How to read profitably: 3 tips from successful people
1️⃣ Don't focus only on fiction
Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates reads about 50 books a year (about a book a week). He admits that at times he can get carried away by a novel and even read it in one go, but he prefers literature that gives him new knowledge about the world around him.
2️⃣ Set yourself challenges and deadlines
The main enemy of systematic reading is lack of discipline. Promising to read a certain number of books in a given period of time will help you cope with this. The most famous example is the personal challenge of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called A Year of Books.
3️⃣ Allocate enough time for reading
When an Esquire journalist asked Elon Musk how he learned to build rockets, he gave a simple answer: “I read books.” Already at the age of nine, Elon completely read the Britannica encyclopedia, which contains tens of thousands of articles.
1️⃣ Don't focus only on fiction
Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates reads about 50 books a year (about a book a week). He admits that at times he can get carried away by a novel and even read it in one go, but he prefers literature that gives him new knowledge about the world around him.
2️⃣ Set yourself challenges and deadlines
The main enemy of systematic reading is lack of discipline. Promising to read a certain number of books in a given period of time will help you cope with this. The most famous example is the personal challenge of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called A Year of Books.
3️⃣ Allocate enough time for reading
When an Esquire journalist asked Elon Musk how he learned to build rockets, he gave a simple answer: “I read books.” Already at the age of nine, Elon completely read the Britannica encyclopedia, which contains tens of thousands of articles.