 Why reading less is more.
I used to be a hardcore reader, plowing through literally hundreds of books from religion to novels to metaphysics to hard science to gang history to psychology ... a lot of things under the sun. I literally read 300+ books in the past 3 years according to my library record.
Then I suddenly stopped reading books.
I found out that the more people read, the less they think for themselves, so they just spew out pre-digested opinions from books and magazines. They stopped thinking.
Reading doesn't make you smart, reading excellent books make you smart. So be very selective on what kind of books you read. Nowadays I just read non-fiction books, mainly how-to guide to improve my technical skills, like owning a business or learning a foreign language.
If you like reading, fine, but if you think reading the newspaper, junk magazines, novels and lots of books, it isn't going to make you any smarter. Dumber, perhaps.
So start today by reading only what's valuable and practical and not waste your precious time on useless information.
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