We all do a lot of reading on the internet - there is information overload in Twitter threads, Blogs, Substacks, HN, Medium(shrugs), Reddit and the infinite Slack/Telegram/WA communities we are part of. Here is a framework that I apply to focus on learning (not just reading)
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Every time I come across some post, I do a quick mental check to see if it is "CAR" compatible:
- Current - latest, an original thought and can be applied
- Aligned - to my interests, things I want to become good at
- Relevant - to my work and areas of growth

Practice what you learnt - it is important that you are able to apply what you learn - at your work, in side-projects or in a talk that you are presenting. If nothing tweet about it. This is the only way to make sure that your learnings stick and are useful when you need them

Write what you read - there are topics that cannot be applied immediately. In that case, it is important to write what you have learned. I use @readwiseio to collect highlights, sync them into @RoamResearch and then rewrite them in my own words (with a lot of tagging)

Serendipity - You come across valuable things if you follow the right set of people and build a strong network. Rely a lot on recommendations by smart people and then pay it forward. Have strong opinions and really push it to people who follow you. Thanks to @_swanand for this

One final thing I am trying to do more is read and understand the fundamentals from the source - a good book or long-form essays. Most of the articles flooding the internet posts are listicles and just clickbait - same content with a different title that just scratch the surface

Thanks to @vamskri for starting this conversation and help me put my thoughts together