Collison's brother John advocates that at every moment one should be reading the best book available to them, and as soon as a better book is discovered, one should discard the current book in favor of it.
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Patrick CollisonEvidence Quote
“john has this insight that and it's kind of related to the previous point that um at every moment you should be reading the best book you know of in the world um i i mean i don't i don't mean kind of the absolute best for everyone but sort of the best book for you but like as soon as you discover something that that seems more interesting or more important or whatever you should absolutely discard your current book sort of in favor of that because any other algorithm necessarily results in you reading kind of quote unquote worst stuff of our time sub-optimal”
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Patrick Collison: Philosophies for Running Stripe, Hiring, Decision Making, and Reading— The Knowledge Project PodcastCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:17:01 PM
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