| The man who does not read good books has no | | | | long talk and you wish that you could just fast |
| advantage over the man who can't read. -Mark | | | | forward the talk because you already knew |
| Twain | | | | (after reading the outline or abstract) what the |
| Do you read? I bet you do. I do too. But do you | | | | talk is going to be about and you do not fancy |
| have to struggle to read or you find it easy to | | | | spending hours listening to things you are already |
| keep up with today's best-sellers that come into | | | | familiar with - the same goes with reading. |
| the market one after another? | | | | No matter how busy you may think you are, you |
| Have you ever been in situations where you find | | | | must find time for reading, or surrender yourself |
| yourself getting bored of reading because it took | | | | to self-chosen ignorance. -Confucius. |
| you so long to finish a book that you can't wait to | | | | If the idea is still new to you, let me be the one |
| switch to another books with new themes and | | | | to introduce it - reading good summaries of books |
| ideas? | | | | can save your time, money as well as your |
| True, some people do have the skills to speed | | | | energy (don't you agree that being bored can |
| read that they can finish reading a book within a | | | | take up a lot of our energy?). |
| few hours (and are still able to grasp the whole | | | | But the question is, where do we find good |
| idea of the book like sponge absorbing water!) but | | | | summaries of books? So, in case you have not |
| as for me unfortunately, reading a book can take | | | | noticed, there are already a lot of sites and |
| hours, weeks and sometimes months! | | | | companies that offer book summaries. Their |
| It is a widely known fact that knowledge equal | | | | reading experts do the laborious reading job for |
| power. Your capability to learn, comprehend and | | | | you and then come up with summarized versions |
| apply success principles that you pick up from | | | | of the books with important points, information |
| reading is vital to help manage and maneuver | | | | and ideas clearly laid out in just a few pages. You |
| your life in today's demanding world. | | | | will be able to read dozens of books in less time! |
| So, how do we tackle this problem of wanting to | | | | This will as a result, help you stay updated with |
| gain so much knowledge but lacking the skills to | | | | the latest self-help advice that you can apply to |
| read in speed? To add to that, our time is limited | | | | advance your life and work. |
| to be spent too much on a book (or at least we | | | | Yes, subscribing to these providers will definitely |
| thought so...). | | | | cost you (a few bucks at least if not more) |
| The worth of a book is to be measured by what | | | | money but isn't a wise man's money in his head, |
| you can carry away from it. -James Bryce | | | | not in his heart? But it will definitely take less from |
| One of the best available alternatives is to read a | | | | your pocket than when buying the books |
| good summary of a book that contains the skills | | | | themselves. What a deal - money, time and also |
| and ideas that you wish to become expert at and | | | | energy! |
| gain knowledge of. Nevertheless, one may argue | | | | You can have all the channels on your television |
| that summaries do not equal to reading the book | | | | and listen to all kinds of music that are available on |
| itself. They tend to dismiss some of the ideas of | | | | the internet but those will not substitute for |
| a book, they argue. But do you know that not all | | | | reading. With the advent of countless educational |
| parts of a book are of identical value and | | | | technologies, reading is still ranked as the most |
| significance? In every book, there are always filler | | | | crucial routine that everyone must have to |
| materials. Have you been in a state where you | | | | acquire knowledge. Plus, as we get busier and |
| needed to finish reading a book (eg; reading for a | | | | busier with life, time isn't something that we want |
| class) in a few hours and you ended up reading | | | | to play around with. So, let us all live a life of a |
| the back of the cover, the table of contents and | | | | perpetual reader. Have we forgotten the famous |
| then you go straight to the chapter where you | | | | saying of Thomas Jeferson? "I cannot live without |
| thought the main idea is going to be illustrated and | | | | books!" |
| detailed out? And once done with that particular | | | | The time you think you're missing, misses you |
| chapter while chasing time, you just skimmed | | | | too. |
| through the rest of the book. It is like being in a | | | | |