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My reading strategy is to start as many books as I can but finish few of them.
我的阅读策略是尽可能多地开始读书，但很少读完。
Years ago I heard Charlie Munger say “Most books I don’t read past the first chapter. I’m not burdened by bad books,” and it stuck with me.
多年前，我听查理-芒格说："大多数书我都不会读过第一章。我不会为坏书所累。"这句话让我记忆犹新。
Reading is a chore if you insist on finishing every book you begin, because the majority of books are either a) adequately summarized in the introduction, b) not for you, or c) not for anyone.
如果你坚持读完你开始读的每一本书，那么阅读就是一件苦差事，因为大多数书要么是（a）在导言中做了充分的总结，要么是（b）不适合你，要么是（c）不适合任何人。
Slogging through to the last page of these books – a habit likely formed early in school – can turn reading into the equivalent of a 10-hour work meeting where nothing gets done and everyone is bored. And once you see reading through that lens, your willingness to pick up another book wanes.
慢吞吞地读到这些书的最后一页--这种习惯很可能早在学校里就养成了--会让阅读变成相当于10个小时的工作会议，什么也做不了，每个人都觉得无聊。一旦你从这个角度看待阅读，你拿起另一本书的意愿就会减弱。
Which, of course, is tragic. “The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them,” said Mark Twain.
这当然是个悲剧。"马克-吐温说："不读好书的人比读不懂好书的人没有优势。
Every smart person I know is a voracious reader who also says “every smart person I know is a voracious reader.” There are so few exceptions to this rule it’s astounding. College tuition at $25,000 a year comes out to roughly $100 per lecture. Good books – sometimes written by the same professor – can be purchased for fifteen bucks and can offer multiple times as much life-changing insight.
我认识的每个聪明人都是一个贪婪的读者，他们也会说 "我认识的每个聪明人都是一个贪婪的读者"。这条规则很少有例外，令人震惊。大学学费每年 2.5 万美元，每堂课大约 100 美元。好书--有时是同一个教授写的--只需 15 美元就能买到，而且能提供数倍于此的改变人生的见解。
The conflict between these two – most books don’t need to be read to the end, but some books can change your life – means you need two things to get a lot out of reading: Lots of inputs and a strong filter.
这两者之间的矛盾--大多数书不需要读完，但有些书可以改变你的生活--意味着你需要两样东西才能从阅读中获得很多东西：大量投入和强有力的过滤。
If you only pick up books you know with certainty you’re going to like you’ll confine yourself to reading the same authors on the same topics. It gives fresh oxygen to confirmation bias and limits your ability to connect the dots between different fields and different cultures. It’s better to have a low bar in what books you’re willing to try, and even the faintest tickle of interest should be enough to make the cut. Kindle samples are free, so excuses are minimal.
如果你只拿起你肯定会喜欢的书，你就会局限于阅读同一作者的同一主题的书。这会给确认偏见提供新的氧气，限制你将不同领域和不同文化联系起来的能力。你最好对愿意尝试的书籍有一个较低的标准，即使是最微弱的兴趣也足以让你入选。Kindle 样本是免费的，所以借口很少。
Once you’ve flooded your desk with inputs, you have to bring out the filter.
一旦你的桌上充斥着各种输入，你就必须拿出过滤器。
It should be ruthless, taking no prisoners and offering no mercy. Similar to dating, a book you’re not into after 10 minutes of attention has little chance of a happy ending. Slam it shut and move on. You’re not a failure if you quit a book after three pages anymore than if you reject the proposition of a 10-hour date with someone you just met who annoys you. Lots of fish in the sea.
它应该是无情的，不留余地，毫不留情。与约会类似，一本你看了 10 分钟就不喜欢的书，几乎没有什么好结局。关上它，继续前进。如果你看了三页书就放弃了，这并不是你的失败，就像你拒绝与一个刚认识却让你讨厌的人约会 10 个小时一样。海里有很多鱼。
This applies to more than reading books. It’s true for all kinds of data, research, conversation, and learning. Without flooding your brain with inputs you’ll be stuck in the tiny world of what you’ve personally experienced. But without a strong filter you’ll be overwhelmed with choice and paralyzed by inaction.
这不仅仅适用于阅读书籍。各种数据、研究、对话和学习都是如此。如果没有大量的输入，你的大脑就会被困在自己亲身经历的狭小世界里。但是，如果没有一个强大的过滤器，你就会被选择淹没，因无所作为而瘫痪。
A good reading filter is more art than science. You’ll have to find one that works for you. The bigger point is that the highest odds of finding the right piece of information comes from inundating yourself with information but very quickly being able to say, “that ain’t it.”
一个好的阅读过滤器与其说是一门科学，不如说是一门艺术。你必须找到适合自己的过滤器。更重要的一点是，找到正确信息的最大几率来自于让自己被信息淹没，但又能很快说 "那不是它"。