A common thread that unites successful people is that they read a lot of actual books.
Bill Gates reads 50 books a year, Elon Musk said he learned to build rockets because “I read books” and Warren Buffet devotes 80{87a57dffff3f15402708bd6d4fa6cb73125da737a01ee576ca36cfcfa083af5b} of his day to reading.
Here’s why reading real books is an essential part of a rich, fulfilled life:
- The more you read, the more you know
- It’s a brain workout
- Flipping physical pages helps context and understanding
- It’s a stress-buster
- It can improve your memory
- It expands vocabulary and improves analytical skills
It’s no use just reading any old book though. Books about other people score top in terms of self-improvement.
Biographies open the door to successful lives and let us learn how greatness thinks, not just view its results.
Pick your five heroes and read their life stories this month.
You could be closer to them than you know.
Author: Jonny | My Current Read