Reading a Book a Week is Changing My Life

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In 2018 I made the pledge to read one book a week. Reading a book a week has been absolutely changing my life, it's one of the best ways that I've found to improve myself. Reading regularly is a habit of most highly successful people--if you want to be successful, you should pick up reading NOW and the dividends will pay off in the future.

[suhasop]

"A person who won't read has no advantage over a person who can't read"
- Mark Twain

[solal]

What he said about how the school system fucked up our idea of books is the most real thing I've heard on youtube

[ayabaya]

I listen to people talk about books on youtube more than actually reading...

[alicelily]

not to brag but i‘m reading an hour of youtube comments and netflix subtitles daily

[dazhibernian]

Once you've read the dictionary everything else is just a remix.

[toothfairy]

This guys motivated me to


*Read more*

[wbest]

What you say about school is so true! I was exactly like you. Went from reading a ton of books to NO BOOKS at all. Thanks for telling about this! I'm doing it!!

[BackboneAgZ]

I haven’t done a book a week, but for the last two years, I’ve been reading almost every day. (Mainly because I’m reading longer books like Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series, Stephen King, Gillian Flynn, etc.) And this guy isn’t lying. It’s a slow progression, but after 6 months or so, I realized I had a completely different state of mind; more patience, more empathy, and even more self-awareness. Hell, my sleep schedule has improved significantly.

The two best things about being a daily reader have been 1) my willingness to learn! I’m constantly trying to learn about new things; politics, psychology, the court system, economics, history; I’m desperate for knowledge now! And 2) my ability to have a conversation. I used to be a really awkward person. I sucked at holding a conversation or simply saying what’s on my mind. My relationships with my friends and family have improved because I’m much better at articulating my thoughts, as well as processing information and therefore understanding other people’s thoughts and words better.

On top of all this, I’ve improved my imagination, my work ethic, my willingness to stick to eating healthy, exercising more, and even putting down the cigarettes I smoked like a chimney. (I’m still working on that last one though)

It sounds like im trying to recruit you into a cult, right? But I’m literally just telling you to read books. It’s not necessarily about the information you’re reading, it’s the exercise you’re giving your brain.

[britt]

This guy is so smart. I want to read everyday now so I can have his mindset

[cristinanavarrete]

your face and head are shaped like a disney 3D character, it´s amazing how real you look.

[MarkJones-yurs]

it’s kinda crazy how nobody’s talking about Antozent, they are selling 250 self help books for the price of one

[Imthegoats]

Great video, John. Books have saved my life, and when I came across Nixorus, my life changed.

[PenguinBooksUK]

So lovely to hear you've caught the book-bug!

[vortexfc-ndchannel]

How do you have time to study, do YouTube and read at Harvard? Legend.

[thuytrangnguyenle]

I love the fact that you always want to grow as a person, not as a Harvard student or anything but you :>

[Taschenbucheselsohr]

Also a tip: If it is tough in the beginning, choose books that truly interest you, make it fun. And then at some point reading just becomes a habit and you can pick books more out of your comfort zone.

[arlenemetcalf]

If you read every day for 1 hour for one year in the field of study, you will be in the top 10%.

If you read every day for 1 hour for three years in the field of study, you will be an expert.

If you read every day for 1 hour for five years in the field of study, you will be a national expert.


If you read every day for 1 hour for seven years in the field of study, you will be a world expert.


Keep on READING!

[joselynm]

these are challenges people should be doing

[lachynanzarova]

We need more youtubers like you, definitely need people like you who inspire young generation to read books rather than wasting time on social media.

[aisharaeen]

I crave Books. I am addicted to it, probably the best companion for Life especially for introverts ;)