Just the other day, I restarted reading good books. WOW. I'm always impressed how awesome reading is once I finally take the time to go out of my way and do it.
--> makes me think of a quote Chris Brady loves repeating: "You don't know what you don't know. You forget a lot of stuff you know. And you know a lot of stuff that isn't so." - Specifically here, it is forgetting stuff that you knew. I've 'known' that reading is awesome. Once at the beginning of 2012 I even read 7 books in 7 weeks. But, once I broke the habit, I forgot how great it was!
Have you ever been reading a book, and really enjoyed the book, but for some reason stopped reading it? Have you ever just gotten tired of an author? Without knowing it, that happened to me! I have just stopped reading some books - that I had been learning a lot from - for seemingly no apparent reason! Chris Brady, the same one from that previous quote, is a best selling author and top ranked leadership expert. I read a blog post of his a while back on reading, but hadn't implemented it until this time. And what a difference it made!
Before this time reading books, I was reading one book at a time and focusing on finishing it. I'd heard that it was better to be read multiple books from different genres at the same time. However, I also have learned the value of focusing on one thing at a time. This time, I decided to try out reading different books from different genres (one about becoming a good husband/father, one about business, some scripture, and one about working with people). It's pretty remarkable how much better this is! I can't believe how freeing it is to be reading books in different genres at the same time.
I just wanted to share that brief idea. Hope to keep writing in this! Composing thoughts in a blog post is pretty cool! I'd recommend it! And also, I'd recommend checking out Chris Brady's blog post on Reading for Lifetime Growth.
I love my life! :)
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