• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

A Grown Man’s Guide to Living Well

The Distilled Man

Actionable Advice for the Everyday Gentleman

SubscribeShow Subscription Opt-In
Hide Offscreen Opt-In Content
Hide Offscreen Search Content
  • Start Here
  • Social Savvy
  • Motivation
  • Style & Grooming
  • Career
  • Gentlemanly Skills
  • More
    • Relationships
    • Food & Drink
    • Living Well
    • Manly Know-How
    • Videos
    • Podcasts

2000 Books With Mani Vaya

Why every man should read regularly and widely, along with tricks for how to accelerate how you absorb information from books.

August 28, 2019 | By Kyle Ingham | May contain affiliate links (What's this?)

Share
Tweet
Pin
http://traffic.libsyn.com/thedistilledman/DM064-mani-vaya.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS

There’s no doubt that developing a lifelong habit of reading is one of the best ways to increase your wisdom and success in life. As the saying goes, “readers are leaders.”

My guest today has taken this to the extreme. In the past five years, Mani Vaya has read over 1,000 books in the fields of business and personal development. He now reads an average of seven books per week.

In this episode, we talk about why every man should read regularly and widely, along with tricks for how to accelerate the way you absorb information from books. Plus, we discuss the merits of quantity-reading vs. quality-reading, the importance of putting knowledge into action, how to know if a book worth your time, and much more.

Reading by itself is one of the most powerful learning habits we can develop”

Mani Vaya

Mani Vaya is the founder of 2000 Books, an online channel that provides business, entrepreneurship and self help book summaries for ambitious people. Originally a Physicist and Electrical & Computer Engineer by trade, Mani spent 13 years in the tech industry before realizing that he wanted to follow his passion for soaking up actionable ideas from the world’s greatest self-development books.

Episode Highlights

  • The first book that dramatically changed Mani’s life and vision for the future
  • The hacks Mani uses to gets through 7 books per week
  • How to stay focused while reading a book
  • The importance of taking action from what you’ve read
  • Quantity reading vs. quality reading
  • How reading broadly can help you create a network of difference reference points
  • How “mind maps” can help you internalize information from a book
  • How “chunking” can help you retain information
  • Just-in- time vs. just-in-case learning
  • How Mani chooses which books to focus on
  • When do decide to when to abandon a book or stick with it

Resources Mentioned

  • Menfluential Conference
  • The Power of Positive Thinking
  • The 4-Hour Work Week
  • This is Marketing,
  • Meditations,
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People
  • Example of mindmap
  • Made it Stick
  • Moonwalking with Einstein
  • 2000 Books Mental Toughness Course
  • As a Man Thinketh
  • The Obstacle is The Way
  • Think and Grow Rich

Connect with Mani

  • 2000 Books Podcast
  • 2000 Books on YouTube
  • 2000Books.com
  • TenBestBooks.org
Share
Tweet
Pin

You might also like...

Paul Churchill: Recovery ElevatorPaul Churchill: Recovery Elevator
How to Stop Saying “Um”, “Like”, and Other Filler WordsHow to Stop Saying “Um”, “Like”, and Other Filler Words
11 Signs You Are (Finally) A Grown Man11 Signs You Are (Finally) A Grown Man

About Kyle Ingham

Kyle Ingham is the Founder and Editor of The Distilled Man, an online channel that helps everyday guys become well-rounded gentlemen. Kyle is a husband, new father, blogger, podcaster, and a recovering advertising executive. For the past 7 years, he's been helping men learn the essential skills and knowledge they need to become better, more confident men. Kyle enjoys Bourbon, burritos and the occasional pirate joke. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and son.
 
About The Distilled Man | Listen to the Podcast | Featured Posts

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to the Podcast

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSS

Recent Posts

  • Career Second-Acts and Living Your Purpose | Paul Ollinger
  • How to Build a Stronger Marriage | Laura Heck
  • 2000 Books With Mani Vaya
  • Dating Essentials for Men | Dr. Robert Glover
  • How to Tame Your Anxiety | Dr. Loretta Breuning

Stay Connected

  • Home
  • Start Here
  • About
  • Contact
  • Legal Stuff

Copyright © 2011-2022 · The Distilled Man, LLC