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Always be reading

Always be reading

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Always be reading

- I'm a huge fan of books, Sir Isaac Newton stood on shoulders, I stand on stacks and stacks of books. Yeah, I like podcasts and online articles too, but for me, nothing beats sitting down with a real physical book and a pen or pencil, and a steaming cup of coffee. I like to feel the paper, to turn the page. I like to underline and star the text, sometimes I even track arguments in the margin and ask questions. But I've tried to switch to digital, which certainly has some advantages, but in the end, I learn best with a physical book. I can often picture where on the page I read something even before I remember the page, or even the book I read it in. Now, whether you like blogs or magazines or books, one of the secrets in executive success is to keep reading. Successful executives never stop learning. A high level of input, reading across topics and genres will keep your mind turning with new ideas and connections, that…

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