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Stan Skrabut
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January 8 - February 24, 2023
read to solve problems that I realized the true power of reading.
read to solve problems that I realized the true power of reading.
“Man’s flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge.” —Austin “Dusty” Miller, on the Eagle and Fledgling statue at the U.S. Air Force Academy
“Man’s flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge.” —Austin “Dusty” Miller, on the Eagle and Fledgling statue at the U.S. Air Force Academy
“No manʼs education is ever finished. A manʼs reading program should be as carefully planned as his daily diet, for that too is food, without which he cannot mentally develop.”
“No manʼs education is ever finished. A manʼs reading program should be as carefully planned as his daily diet, for that too is food, without which he cannot mentally develop.”
—Napoleon Hill
—Napoleon Hill
Reading the works of Dewey, Knowles, Lindeman, Cross, Garrison, Marsick and Watkins, and Tough have been most educational.
Seek-Sense-Share.
Seek-Sense-Share.
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” —Mark Twain
“Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.” —Francis Bacon
The rich and affluent devote a considerable number of hours to reading and self-improvement compared to other segments of society.
“According to the U.S. Labor Department, business people who read at least seven business books per year earn over 230 percent more than people who read just one book per year.”9
People who want to be and stay successful are always learning.
CEOs are reading four to six books per month.
the fact remains that you are at the mercy of others if you don’t read.
Some of the more noteworthy books include Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin, and The Federalist by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
“Five Ways Reading Makes You a Better Leader,”
Successful leaders know that reading provides ideas and direction.
Successful leaders focus on continual improvement.
Simmons indicated reading was the most important skill to develop.
Gutenberg Press
In Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, Do Work That Matters,
Nearly 75 percent of successful business leaders reported they self-mentor by reading and experimenting.
It is important to invest in professional development.
prolific
philology
Lessons Learned from Thomas Jefferson · Build a library you or your team can reference. · Take time to read the classics. · Broaden your view of the world.
indentured
pecuniary
Junto
Franklin’s success was no accident; it was based on a systematic daily regimen.87 He dedicated at least an hour or two to learning each day, and designated a significant part of his learning to reading.
Surround yourself with others who are also keen to learn as a way to expand your ideas. · Schedule time to read each day. · Build your own library or leverage a public or private library.
“The Science of Government it is my Duty to study, more than all other Studies Sciences: the Art of Legislation and Administration
and Negotiation, ought to take Place, indeed to exclude in a manner all other Arts.
must study Politick...
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I must judge for myself, but how can I judge, how can any man judge, unless his mind has been opened and enlarged by reading? A man who can read will find…rules and observations that will enlarge his range of thought and enable him the better to judge who has and who has not that integrity of heart and that compass of knowledge and understanding which form the statesman.”
Lessons Learned from John Adams · Surround yourself with tools (books) so you can work more easily. · Capture notes in the margins of books you are reading as a way to converse with the author.
Lessons Learned from George Washington · Increase your position in life by continuously learning. · Focus on an area of interest.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln; Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001; and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet.
Lessons Learned from George W. Bush · Read to help prevent mistakes already made by others. · Read widely to understand the perspectives of all sides.
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Lesson Learned from Bill Clinton · Make reading a priority and find opportunities to read.
Guns of August
He worked on decreasing the number of fixations (where one’s eyes come to rest when reading) and saccades (the “jump” one’s eyes make when reading) by increasing the number of words seen in each fixation.
Lessons Learned from John F. Kennedy · Learn to improve your reading speed and proficiency so you can consume more valuable information. · Quickly come up to speed on a topic by carefully selecting a stack of books on the topic and read them.
Lessons Learned from Franklin D. Roosevelt · Build a library you can easily reference. · Keep improving your reading speed and proficiency.
