I DO BELIEVE SOMETHING VERY MAGICAL CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU READ A GOOD BOOK - J.K. ROWLING
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Many famous personalities read books such as Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Mark Zuckerberg, Abraham Lincoln, Reese Witherspoon, Albert Einstein yeah you name it.
Bill Gates takes two weeks off a year to stay in a cabin and to read books and think about bigger goals.
Why do you think these people read books:
They read those books just because they knew the advantages of reading.
Some of those are:
1) Reading improves concentration and the ability to focus.
2) Reading is like exercise for the mind.
3) Reading reduces stress.
4) Reading increases general knowledge.
5) Reading develops imagination.
6) Reading books is also a kind of entertainment.
Why is reading books essential for self development?
If you are into holistic self development then you probably read books because in holistic self development we try to improve every aspect of our life viz.
1) Money
2) Looks
3) Body
4) Knowledge
5) Personality
6) Body language
Now, I would like to tell you an example:
Suppose you are on self development and you improve only your looks and body by doing facial exercises, orthotropics, mewing and workouts. But never read a simple book then you will just be an attractive guy who can't rub two brain cells together and that's not good.
Reading will provide you knowledge and will make you an interesting person because now you will have more to speak.
(No one loves a jacked bitch who only knows about workout and supplements). Nowadays society doesn't want only physical strength, they also want mental strength and you can increase mental strength by reading books, of course!
How to start:
Now if you can't read a boring non-fiction book then it's fine, start with a story book or some comic books first. Atleast expose yourself to this book world, then slowly start reading the non-fiction books.
If you even can't read those story books and absolutely hate books then start reading book summaries online or read atleast 1 page of a book a day. Book summaries are more preferable because they are much shorter than actual books and provide a good amount of information.
If you even can't read those then listen to an audio book. Now if you are really a dumba*s then start watching animated book summaries in YouTube. I think that's the lowest level you can get but still provide good information and you spend time on YouTube more productively instead of watching some youtubers playing Minecraft all day.
Start small then progress slowly!
Great blog man. Just like to add some points:
ReplyDeletemake sure you take decent amount of notes for a non fiction book you are reading and to also reread book you have already read that will help for memory In general just want to put that out there.
Thanks for the reply 😊
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