How To Read A Book

How To Read A Book

I believe reading is a life changing hobby. It is a simple activity that compounds your knowledge over time yet majority of people in this world say that they do not like reading or that they do not have time. They say these things about reading because they do not have a vision for reading. The aim this week to is share a new vision for reading.

Why Read?

Half a decade ago my mom and dad wrote a book on parenting. I watched them take 30 years of hard lessons learned in raising 7 childrens and fit it into a 250 page book that you could read in a week. I saw my parents take grand ideas about parenting and concentrate them down to a simple paragraph filled with practical lessons.

(good)Books are made up of countless hours of the author thinking deeply, writing their thoughts and articulating them in an engaging way. This process of refining thoughts and clearly articulating words to convey a profound message can take years but the finish copy has the opportunity to change someones life in less than a week. Yet people still do not enjoy reading.

How to Enjoy Reading?

A book is suppose to serve you. You do not have to serve a book. Often times people get stuck in an arbitrary rule that they have to finish every book they start. You don’t. When I pick up a non-fiction book the first page I open to is the table of contents to find which chapter is the most interesting to me. I read the chapter and if it is a joy to read I will keep going. Reading should not be a chore. We are not in freshman english class anymore. If the book or the section of the book you are reading is boring then skip it. If you want to learn to love reading then help yourself out and read something that is interesting. Majority of the time when people say they do not like reading they are not reading the right book. If that is you then go find a book you are interested in. It will make reading a lot more fun.

Summary

Consistently reading will compound your knowledge. (good) Books are written over the course of multiple years that you can read in a week. If the book is not serving you then get a new book. You do not need to start out reading uninteresting books. Help yourself out by finding a topic you enjoy. Take this vision and go enjoy reading.

Go out. Make a Difference.