Funnily enough I heard today in the morning someone’s saying that ‘you get kind of dopamine rush when you learn something new, hence you tend to fall into a trap of reading, re-reading and then reading some more without doing anything’
Witt that said, I cannot consider reading business or self-help books a waste of time. In fact, they made me who I am today, and I’m incredibly thankful for that. Does it mean that I’ve actioned every single one of them? I wish! It took me about 8 years and 3 x reading of TMJ to finally act. And frankly I consider that to be THE best book on the subject and sort of ‘treasure map’. You just have to follow and you eventually get there.
I believe that @MJ DeMarco said on many occasions that reading/watching/whatever is most or only useful when you’re doing that to solve real problem you or someone else may have. Reading can solve you a problem or be just a funny, feel-good exercise for your brain. You choose.
Witt that said, I cannot consider reading business or self-help books a waste of time. In fact, they made me who I am today, and I’m incredibly thankful for that. Does it mean that I’ve actioned every single one of them? I wish! It took me about 8 years and 3 x reading of TMJ to finally act. And frankly I consider that to be THE best book on the subject and sort of ‘treasure map’. You just have to follow and you eventually get there.
I believe that @MJ DeMarco said on many occasions that reading/watching/whatever is most or only useful when you’re doing that to solve real problem you or someone else may have. Reading can solve you a problem or be just a funny, feel-good exercise for your brain. You choose.
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