Effortless Reading Quotes

“In describing the overall approach to deliberated reading, you should notice that the three aspects, given in the opening of this chapter, all come into play. The first aspect, “understanding your strength and your situation,” is crucial in determining when to read, how to position yourself, and your overall goal for reading a particular book. From the second aspect, the “gold miner mindset” and the “one thing principle” come into play when you annotate the book and choose the most relevant chapter to read that will address the one big question that you seek an answer to. The final aspect, “building your reading habit around your situation, goal, and available cognition,” encapsulates the whole process from start to finish.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.  —Jim Rohn”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.  —Sun Tzu in The Art of War Myth”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“It is critical not only which book you read, but equally so, which book you choose NOT to read. Every time you read the right book, it puts you a little bit ahead of the game.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“In this increasingly complicated world, the greatest skill is to absorb knowledge as quickly as possible.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“The Success Principles, by Jack Canfield”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“As I finished the eightieth book (for that year), I landed myself a six-figure salary job at Amazon.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“#q (quote), #a (action), or [q] (quote), [a] action. GETTING STARTED USING AN ANNOTATION CODE If”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“using comments in a hashtag style.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“collect information for his speaking and writing. He calls it “note-taking symbols.” In his words: If an item is particularly important and insightful, I put a star next to it. If an item requires further research or resolution, I put a question mark next to it. If an item requires follow-up, I put a ballot box (open square) next to it. When the item is completed, I check it off.  If I have assigned a follow-up item to someone, I put an open circle next to it (similar to the ballot box but a circle rather than square). In the notes, I indicate who is responsible. When the item is completed, I check it off.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“Michael Hyatt, the author of multiple best-selling books,”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“K.Q. = Key quote. This note will later be typed up into a list of master quotes, which are then organized by theme, which I will reread once in a while. P = Plot. Crucial points in the plot. These come in particularly useful when I'm trying to remember the precise details of the plot. S = Style. Sentences and passages that are indicative of that writer's particular style.“ Timothy Kenny, the author of Accelerated Learning for Entrepreneurs, also shared his annotation code system: Michael”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“but I'll often find some of my best ideas come up while I am reading fiction.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“I recommend using an annotation code over a highlighter. It is quite quick to annotate a paragraph and give it a code, especially in comparison with highlighting. And any pen or pencil is sufficient for this task. A GOOD ANNOTATION CODE SYSTEM Aman”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“talking. Tim Ferris is big on meditation and the morning routine. Bill Gates is about working hard. Jeff Bezos values long-term investment. Tai Lopez has 67 principles that he teaches and lives his own life around. The list could go on.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“Here’s a little secret: Successful people compile and maintain their master list of topics and principles. As soon as someone touches on one of those principles, they get excited and could spend a whole evening talking.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“So I usually keep those lists on Evernote.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“maintain three other lists: A list of books you have read, including titles and authors’ names. If you read a book multiple times, record it in multiple entries in this list.  A list of your favorite books, ranking them in order of importance. I have my top 150 continuously being revised and reordered.  A list of subjects, including what you have learned, significant quotations, and book names related to subjects. My list includes the following subjects: strength-finding, humility, courage, time management, and more. They are the “cluster of knowledge” that I often refer to when it’s time to apply them. Goodreads,”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“Entrepreneurs read on average 50 new books per year (about one book per week), and avid readers read about three books per week. And, even more important, how many books will you be RE-READING this year? Do the same for each month.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“how many new books are you going to read?”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“Ensure you always time your reading. Reading should be a daily activity, not a one-day burst. 2.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“There are three times in the day you can most benefit from reading. Let’s say your reading time lasts 5 minutes per sitting—then you should spend 5 minutes before breakfast, 5 minutes before a nap, and 5 minutes after dinner (or before bed) to read.  Accordingly, classic books are best read in the morning. How-to, “tactics” books can fit in the afternoon before a nap. At the end of the day, reading an autobiography or biography is the best way to help you fall asleep. It can calm you down and detach you from your thoughts of work. At a minimum, start with 10–15 minutes a day, and do not exceed 45 minutes. It’s”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“After each reading, you need to give yourself time to put that knowledge into use.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“Putting reading at the bottom of the list is a way of sabotaging your progress. Reading acts like a pump that delivers action and wisdom into your life. When life is overwhelming, you should make sure the plumbing stream is fluent and strong, rather than turning it off.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“reading. Review them frequently in your multiple passes through this book—and apply them always, no matter what text you are reading.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“Selective focus, repetition, balance, and speed are the four components that make up deliberated reading.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“Roger Bannister’s 4-minute mile run is the classic example. In 1954, he broke the misguided, but common belief that it was”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“movies?). By feeding a virtual “history” to your brain, it will trigger hormone creation, producing necessary dopamine to drive a particular action. In other words, it will grant you quick access to higher levels of possibility.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“your goal is to understand: The context or situation that the subject was in  The surrounding human factors, especially the subject’s relationships with those around him or her The strengths and limitations of the subject at that time, including his or her knowledge, finances, physical being, and mental state By”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results

“a result, you shall find your own uncertainty regarding an upcoming challenge reduced as your courage increases.”
― Vu Tran, Effortless Reading: The Simple Way to Read and Guarantee Remarkable Results