In the previous post I wrote about building reading habit. It’s important to build reading habit because that way you will grow yourself. But just having a reading habit is not enough: you must also watch what you read. If you read the wrong things, you are feeding the wrong thoughts into your mind and that won’t do you any good.

So be selective with your reading. Don’t just read for the sake of reading.

The first type of reading you should be careful with is news. Why? Because news gives you little or no value. Just think about it: ten years from now, how many of the news will still be talked about by people? Not much, I’m sure. So it’s better if you use your time to feed your mind with something that is more valuable. I’m not saying that you should not read news at all. What I’m saying is that you should limit your news consumption.

So what should you read? In my opinion, books are your best bet. Books give you real value for your time. That, of course, will only happen if you choose the right books. To get the right books to read, you can start with this list of the most recommended books to read. The list contains quality books that have passed the test of time and will surely give you value.

This entry was posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 at 6:44 am and is filed under Self Improvement.