I don’t care what industry you are in, if you want to be at the top mountain some day, you need to read books. You may be an architect, fast food worker, business person, law enforcement officer, homemaker or civil servant during the day but you still need to read professional books to better yourself.
I read books in spurts. I shoot for at least two a month. When I do read books, I get lost in the book for a day or two. Which makes me wonder why I don’t read more often? I routinely read online articles and news quite a bit each day as well to feed my trivia addiction.
Some poor reason you’re not reading (*with rebuttals).
- I’ll miss my TV shows. *Rebuttal; I have a DVR. Or skip it all togehter.
- I may miss a status update on facebook or a tweet. *Rebuttal; Did you seriously just write that!
- I need to spend more time with my family. *Rebuttal(s); The kids go to bed hours before you do. A smarter well read Dad/Spouse/Mother/Partner is a better person.
- It takes too much time. *Rebuttal; Being uninformed takes even more time or rather lack effort. Lack of effort on your part is something you can fix very easily.
Those are just a few reasons to pull a book of the shelf, go to the library, go to your brick and mortar book store (while they still exist), or download a book on your Kindle or Nook today.
The books you read will help shape your future. Read for fun and read for personal and professional growth. You can’t afford not to.
Start with one book a month and build on that.
I read a lot of books too, mainly books about web development and programming, as these help me with my work. It’s a good way to improve your skills and learn more about a topic.
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I’ve found that the best way to get tons of reading done, at least if you have a Mac and a book in PDF format, is to have the voice reader read the book out loud to me as fast as I can comprehend it (so I speed it up until it is slightly below auctioneer level). If I do this, I can knock out a 1400 page political history book like “Tradegy and Hope” by Caroll Quigly in about 25 total hours. The typical 200-300 page book takes about 2-3 hours to get through. This allows me to work on stuff in the kitchen and absorb it like I’m listening to a talk show on the radio.
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I didn’t know you could speed the book up. That’s pretty cool because that’s one of the main reason I don’t like audible books because I find they tend to be read at a pace slower than what I would read. I am also an avid reader and I couldn’t agree more about the importance of reading. At this point a convenience to reading has made it almost as easy to access books as it is to watch television. I personally love my Kindle and have found that I’m reading about 10 books more a month now that I have a Kindle.
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That is fantastic! I never even thought of that. I may need to replace my daily podcast habit with some ebooks! Thanks for the tip.
-Matt
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I have also read a lot of books about web development, webdesign and seo, It helped me a lot for my work and to built my own websites and blogs since many years. I think it’s an essential way to learn new things about a topic.
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I went and picked up some books on this topic this weekend. I’m going to figure it out!
-Matt
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I love reading books, specially proper books, not these digital things! There’s nothing better than the smell of a new or old book and the feel of the next page between your finger and thumb as you prepare yourself to turn the page to read the next thrilling section of a good read
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As long as you are reading, enjoy the smell! I’m not picky about the medium. My wife loves her Kindle. I hear it’s great, I’m not allowed to use it.
-Matt
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