I’m pretty analog about it. I’m good at collecting and filtering info; it’s one of my strengths among many other weaknesses. I focus on like a dozen specialists. An AI expert. An energy expert. A South American expert, etc. I keep track of what they say. And then I have various software tools like YCharts, FASTGraphs, to map out quantitative deals. The St Louis Fed “FRED” site is also great.

Moderately fast, yeah.

I don't have many tips other than that I go through cycles. There are years where I read zero fiction, and other years where I read 10+ long books. And I don't watch much television, and limited movies.

With Empire of Silence I listened to it on audiobook, often while walking outside in the sun or things like that.