Someone has said that if you will show me the people who are in your life and the books you read, I can predict your future. Reading like any other good habit requires discipline and the commitment to make it a priority. This HBR post is very helpful :
“You need to read more books. When I tell people this, most say, “Oh, yes, for sure, yes.” But then two seconds later, they say “I just wish I had the time.”
Well, you know what? I’m calling shenanigans on that excuse. Because the truth is we do have the time. A University of California report shows we’re consuming more information now than we ever have before — more than 100,000 words per day. Think about how many texts and alerts and notifications and work emails and personal emails and news headlines and fly-by tickers and blog feeds and Twitter spews and Instagram comments you’re reading each day.”
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