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# Overheard : Return on investment from a book
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- Published: 2020-02-27T04:25:36.000Z
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- Description: Quote from “The Rebel Allocator” by Jacob L. Taylor on the return on investment from reading a book For around ten dollars, you get to have...
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Quote from “[The Rebel Allocato](https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Allocator-Jacob-Taylor/dp/173268832X?ref=kudithipudi.org)r” by Jacob L. Taylor on the return on investment from reading a book

> For around ten dollars, you get to have an in-depth conversation with an expert who dedicated years to distilling all the information about a topic. For the cost of a mediocre dinner, you get access to years of another human’s effort. I did the math. If it took the author one year of work, you’re paying them about one penny per hour. How much time does this penny-per-hour investment save you in culling through information? We’re talking lifetimes.