George, Read 30 Pages of a Book Every Day

Hi George,

Daniel Scocco here, and this is the Daily Blog Tips newsletter.


Scientia potentia est. It means "knowledge is power" in
Latin. It also means people have known for a long time that the
more you know about how the world works, the better off you will
be. The more you know about something, the more you'll be in
control.

Now what's the easiest way to absorb new knowledge? Reading
books. Ergo if you want to be in control of your life and to be
able to take it in one direction or another, you need to read
books, and lots of them.
So far I think pretty much everyone will agree. The problem then
becomes, how do we make sure we are reading enough?

I, for one, wasn't happy with the amount of books I was reading
in the previous years. The average was probably 6 to 8 books per
year, which I find to be a low number.

Then six months ago or so I decided to try a new strategy: I fixed
a number of pages, 30, and I would read that amount every day no
matter what. One can read 30 pages in 30 minutes, so it's
something you can easily accommodate into your routine. The only
exception was Sunday, which is my day off from all goals,
obligations and what not.

I also made sure to always read at the same time (in my case
it's first thing in the morning), which helps to create a habit.

How is it working? Pretty well, as I've read 12 books in the
past six months, putting the prediction for the whole year at 24
books.

As for what you'll read I believe that is less important, as
sooner or later you'll come across books with information that
will certainly affect your life. I like to mix personal development
with technical books. That way I am always trying to improve both
personally and professionally.

Bottom line: read those 30 pages every day. If you stick to that
habit, in 5 or 10 years you'll be in much better control of
your life.

Talk to you next week,
Daniel Scocco
http://www.dailyblogtips.com

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