If you want to get more benefits from books in your life when you don’t necessarily have the extra time (or money) to spend reading, or if you just fancy seeing how I process and make sense of books I read, you can now join my private mailing list: www.getrevue.co/profile/the-pensieve I’ll share a summary, my (very honest) thoughts and main learning points from books as I read them. I’ll also add in highlights from the book, so you can hopefully benefit from it as much as possible. It’s called “The Pensieve”, after Dumbledore’s memory sharing pot. As it’s kind of a way for me to share my thoughts on books with you (and the name is inspired after my favourite book so it felt really fitting).
Elizabeth..."Be kind to yourself and others"...soo much touching phrase..n really loved this sentence...n it's mentioned in "the book of guidance " called ." Qur'an".. My recommendation to u is "Qur'an"...plz read it Elizabeth...my request to you as fan from the beginning of your channel!...I'm sure you will have lots of emotions in it...just feel it mate!
During high school I also read the summaries of books i disliked. I remember answering a question on a book (can’t remember the book) on an English test with a short essay. The teacher wrote under the essay: “wow you really understand the source material. Fantastic job!” Unbeknownst to my English teacher, I wrote the essay based on information I had read from the summary of the book online.
I looove re-reading books!! Every time I do that I discover something new and I just enjoy spending some more time in the world that the author created
Note taking is a great way to remember stuff and it actually shows what you feel about the book. A simple summary can be enough to take the value out of the whole book.
Reading is truly a wonderful thing. You can never have every possible experience or all the knowledge in the world, but through reading you become closer to that by living all these lives and feeling all these emotions and learning all these things you might not get to do in your life. It’s amazing!
This video had helped me a lot I felt so much pressure to keep up with what everyone else is reading until I went into a reading slump. Now I’m just taking your advice and reading what I like. Thanks so much!
I took a page of notes from you video! Thank you so much. I have had SO many rules around reading that the rules just kept me from reading. Books that resonate; re-read, annotate; find your interests no matter how weird. THANK YOU!!!
And now we reached the latest video I’ve been binging your videos the whole day and damn gurl I love you and your channel so much! You are so pretty yet quirky, i was trying to get over my writer’s block for a while now and your personality and character is such an inspiration!
You are the only other person I've ever heard talking about reading encyclopedias! I absolutely LOVED reading my parents' encyclopedias when I was a child. :)
Can't agree with you more, taking notes is a total game changer. It takes 2x-3x the effort and time to finish a book, but the long term gain is exponential.
I am a Chinese student and I also read English books according to my interests (e.g. physics and chemistry) and I usually associate the books with knowledge I learned while reading. The tips described in this video is helpful for me to be a better reader. Thanks for sharing!
Nice video!!! Sometimes we want to read as many books as possible but the really important thing is how much of the book you can keep for yourself and connect it with previous knowledge.
I really relate to the finding yourself down a weird rabbit hole bit. Although I don't take any notes so I invariably disappear down the same rabbit hole and find myself re-reading the same obscure paper that I read six months ago with a strange sense of déjà vu.
"Learning how to read" is on my summer goals list. I hope this video helps. Im a very slow reader and I almost never finish a fiction book, so I hope to fix that asap:))
I used to read for fun years ago before my GCSEs but it’s sad since then the only books I read for my education. I think I’ll try and get back into reading for fun. Great video Liz!
I don't know why but the first book that came to mind was "La part de l'autre" by Eric Emmanuel Schmitt. It's the story of two Adolph Hitler, the one we know and the one who he could have been if he had been accepted into art school. I remember loving this book when I was a teenager. Would definitely recommend!
Loved the crazy editing! And please collab with Jack :) And also, great tips! I am already in love with reading, but will try some of the things you said for sure! As a Brazilian I feel the obligation to suggest you to read Clarice Lispector - the time of the star, it’s a great literature book, very unique!
I love love love this video so much! And it’s probably my #1 video of yours! And for the first time I dare say that I could resonate to someone (you) very well. Somehow it makes me feel good (?) and I have realised that I am not alone. Most importantly, being a nerd is a cool thing! Thank you for making this video, I hope you’re having a good day! ❤️✨
It's great that you're finally done with your exams.... Videos is quick succession! And just went through your newsletter too!!! Love your content! God bless! ❤️❤️❤️
I recommend to you a book named " how to not fall in love with Elizabeth Folios" jijiji...how can be so beautiful, smart, so wise all at once...a delight to my mind indeed...oh when I was young my favourite past time was to read Britannica enciclopedia, which is now available online, then few years ago let's say 14 years ago I used to go down the rabbit hole reading Wikipedia etc, of course just things which interests me..till this day I never read blockbusters, which became movies...I like mainly science books, adventure, romance, chronological books so forth. Those are the books I resonate with...
I’m revisiting The Betty Edwards trilogy (Learning to draw on the right side of the Brain; Drawing On the Artist Within & Color, she has a 4th book but I have not consumed it yet) after consuming Danny Gregory’s Creative License Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are & Shut Your Monkey; Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic & Julia Cameron’s Artist Way trilogy (The Artist’s Way, Walking In This World & Finding Water). There are some actionable insights and intertextual illuminations in these books. There is a fascinating point Made in Big Magic that is discussed in the Magic Lessons Podcast but serves as a life lesson for “The Signature of all things.”
Loved this video! Not that I needed any convincing as I’m also a massive nerd and avid reader :D but it was really enjoyable to hear why you love books and I related to so much of what you’re talking about! I’ve also had the thought, “I wish I could live for ever so I could read every book in the world” haha. I think you might like the book ‘Already Free’ by Bruce Tift. He’s a psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner and draws upon both of these fields in relation to seeking freedom from suffering. I really loved this book. It helped me to think about and understand how my adverse childhood experiences effect me today, but to think about it in a less negative way, as well as how to deal with my emotions in the present. The reason I’m suggesting this is based on a few things you said you struggle with and because you have mentioned in your videos about being very emotional, and honestly I’m the most emotional person I know too so I can empathise! And also some of the things you have talked about in your newsletters made me think that you might like this book. If you feel like doing some deep introspection then this book is great for that :) It’s very short too. Have a great day! X
Thank you Elizabeth, I am slowly returning to books now after a long time away for several of the reasons you mentioned in this video. I am watching your vids and appreciate the inspration. To date, The 15 Lives of Harry August made an impression me and I would also recommend anything by Edward Rutherfurd or the Star Wars Legends but, that's just me. Good luck for your return to school. I hope you keep your channel going if it won't be too onerous for you.
I have unmedicated ADD and love the idea of reading but cannot focus no matter how hard I try. I always wanted to be someone who’d do nothing but read but no matter how hard I try I can never maintain focus. I envy your passion for reading.
I'm a lot like that. Easily distracted. I like to read most when I'm doing something else, like riding an exercise bike or eating lunch. The thing that is great is that when you do get into a book it's hard to put down and you find yourself focusing.
I once read Lord of the Rings in 6 weeks. If you know how dense the three books are...you will realise fast I read it. Total joy. I even had tears at one point. So moving...one book I recommend is Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. It's a great read!
I too have fun by just simply reading randomized categories that quite naturally leads down the rabbit hole. But, how do we, theoretically, connect subjects/topics per bibliography or otherwise, and become sufficiently well read in the respective discourse? Great post Elizabeth! Keep up the great content!
Now I think I too can become a best reader..... haha..... Btw thanks for this ❤️ waiting for your newly fresh ones.... hope it's coming soon....?? . . . . . Super soon* 🤨??
Loved this video Elizabeth 🥰 I’ve always been a big reader but lately have felt guilty that I need to be doing more “productive” things... a silly feeling but something that’s come up a lot for some reason! I’ve been diving into a Brene Brown rabbit hole - love all her books ☺️
@@elizabethfilips Yes me too ... to be honest I haven't actually just read a novel for a long long time! I used to love fantasy! I am obsessed with personal development books (and tend to find them easier to justify for obvious reasons!) but sometimes it would be nice to just enjoy a really silly read "just for the fun of it" and not needing to get anything out of it other than pleasure!!
I'm not sure if this will help anyone else, but I was well into my 30s before I gave myself "permission" to not complete a book. I would get bogged down by a book, but wouldn't allow myself to give it up. It could draw the fun out of reading quickly. When I decided that it didn't make me any less of a successful, intelligent, interesting, etc. person, I was suddenly freed to enjoy reading again.
If you'd a like a novel that's a cross between 'Moby-Dick', modernism and Nietzsche, I recommend 'Blood Meridian' by Cormac McCarthy. Or perhaps you'd like 'My Struggle' by Karl Ove Knausgaard: “All my adult life I have kept a distance from other people, it has been my way of coping, because I become so incredibly close to others in my thoughts and feelings of course, they only have to look away dismissively for a storm to break inside me.”
Ditto! Could resonate so much with this video, reading just for the sake of it is okay, there shouldn't be an obligation. You read books for pleasure. You read to gain profit. You do you! PS - Jack Edwards♡
Thank you for this! I've felt irresponsible and ashamed for re-reading fiction that I've enjoyed when I'm stressed, or when I just want to while away time. Thanks for highlighting that reading (or any activities) should be about having fun alongside other goals.
For a second, I thought you are talking about myself but then I realised it's Elizabeth 😅. The way you speak it automatically drives the attention of me and I also follow the same approach about reading books. This is the video I was eagerly waiting for it. Great video 👍 and lot's of love ❤️. My recommendations:- 1. Robert Iger ride of a lifetime 2. Steal like an artist 3. Deep Work 4. Shoe Dog 5. The Psychology of Money I'm into self-help books, if you want you can check this above mentioned books. I guarantee that you will not regret it.
I have some book recommendations. I only read non-fiction books for personal growth. You may also find them beneficial, if you haven't read them before! The Compound Effect - Darren Hardy ...excellent book, all around. The Slight Edge - Jeff Olson ...if you're not growing, you're automatically going backwards. The Magic of Thinking Big - Dr David Schwartz ...excellent book of success principles & tips. How to Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie ...relationship & communication skills. Personality Plus - Florence Littauer ...how to better connect with others, given their temperaments (I'm Phlegmatic/Melancholy). Leadership & Self-Deception - The Arbinger Institute ...how to serve others by being focused on their needs, not your own. Atomic Habits - James Clear ...the best book I've ever seen on creating excellent habits that stick. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson ...how to give more value to the things you do care about, & less value to the things you don't. These are my favourites, so far. I read all of these (or at least review my notes of them) every year!
Thank you for sharing your experience with reading. Inspiring! I got late into reading and I always read because I had to until recently at least. And notes yes notes with reading is a must, I take notes even on the rare occasion I read a novel.
I'm studying in weill Cornell medical college which is in Qatar Doha so in next two years I will become a neurologist So bundles of thanks for your wonderful videos
In year 7 I attempted to read for fun and out of class "The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkien(?) AKA creator of LOTR... too bad I found it boring. But I read lots of other books instead like Tamora Pierce's Tricksters series and Monica McIrva(?) "Upside Down, Inside Out". My pet bird Marie died today/yesterday night... I wish I had read to her before she died 🕊️♥️
You can join my nerd club. I enjoy creative writing, painting, composing music, playing numbers of instruments, reading, learning, I enjoy illustrations and dancing...I do not enjoy mainstream music of today or most mainstream movies...I love creating things...I can not stop learning, reading, creating...etc...I love learning from people...not just reading..I love fantasy...and creative writing. I also love scientific reading. I love Old English dictionary. I am into physics and astronomy as well. I get into this. I also love the metaphysical aspects of learning as well that deal with the esoteric, abstract thinking of the Ancients. I have some geeky videos. My friends are loners and geeks. I study Anthropology in terms of nutrition and the human/ cognitive development etc.. Bhagavad Gita book..It is an interesting book. I am not Hindu but it is an interesting read.
Elizabeth Filips ! Those rabbit holes what you call , is just a journey into a tunnel, where we jump into that world of the writers! Add Jules Verne said the more you read , the more small you start fell .
I feel that taking a lot of time to read in the beging leads to faster reading so if you just started reading don't feel bad on spending time on reading!
I totally agree with the last part of the video, I hate Shakespeare's books, *BUT* my teachers force me to read it. But I love reading books on science and non fiction.
