![]() ![]() The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey While I read books for both work and pleasure, and many of the books below I’ve read for both, I only re -read the books that have provided fodder for articles, that have also given me personal enjoyment. )īelow you’ll find a list of some of the books I’ve re-read at least twice, and often many times more. Plus, few of the millions of books you could be reading for the first time are any good - and it can be more beneficial to re-read quality than to read mediocre slop anew! ( I read 125+ new books a year in addition to my perennial favorites, so it’s not an either/or equation as I know someone will ask, I have to read so many books for my work on the Art of Manliness, but you can read, or re-read more books too, using the tips I’ve outlined here. When you open one up, you feel like you’re reconnecting with a beloved cast of characters who you’ve missed and are glad to be reacquainted with all over again. įinally, favorite fiction books become like old friends. When you read the same thing on a cyclical basis, you find that rather than suffering “the horror of the Same Old Thing,” the practice can actually help you overcome it. Third, sometimes re-reading the same book can become a special tradition (e.g., you look forward to re-reading A Christmas Carol every December), and even a cathartic ritual (see my note about The Road below). Humans are slothful, forgetful creatures even when a book’s insights initially made your spirit soar and unlocked a new dimension in your thinking, without regular reminders, you’ll be taking them for granted in a very short time! Second, even when you’ve learned and affirmed the principles of a personal development or philosophical-type book, you have to revisit them regularly to keep them at the forefront of your mind. ![]() You get different things out of a book when you read it at 36 than you did at 16 (and you’ll find different things at age 76, too). The first is that each time you read the same book, you come away with new insights. And given how little headway you’ll ultimately make on that number, even if you’re a regular reader and live to a ripe old age, it can be hard to justify reading the same book, not just once, but twice (and even multiple times!).īut I think there are several good reasons to do so. Given the fact that there are over 130 million books in existence, it’s easy to despair of ever having the chance to read even the smallest fraction of them. ![]()
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