★ The lifecycle of physical books

♠ Typically: Step 1 : buy a physical book — via Amazon, bookstores, classifieds marketplaces (e.g. Craigslist in the US, Kijiji in Canada, Kleinanzeigen in Germany). Bonus points for used copies. This should take up to a week. Step 2 : read the goddamn book. This is arguably the hardest part, albeit the most exciting one. As Alex Kotliarskyi puts it (emphasis mine): The 80/20 rule says that 80%…