The Forge Guide to Reading Better

How to Read

Humans have only been reading for 5,000 years, and we’re not that good at it yet

Ross McCammon
Forge
Published in
3 min readJan 22, 2020

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Illustration: George(s)

CCongratulations, humanity, on learning how to read! It took a long time — about 300,000 years — but it finally clicked. In the last 5,000 years that we’ve been reading, we haven’t missed a single year! It’s been one long reading…

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Ross McCammon
Forge
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Author, Works Well With Others: Crucial Skills in Business No One Ever Teaches You // writing about creativity, work, and human behavior, in a useful way