United States is probably the most powerful empire the world has ever seen.
Financial, it has the biggest economy in the world, Militarily it has more than 600 military
bases all around the world.
Technologically, no one can can compete with it.
And yet when you join the Military academy, the first thing you will ever be taught is
a book thats written over 2500 years ago.
Why would the most powerful country in the 21st century that definitely has much more
experience go back to the book that is so old.
Thats exactly what makes books so great.
Humanity develops slowly and the most important knowledge has always been written down and
kept together in some sort of book so that the next generation will be able to use that
knowledge.
In other words, books were the backstage of human progress.
Fortunately that tradition is still going on and most of the books are not simply information
that are written down, but well organised, deeply thought ideas written down in the most
accurate way possible, thats exactly why internet cant replace books.
Videos and articles that you see on internet are not targeted to help you but rather to
entertain you to get your attention because thats what generates income, which makes them
very different from books.
What people usually don't understand about the books is that, especially self help books,
you are not only given plain information but rather ideas that are presented in such a
beautiful way that you can apply them directly into your life.
Books are there to help you to deal with life's most challenging problems, depression, sadness,
relationships, business, you name it!
People usually complain that, I wish if only I had a mentor, if only warren buffet could
teach me how to invest or Richard Branson to teach me how start a new business.
I would have already become a billionaire, but unfortunately i am not that lucky guy,
I will never even have a chance to talk to them.
But what people don't understand is that, almost every single successful person have
spent days, if not months writing down their secret to success - how they started, what
did they do, what mistakes they have done and what would they advise you.
They didnt simply write them down, but rather summarised them in the best way possible and
its available for everyone.
book is probably the best investment you can make, for just under 10 or 15 bucks you can
learn the lessons that took him 50 years to understand.
So instead of complaining that you can’t meet these successful people, why dont you
read their books.
And the best part of it is that, you can have as many mentors as you want, even those who
are not currently alive, but their books are still there on the shelves.
of course not every single books great.
In fact, from my experience i can tell you that there are tons of books that are completely
useless, they are written for reasons I still dont understand, its just a waste of time.
Books can be categorised into 3 types, Great books are the ones that are filled with
wisdom and life changing ideas that will be read by generations ahead of us like the art
of war.
Then there are good books that worth your time but they are not as good as the great
ones.
Then of course there are a waste of time books.
Thats why its extremely important to do some research before you pick up a book to read.
I understand the frustration with reading, its not always the most enjoyable thing to
do and it can get extremely boring especially when you are not use to read books, but as
you read more and more, you turn it into a habit and it will get much easier to read.
But often we are too busy, even if you want to read, you might not have the time.
And the best solution to that are audiobooks.
Its like a conversation you are having with an extremely intelligent person, and you can
listen to it whether in you are stuck in the traffic, walking to your college or working
out in the gym.
Of course reading is more beneficial because you focus more and underline important parts
but if you don’t have the time for that, at least start with the audiobooks.
and now its your turn, what do you think?
Whats your favourite book? or which book had the biggest impact on your life?
let me know in the comments below.
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