The power of a book
There’s enormous benefit to being a reader. You can learn cost effectively. You can experience new and different things without having to spend an arm and a leg. You can explore ideas that are different than the ones you carry in your head. You can improve your understanding of truth. Books are good for you.
Tim Challies (a much famous-er blogger than I) has written a few times recently about why reading is beneficial and how to effectively read books. I particularly commend his How I Read a Book. I think that personality plays into how we read, but Tim’s points, especially on not completing books that aren’t worth it and finding a way to interact with the material to ensure comprehension are spot on.
What kind of reading year will this be for you? 1-10 books? 10 – 20 books? 20-50 books? 50 – 100 books?
How many will I start? probably 20 to 50.
How many will I finish? I hope at least half, that would be a big improvement over last year.
How about you?
I’m hoping to make it into the 50-100 category, although I’m probably somewhat behind schedule as I think my best guess is that I’m just crackin’ 10 or so.