Thursday, December 21, 2017

How Reading One Book A Week Can Really Transform Your Life

How Reading One Book A Week Can Really Transform Your Life
My rocky relationship with novels, how to recommit yourself to reading a single book every week , and how that can change your life around.
The Ascent: 11.30.2017 by Eric S Burdon

Almost every entrepreneur you go to will tell you to invest time into yourself, to start reading books. Fill yourself with knowledge on your industry so that may help you run a better business.

Indeed books can be very helpful, but not everyone sees that.

In a 2016 poll by Pew Research, they surveyed 1,520 people in all 50 states and the District of Colombia. In that poll 27% of them didn’t even read a book that year.

At the same time though there were plenty of individuals who did read. The research from the poll discovered that the mean number of books read was 12 while the median was four.

So not all hope is lost for books.

However there is plenty of reason to be reading at least a few books. Maybe even challenging yourself to read a book per week.

Books Extend Deeper Knowledge

One of the wonders of books, or any written content is their usability. Read a book now, apply what you learn, and go back and read it again. The vast majority of the time you’ll have a completely different experience than before.
It’s because you have grown from those experiences and interpreted them in your own way.

Knowledge Is Power

The only way to become a great learner and reader is to read and learn. Devote some time each day to reading and you’ll notice a difference in your perspective and maybe in your work as well.  READ MORE >>

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