"Leaders are readers" These were the 1st words I heard from a speaker at a local conference for entrepreneurs years ago. I rolled my eyes in boredom but later decided to follow her advice and read at least 2-3 pages a day. Since then, I found a small group of books I keep coming back to, and each time I do, I learn something important I missed before:
1. The Power of Writing it Down - by Allison Fallon. Most of us don't have photographic memories. Good ideas frequently get lost if we don't write them down. Many of the most successful authors, scientists, business owners, sports coaches, and athletes keep some sort of journal. This book has some good ideas on how to start and maintain yours.
2. Meditations my Marcus Aurelius. The journal of this Roman emperor was never written with the intention of being published. Aurelius' own personal musings. The style of writing that permeates the text is one that is simplified, straightforward, and perhaps reflecting Aurelius' Stoic perspective.
Are there any books you keep going back to?
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There are two books that I always feel emotionally attached to -
Anthony Doerr: All the light we cannot see (recommended by HandyAndy)
Frederick Forsyth: Avenger
They don't mean intellectual challenge but from page 1 to the end, they keep me emotionally intrigued and happy. I keep the books easily available.
There are hundreds of other books that I have truly enjoyed reading, some of them too demanding to read again though.
Some may find them intellectually lightweight but they lift my sprit.
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@Arkturos saidThere is another book I keep trying to read again and again…The Life of Pi. With each attempt I get a wee bit further into it. I think by my 20th attempt I may well get it finished but likely, still won’t “get” it.🤔
I have two or three thousand books in my house and I have turned out to be not much of a reader after all, so I don't really have any touchstone books along the lines of the query.
@Great-Big-Stees saidThere is a shortcut - the movie. 🙂
There is another book I keep trying to read again and again…The Life of Pi. With each attempt I get a wee bit further into it. I think by my 20th attempt I may well get it finished but likely, still won’t “get” it.🤔
