A common thread that unites successful people is “reading a lot of books.”
Bill Gates reads 50 books a year, Elon Musk said he learned to build rockets because “I read books” and Warren Buffet devotes 5 hours a 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 improves your memory
- It expands vocabulary and broadens 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 on 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.
Love you lots
Jonny