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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

REI101: Become A Better Reader To Improve Your Investing w/ Alex Wieckowski

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Investing, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Robert Leonard talks with Alex Wieckowksi, also known as Alex and Books, all about exactly that, books! They talk about why and how to quit reading books, how you can find more time to read, how to read any book in one week, why speedreading is bad, how to find great books to read, and much, much more!  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 05:35 - Why you should actually quit books and how to do it. 09:44 - How to find more time to read and how to read any book in one week. 14:18 - Why reading a lot of books isn’t necessarily a good idea. 29:00 - How to find great books to read. 48:16 - Bad reading habits you developed during school and how to unlearn them. 49:57 - How to take notes while reading. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Get more content from Robert. Robert’s (Possibly) favorite book of all time. Ryan Holiday’s book Daily Stoic. Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad. Gary Keller’s book The Millionaire Real Estate Investor. All of Robert’s favorite books. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Robert: Website | Instagram | Twitter Connect with Alex: Website | Instagram | Twitter Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP. You could think of speed reading as kind of like roadblading through a museum.

0:06.1

Like, yes, you'll get through it faster, but you won't enjoy the art.

0:12.1

In this week's episode, I talk with Alex Wikowski, also known as Alex in Books, all about exactly

0:18.2

that, books. We talk about why and how to quit reading books,

0:22.7

how you can find more time to read, how to read any book in one week, why speed reading is bad,

0:28.5

how to find great books to read, and much, much more. Alex is a successful entrepreneur,

0:35.0

podcast host, and author. This podcast show is all about real estate

0:40.0

investing, so you might be wondering why this entire episode is all about reading books.

0:45.4

It's because if you do the things we talk about in this episode, it will make you a better

0:49.8

real estate investor. We talk about all the different specific real estate investing strategies a lot

0:55.6

on the show. You can easily go back and find the episodes that are about the strategies you want to

0:59.8

learn about or implement. So I wanted to talk about something that isn't often talked about

1:04.6

that can also have a big impact on your investing success. I really enjoyed the episode.

1:10.6

It's one of my favorites to date. I hope you

1:13.0

guys enjoy it as much as I did. Let's dive right in. You're listening to Real Estate Investing

1:21.5

by the Investors Podcast Network, where your host, Robert Leonard, interview successful investors

1:27.1

from various real estate investing

1:29.1

niches to help educate you on your real estate investing journey.

1:36.8

Hey, everyone.

1:42.2

Welcome back to the Real Estate 101 podcast. As always, I'm your host, Robert Leonard,

1:46.6

and with me today, I welcome in Alex Wikoski. Alex, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for

1:52.9

having me, Robert. Excited to you here. You are not a real estate investor, and since this show is

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