Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
If you feel like you forget books as soon as you finish them, you're not alone. Most people never move beyond basic comprehension when they read. In this episode, I break down the four levels of reading, how to work through a book more effectively, and why deeper comprehension matters.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - The goal
2:12 - Level 1: Base Camp Reading
5:05 - Level 2: Questioning Life's Decisions
7:39 - Level 3: Rattlesnakes
14:53 - Level 4: The View
20:42 - Review
22:21 - Lesson from Michel de Montaigne
IMPORTANT LINKS:
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📚 Visit my bookstore: edgewaterbookstore.com
📝 — Subscribe to my Newsletter Letter — thereadwellpodcast.com/newsletter
🎉 — Join My Book Club — thereadwellpodcast.com/book-club
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Until next time, read slowly - take notes - apply the ideas.
-Eddy
If you feel like you forget books as soon as you finish them, you're not alone. Most people never move beyond basic comprehension when they read. In this episode, I break down the four levels of reading, how to work through a book more effectively, and why deeper comprehension matters.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - The goal
2:12 - Level 1: Base Camp Reading
5:05 - Level 2: Questioning Life's Decisions
7:39 - Level 3: Rattlesnakes
14:53 - Level 4: The View
20:42 - Review
22:21 - Lesson from Michel de Montaigne
IMPORTANT LINKS:
* * * * *
📚 Visit my bookstore: edgewaterbookstore.com
📝 — Subscribe to my Newsletter Letter — thereadwellpodcast.com/newsletter
🎉 — Join My Book Club — thereadwellpodcast.com/book-club
* * * * *
Until next time, read slowly - take notes - apply the ideas.
-Eddy








