Hi, I’m Jim Clair.

I’m a professional reader. Here on this site, you’ll get insight into reading better, the dirt on Hustle Culture, and my conversations with books.

Reading offers you depth, understanding, and enjoyment. But popular forces mutate reading into a shallow exercise. Listicles like The 9 Books You Must Read To Become Badass trap you inside mirages of self-development. And instills fears of whether you’re reading the right or wrong books. Guru guff like Find and apply the book’s lessons hijacks your ability to extract a book’s true wisdom and saps enjoyment from reading. Bookstores puke social justice fare all over you as soon as you walk inside, making finding and reading great books a challenge. A far more satisfying and enjoyable way of reading exists.

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