Each of us lives only one life, but books provide wisdom to thousands of people. When an author writes, rewrites, and edits, he’s turning his words into a better version of himself. Reading is like spending time with an intelligent person in a meditative state.
2. You will be constantly updating your knowledge
Most books are written when the author is in a state of flow. The writer conveys his wisdom almost without an admixture of ego. When the reader makes his way through these words and enters his own flow state, magic happens.
After reading enough time, you’ll feel like your mind has been modernized. After this update, it will be easier for you to express yourself in conversation, and you will also improve your writing skills.
3. You’ll learn to be alone
The American philosopher Eric Hoffer once said, “We’re in bad company when we’re alone.” But this can be fixed, even though you have to work hard.
By reading books, taking pauses for thought and constantly improving ourselves, we can develop the habit of sitting quietly in a room alone. This is how we can overcome one of the main problems of humanity, which the French mathematician Blaise Pascal spoke about: “All people’s unhappiness comes only from the fact that they cannot sit quietly in their own room.”
4. You’ll get used to learning from experience directly
The thirst for wisdom is the only desire that can be easily satisfied without the risk of becoming overly carried away. After reading enough, we are charged with good ideas and courage, so we are ready to explore the world.
When we are fueled by someone’s wisdom, we are happy to go on a journey with the characters in the book. This means that we are guaranteed to have first-hand experience in the real world.
5. You will learn to meditate
The more we read and spend time reading books, the more we concentrate and the more we want to practice mindfulness and meditation. Thanks to reading, we become calmer and more patient, and we learn to focus on one thing for a long period of time.
6. You will understand the benefits of strategic isolation
“We need alienation so we don’t go crazy in this culture,” said American writer Terence Kemp McKenna. Reading is one of the newest socially acceptable reasons for being alone.
If you want others to respect you, there’s no better option for strategic isolation than books. They’re saving you from the crowd.
7. You’ll get used to telling the truth
Of course, I am sure that I will complete my writing task under all circumstances, and from the grave I will be even more successful and undeniable than alive. No one can block the path to the truth, and I am ready to accept death for promoting it. But maybe many lessons will teach us not to finally stop the writer’s pen while we’re alive? This has never brightened our history.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
writer
There are lots of people who hate to think. When they hear something clever, they react like animals. Many people hate it when someone tries to get to the bottom of the truth and understand how our world works. And the most important secrets, as the American philosopher Leo Strauss noted, are often hidden in books.
Most creative people know this and believe that the only way to get the truth across is through a book or a parable. Throughout history, those who made others think have been scapegoats, banished from society, or even presented as creatures of hell. Books provide an opportunity to transfer all this and, despite everything, to spread your ideas.
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