I am an advocate of reading non-fiction works from a variety of genres and encourage you to commit time every day to read. Reading non-fiction books for 10 minutes every day will result in you reading 10 to 12 non-fiction books a year. Imagine if you committed 20 or 30 minutes every day.

“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change (as the poet said), windows on the world and lighthouses erected in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print."

Barbara Tuchman

 

But reading alone is not enough. You need to also make time to reflect on what you are reading.

 

"Reading can teach you the best of what others already know.

Reflection can teach you the best of what only you can know."

James Clear

 

With millions of books to choose from it is easy to drown in information and get caught up simply trying to read as many books as possible. In addition to committing time to reading you also need to commit time to think about what you are reading.

 

““We are drowning in information,” biologist E. O. Wilson said, “while starving for wisdom.” If we don’t take the time to think—if we don’t pause, understand, and deliberate—we can’t find wisdom or form new ideas. We end up sticking with the first solution or thought that pops into our mind, instead of staying with the problem. But problems worth solving don’t yield immediate answers.”
Ozan Varol, Think Like a Rocket Scientist

 

What’s Important Now? Read. Reflect. Think. Pause. Deliberate. Apply. Learn. Grow. Repeat.

Take care.

 

Brian Willis

www.lifesmostpowerfulquestion.com. 

 

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