the sheet* Will we have a schedule? I plan on doing this differently Get full access to The Local Maximum at <a href="https://localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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Ep. 328 - Restarting the Local Maximum: Book Strategies for 2025

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