第11章你有充足时间来阅读HowtoFioRead(2)
Hisgreatributedbyhisbiographersandotaloohisprofoundmediowledgeandinsightbutteion,forhewasaveryculturedmaerestedinwhatmenhavedohhouttheages。Aheonlywaytofindoutwhatthebestexperieheracehadbeeneoplehadwritten。ButOsler’sproblemwasthesameaseveryoneelse’s,onlymoreso。Hehysi,ateacherofphysidamedical-researchspecialist。Therewasnotimeina24hourdaythatdidnhtlybelohesethreeos,exceptthefewhoursforsleep,meals,andbodilyfuns。
Oslerarrivedathissolutionearly。Hewouldreadthelast15minutesbeforeheweimewassetfor11:00P。M。,hereadfrom11:00to11:15。ifresearchkepthimupto2:00A。M。hereadfrom2:00to2:15。lifetime,Oslerheruleoablishedit。Wehaveevideerawhilehesimplyotfallasleepuntilhehaddonehis15minutes。
Iime,nifitlibraryofbooks。Justdoamentalcalforhalfainutereadingperiodsdailyandseehowmanybooksyouget。siderwhataraerestsayofsubjectsarepossibleiime。Oslerreadwidelyoutsideofhismedicalspedeed,hedevelopedfromthis15-minutereadinghabitanavoalspecialtytobalancehisvoalspeongsEnglishliterature,OslerisknownasanauthorityonSirThomasBrowuryEnglishprosemasterandOsler’slibraryonSirThomasissideredoamahingscouldbesaidaboutOsler’stributiontomedicalresearch,tothereformofmedicalteag,totheintroduodernicalmethods。Buttheimportantpointforushereisthatheansweredsupremelywellforhimselfthequestionallofuswholiveabusylifemustanswer:Howdtimetoread?
Theabethelast15minutesbefotosleep。Itmaybe15minutesadayatsomeothertime。Iofdarsthereisprobablymorethaeperiodtuckedawaysomewherestillunassigned。I’veseensomecurioussolutionstotheproblemoffindingtimef。
Duringarmydaysiyearofthewar,IdiscoveredaPFmysquadronwhoseemedunusuallywellread。Ifoundinhis201filearemarkableandmilitarybiography。Hisfouryearsofservicludedtwooverseas,allmeritoriousbutwithoutheroics。Hadallofhisreendatihhewouldhavehadnotonlyhisission,butprobablytherankof。
Butherehewas,stillaprivatefirst-class—becausedespitethemilitaryemphasisoion,efficy,loyalty,andallothercriteriafpromotioplaysamostimportaimethisPFreendedforpromotioonce,hehadbeentransferredoreupagainsttablelanizationlimitations,oranewregulations,orasuperiorofficerwhohadfilledouttheformsilyottentheminhisthirdright-handdrawer。AndsohehadremainedaPFdhadtakenhisrewardiheamouhearmyrodigious。
Iwascuriousabouthismethod。Andoneday,beforeIaskedhim,Ifoundapartialaheeinanhourofdrillandformatithattimeatleastperiodofrestwascalled。Imaginemysurpriseonmyfirstvisittothedrillfieldwhen,atthea!”Isawohewholeloapaperpocketbookaoread,standingup。
&alkedwithhim,Ifoundthatfromboyhoodhehaddevelopedthehabitalittlebookinhispowhichhereadeverymidoihingelse。Hefoundabookespeciallyusefulandrelaxingduringtheperiodsofwaitingwhichallofusexperiencedaily—waitingformeals,buses,doctors,haircuts,telephonecalls,dates,performaobegiohappen。Therewerehis15minutesaday,ormore。Therewerehis20booksayear—1,000iime。
Nouniversalformulabeprescribed。Eaustfindourown15minuteperiodeachday。Itisbetterifitisregular。Thenalladditioesaresomanybonuses。Aheopportunityf-bonusesaremaed。Lastnightauromakefivefe。Ihadthekihahefifthatbridgeajoy。
Theoisthewilltoread。Withityoudthe15mierhowbusytheday。Andyoumusthavethebookathand。Notevensedsofyour15mibewastedstartihatbookoutiintoyourpoyoudress。Putanotherbookbesideyourbed。Playourbathroom。Keeponenearytable。
You’tescapereadingl5minutesaday,andthatmeansyouwillreadhalfabookaweek,2booksamonth,20ayear,and1,000ormlifetime。It’saobee