I consider myself a non-reader, maybe primarily due to the fact that I haven't read so many fiction novels as people usually tend to read. I have read some works of Jeffrey Archer, John Grisham, Dan Brown and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of course. But that list hasn't grown much. I've read a lot of course books being a nerd that I am. I like to believe that I'm on a low information diet. Remember that if you are on a diet, it's not just important that you eat less (consume low information), but you need to make sure that the 'less' that you are consuming is actually nutritious. I've come to like the works of Malcolm Gladwell, Freakonomics Books, Entrepreneurship books and some other non-fiction stuff.
The more one reads, the more knowledgeable he becomes. We need to read all this to know the possibilities around us and that awareness gives us a chance to get inspired and create something of value or just something fun. I, myself, have been so busy lately, working 8-10 everyday and then working on this website that it was very tough to manage reading any book for a long while. However, it's only me to blame as one does what one desires to do. An event happened that put me back to reading. Our internet stopped working! I ended up spending the whole day reading a great book. And now I'm left looking for more good stuff to read.
The Reading Plan
My plan is now to read 1 book every two weeks and try to sustain this throughout the year. I know it doesn't sound very ambition, but that's the point. It's amazing to think how if I had done this just for the past 4 years, I would have read 100 books already and I would be sounding a lot wiser right now. But no worries, we'll get there. 26 books/year at a time. Two weeks is a good amount of time to be able to manage, the important part is just to be regular about it. How will I be regular? I'll just share my reading plan on the website regularly, and hoping it will force me to be on track. I am looking for suggestions though, about which (Non-Fiction) books to absolutely read.
The more one reads, the more knowledgeable he becomes. We need to read all this to know the possibilities around us and that awareness gives us a chance to get inspired and create something of value or just something fun. I, myself, have been so busy lately, working 8-10 everyday and then working on this website that it was very tough to manage reading any book for a long while. However, it's only me to blame as one does what one desires to do. An event happened that put me back to reading. Our internet stopped working! I ended up spending the whole day reading a great book. And now I'm left looking for more good stuff to read.The Reading Plan
My plan is now to read 1 book every two weeks and try to sustain this throughout the year. I know it doesn't sound very ambition, but that's the point. It's amazing to think how if I had done this just for the past 4 years, I would have read 100 books already and I would be sounding a lot wiser right now. But no worries, we'll get there. 26 books/year at a time. Two weeks is a good amount of time to be able to manage, the important part is just to be regular about it. How will I be regular? I'll just share my reading plan on the website regularly, and hoping it will force me to be on track. I am looking for suggestions though, about which (Non-Fiction) books to absolutely read.
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