So, depending on how fast of a reader you are it may take more than 2 minutes to read the post. Either way, the employment of this tip will greatly affect your reading. It has revolutionized mine.

Read at least 2 reviews: a 5-star and a 1-star – This is based on amazon.com’s review scale (I don’t like the stars deal, but I don’t have a better idea)

• • This will help you to discern whether to read or not to read
  • This will help give you the background to what is questionable in the book
  • I might agree with the 5 star or the 1 star, either way I know what to look for.
  • I want to thank Adam Keim for this one a few years back. This has saved so much time.

Argument: 

I am sure some of you are thinking, “I like to go into a book with an open mind, unbiased, without looking for a fight.” I pity you.

A book offers a cage fight. You are fighting with the author’s ideas and only one of you will come out alive. Either you will submit to his views or you will reject them. Either way you will be different at the end.

 Can you give us your top tip?