Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for. - Socrates
Why should one read anyway?
For me personally, the short answer is simply to know more of the world I live in. The long answer is a bit more complicated. For the context, books have always been a big part of my life. The library was and still is one of my favourite places. For everything I could imagine being interested in, there was a book for it. I try to read as many books on different topics, from self-help to DNA, as I can. Because right now, it seems to me that reading is the best way to discover what I want to do in life. I'm by no means sure what I want to do (And I probably never will), but I believe that reading might help me find it.
Tips on reading
I don't have any ground-breaking, complicated tips because my
approach to reading is a straight-forward. I usually don't take any
notes during the reading unless it is something I want to
remember.
My one core tip is: if you want to increase your
time reading, decrease your screentime. So instead of scrolling
endlessly trough TikTok, you can learn something new and
profound.
Next tip is you don't need and in fact shouldn't
rush! Social media migh get you to thing that you need to read as
many books in the shortest time possible. This is makes sense on
paper, but in practice this approach robs you of the time to
acctully think about the book.
Book recomendation
Now, here are six books to inspire your curiosity! Happy reading.
At Home - Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
Blueprint - Robert Plomin
I Contain Multitudes - Ed Yong
Atomic Habits - James Clear
Leonardo Da Vinci - Walter Isaacson