How to Choose What Books to Read

In my forthcoming book, The Wisdom Pyramid, I suggest categories and sources of knowledge that are most conducive to a life of wisdom (see below image). I have a whole section and chapter on the wisdom we can glean from books. This may seem obvious (reading books for wisdom is sort of like saying eat your broccoli!), but its worth reiterating just how and why books uniquely contribute to our wisdom, which is what I try to do in my chapter on books in The Wisdom Pyramid.

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