Books to Read.
When skimming through various book recommendations, I wonder if they are not misused resources. As plenty others, though my reading time is limited, I usually choose books with a degree of randomness. And yet, what would our reading list for a year show if our purpose was to be represented by the books read? How about pursuing a balance between achieving knowledge and dedicating time?
The mind is our utmost valuable instrument. Its evolution is our responsibility, there is the option of learning how to develop and expand it or of drawing away to comfort zones and being devoured by inutility.
For this purpose, the ultimate accessible method of expanding the mind beyond its limits is reading. Books immerse into unexplored,
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The classic book.
The classic is a book that always had an audience. A majority agrees on the fact that it expands limits. It has, thus, a universal language and proven value.
What makes a book so engaging?
The classic can answer a variety of questions about life. Even more, it is rare for valuable ideas about life to be dressed in accessible, thrilling stories that urge readers to follow until the end, and yet, do not concede on intelligence, but leave the reader with the feeling that they have not grasped all there is to be fathomed.
Therefore, it is our privilege to have access to the complex labor of creative minds. There is no need to be intimidated by classic books, all there is demanded is to be the thrilled by their presence and to relish the opportunity to figure out that labor. In conclusion, classic books are rare, constructed from expensive materials, and remarkably wise.
It is amazing that they are so accessible. One might even ask, as a pun, why, with such available, free resources, is the human race not more evolved?
3. The poetry book. This is the form of literature as likely as not to induce dream states. That is to say reading poetry is allowing the mind to play. Poetry is mysterious, it is something to decipher, it expands thought processes. To put it another way, when reading poetry language and grammar skills, along with logic skills,
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Book for surviving and for expanding horizons. Whatever blocks our development at a certain moment, there is out there a book on how to overcome it. My own list includes anxiety, introversion, extroversion, self-concept, creativity, security, love. Survival is a skill and books are an appropriate instrument for sharpening it.
Books for expanding horizons are different from the ones needed for survival due to the fact that you could live without them, but they are worth the investment. Books about music, to better understand it, to read about your favorite bands, to explore genres you thought were inaccessible. Books about economy, to learn what goes on behind the scenes, how to invest, how others succeeded or failed. Photography books, art books, books about movies, books about perfume, cookbooks.
Certainly, in order to see beyond limits help is needed. Expanding the mind implies expanding our understanding, being better prepared to face problems. In physical training there is such a notion as “muscle memory”. A muscle will get accustomed to certain exercises and as such the performance results will not be the same as in the beginning when the body was learning and getting accustomed. That is why performing diverse routines and switching between training formats is recommended for obtaining the best