Whether and how a person changes in five years depends on who you hang out with, what different classes you take, or what different books you read.
It may be difficult to change the circle we live in, but we do have the ability to choose which books to read and how many to read! When every day is Confucius, Buddha, Schopenhauer, Zeng Guofan, Buffett, Inamori Kazuo...... when around with you , it's hard to believe that your life hasn't changed.
Therefore, life becomes better, start from reading more books.
1,Reading, brings a change in the way you think
When you read for a long time, the first impact on you must be a change in the way of thinking!
You will find many ideas in the book that resonate strongly with your own experiences and perceptions, as if the author wrote the book for you;
But more importantly, you will also find in the vast ocean of books a lot of knowledge that you have never been exposed to, and even ideas and ways of thinking that break your past cognition, and these are the key to our growth.
2、Reading, meet a better self
2.1 Reading and getting up early
I first encountered the concept of “non-time” while reading the book 《Beyond the Impossible》.
It refers to the long, quiet time between 4 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., a time that belongs to no one but me.
At this moment, I suddenly realized that I have not grown and changed significantly for so many years, and the key is not to squeeze out a piece of "non-time" for myself.
From then on, I began to get up early...
And the benefits of getting up early are simply too much! When others have not woken up, I have finished reading, writing, learning, running, a short time may not make much difference, but I believe that when you insist on 5 years and 10 years later, the breadth and depth of your life will have a very big change!
No wonder Mr. Nan Huaijin said, "He who can control the morning can control life."
2.2 Reading and running
nother Japanese novel, "The Wind Blows", is about a temporary "track and field team" with various players, but they want to sprint Japan's oldest long-distance relay race!
There were numerous difficulties in the process, and they wanted to give up countless times, but driven by the firm belief of the captain and in the escalating love of running, they persisted again and again, overcame themselves, and created the greatest miracle in history!
There is a sentence in the book that struck me deeply:
"It's so painful, so sad, why can't you just give up running?"
"Because all the cells in your body are itching to feel the the feeling strong wind blowing in your face."
Then I started running, too...
2.3 Reading and writing
Indeed, no matter how much reading, if the lack of output, absorption is limited, in addition to chatting with others to share, the better way is to write, especially to have feedback writing.
As for what to write, teacher Zhou Ling gave us the answer in <Cognitive Drive>, we must write content that is valuable to others and to ourselves.
3、Reading, let me experience thousands of lives
Reading can not only help us to improve cognition and form habits, but also allow us to attach the wings of imagination, soar through the ages, to experience a variety of different lives, feel rich and profound emotions.
As George Martin once said, "You can live a thousand lives by reading; you can live only once without reading."
At this time, the book is a refuge you carry with you, although it can not directly help you out of trouble, but one day, a word or a story can make you instantaneously enlightened and healed.
Read more, you will find that only books, is to nourish the soul of the happy land.