I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s important and worth mentioning again. I thought about the subject recently when I realized I wasn’t reading enough books.
I buy them. But don’t always read them. And I feel bad about that because I know I’m missing out.
Articles are fine. So are videos and podcasts and courses. Good information is good information. But there’s something special about books.
Books have room to provide the “why” behind the “how,” elaborate on the arguments and counter-arguments, tell us the background and history, and provide more examples and stories to illustrate the author’s points and make those points relatable and memorable.
That’s why.
One good book can change your worldview, persuade you to change your habits, and inspire you to do things you might never have considered possible.
They can also take you on adventures to faraway places like nothing you can see on a screen.
Yes, books take a long time to read. Which is why we don’t read as many. But maybe that’s the point. Maybe we wouldn’t feel the need to read as many articles and blog posts or watch as many videos if read more books.
Most of those articles say pretty much the same thing, don’t they? One good book can give us new ideas, because the authors of those books have spent a lot of time thinking and researching and interviewing other people who have spent a lot of time doing the same.
But that’s a good book and sadly, so many books don’t qualify.
So, we read reviews and talk to people who have read other books on the subject and point us towards the best options.
And we take speed-reading courses and learn how to get through more books and find the ones that are good enough to be read again.
