{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AI & I","title":"How to Be a Smarter Reader in the Age of AI - Ep. 30 with Alex Wieckowski","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4784,"description":"Alex Wieckowski is on a mission to make you fall in love with reading again—and he thinks AI can help.\n\nAlex, who writes a newsletter that captures lessons from books he’s read and tips to become a better reader, Alex & Books, is a creator with over 1 million followers across social platforms. He’s also the author of a book of quotes that will inspire you to read more, Learn to Love Reading.\n\nWe spent an hour talking about how Alex uses AI to be a smarter reader, and we tested out a few strategies live on the show, including:\nprompting ChatGPT to recommend books that will help me lead a creator-run business better, \nunderstanding the deeper themes in Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha with large language models, and\nusing AI to create an actionable strategy for Alex to build a course based on the frameworks in Alex Hormozi’s business strategy book $100M Offers. \n\nAlex clued me into what he’s learned about developing a good reading habit, and his best advice on how to reignite your passion for books. We also discuss Alex’s predictions on how companies like Neuralink, which make use of a brain-computer interface—a technology that allows users to control external devices through brain activity—will change the future of reading and books. Here’s a link to the transcript of this episode.\n \nThis is a must-watch for book lovers, people struggling to finish books, and anyone who wants to take their reading to the next level with AI.\n\nIf you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! \n\nWant even more?\nSign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free.\n\nTo hear more from Dan Shipper:\nSubscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe \nFollow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper \n\nLinks to resources mentioned in the episode:\n\nAlex Wieckowski: https://twitter.com/AlexAndBooks_\n\nAlex’s newsletter: https://alexandbooks.beehiiv.com/\nThe self-improvement...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tpm1hNSy8JXTtPDypo5McPF0S6eDqruRTGYywu9SVrc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNDM2/YzU4NDNmYTQxNTJh/MTEzYjE4YmJmYTg5/ODY1NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}