As Charlie Munger says, “As long as I have a book in my hand, I don’t feel like I’m wasting time.” When I was younger, I never felt like reading was necessary. But now the only thing that I regret is that I did not start reading when I was younger. Reading gets me ahead in the world. It helped me build a better world view. It changed my beliefs, and in doing so, it changed the limits that I imposed on myself. As I could just read a book about a subject and change my belief for the better, as Oprah Winfrey says, “It gives you the ability to reach higher ground. And keep climbing. “
After a few years of reading, I realized that most, if not all, of the people who transformed the world were avid readers. Elon Musk claims that he not just reads but devours books. Reading also gets rid of the evil in the world, as David Deutsch says, “All evils are due to lack of knowledge.”. Through reading, I get little nuggets of wisdom that have helped me through my life. My life has been easier and more fulfilling thanks to reading.
I put you up for the task to start reading as J.K Rowling the creator of the Harry Potter series, says, “If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” So go and find the right book for you. Read what you love until you love to read. You have just got one life as George R.R. Martin says, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one”