{"id":134478,"date":"2020-11-12T19:46:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=134478"},"modified":"2020-11-12T19:46:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:46:45","slug":"how-to-read-fewer-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=134478","title":{"rendered":"How To Read Fewer Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZ3AsDIMm9s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To be considered \u2018well-read\u2019, one is expected to get through an endless number of books. Instead, like the Ancients, we should focus on the quality not the quantity of one\u2019s reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be considered \u2018well-read\u2019, one is expected to get through an endless number of books. Instead, like the Ancients, we should focus on the quality not the quantity of one\u2019s 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