The person who can read but does not do so,
has no advantage over the person who can.
History reveals, great and successful leaders be they business, political, scientific, military, social or religious leaders, all have a common trait, they are intensely curious and this leads them to be voracious readers.
A small clarification here; A leader need not only be someone at the very top, he or she could be but at any level in a hierarchy.
One may ask, 'Why read when there are so many different options to get information and knowledge?'
There are many alternate ways to receive information such as digital media, television, movies, theatre, social media etc.
First, the sheer quantum of information overwhelms us.
Secondly, almost all these other modern forms of information have to be consumed at the pace at which it is delivered. The consumer has little or no control over the rate of information supply and hence its absorption. Information is not the same as stimuli. We may get stimulated but yet learn or retain little.
Information received has to be digested, analysed for relevance and mulled over for applicability before some use is found as to where, when and how that information can be used or deployed.
Reading has the advantage of allowing us to receive and process information at a pace that suits our nature and disposition, our natural pace. A pace and volume that we are comfortable with.
Reading also allows the reader to more easily digest and mull over the information provided and can be more easily retrieved for review or application in some manner.
If one wants to increase the possibility of success and savour life then reading is a great choice. Reading is a gift that permits us to be more powerful. What we will do with that power is another matter.
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