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When I’m reading more, I feel a lot more mentally agile and am a lot wittier than when I’m spending my time down the social media vortex

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A Nobel laureate professor once told me that if you read Amazon’s top five best-selling books on a topic, you will know more than 80% of the people who make a living in that area.
I’ve found it to be true, and “stacking” adjacent knowledge areas using the technique has helped me successfully lead teams of people with advanced degrees (and I have zero college) — they find my breadth very valuable, and I know just enough about their field to bring their depth to bear in a fun and valuable way.
I’ve found the trick is to ask myself “what do I most need to learn” and then get after it, maintaining a regular cadence. I also subscribe to a “Netflix for business and technical books”, it’s $40/month, but it makes it easy to roam around and pull what I need without breaking the bank.
Btw, if it looks like a lot, remember that you’re just looking to read the top 5 bestsellers in each category and by the time you read numbers 4 & 5, you will be seeing stuff you already read, and you can skim through them, looking for novel information or perspectives. It’s a lifelong path and I just go at my own pace.
Also bear in mind that many of the titles will be available from that forgotten resource, the public library, or in a big corporate bookstore with a coffee shop where you can read for free all damn day long, if you want.

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For me it means less screen time which leads to being able to fall asleep faster and more deeply. I’m not up watching tv til I fall asleep I’m reading instead.
It’s also inadvertently created a nightly ritual for my SO and I. He’s a night owl and I’m an early bird. We now sit in bed reading together and drinking tea for an hour or two before I fall asleep and he goes to the gym. It gives us quiet time together which is really really nice for us.

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Less screen time is a huge benefit. I feel like it’s easy not to realize how much social media is affecting our attention spans, mental health, etc. (I type as I’m scrolling Reddit lol). But seriously I am way less dependent on the internet for entertainment and I feel the benefits of that in my every day life.
- Agreed. I’ve lost interest in tv because there is always another book I want to read. Plus, it sets a good example for my children.

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I’m chronically ill and read more than a book per week. It serves the dual purpose of escapism and broadening my horizons when I can’t leave the house, both in an environmental sense (learning what other places are like) and in an empathetic sense (learning about other perspectives).
Reading so much has also helped me in a professional capacity—this year, I attained a position on my local Library Board. Not to mention, it burgeons my vocabulary!