Read and Acquire Knowledge
Reading
is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
– Sir
Richard Steele
Fine tune and improve the quality
of your ‘reading portfolio’. In an era of infinite and exciting opportunities,
we can realise even a very ‘wild’ dream through an effective strategy. Focused
knowledge acquisition should be an integral part of our success strategy. Compared
to ten years ago, our competition has also grown several times and we should be
intelligent enough to survive competition.
The cutting edge which will
decide our success is our knowledge base, which will assume great importance in
the era of perfect competition. Consider the following:
- Focus on your
reading. Do not read everything and anything.
- Read with a
purpose. Before reading, decide how it will be useful.
- Set aside
specific time and place to read. Even if you skip eating, don’t skip
reading!
- Use technology
to improve your reading. Use internet, e-books, audio books, iPods etc.
·
Target your reading topic wise, form a discussion
group and a study group.
Honestly audit
your reading portfolio to check if it is adequate, given your responsibility
and ambitions in life. Remember that knowledge acquisition is an important
survival strategy and not a luxury anymore!
(From my book '365 Exciting Ways to Live')
NC Sridharan
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