How to Select What to Read for Personal Development
Many of our audience are reading books for personal development. There are so many books around that promote and assist personal development, but how to best use of your time for the most appropriate book? George Ambler has the answer for you. He suggests couple of tips and questions for you to choose the book you read:
- The Collection Habit – Use recommendations to narrow down the search
- What do I need at this time in my life?
- What’s the Books Purpose?
- Know which Authors “Speak to You”
- How Significant?
Understanding The books purpose is the most important step – This is the first step to make sure the book content will align into your personal development goals.
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Nick says on February 9th, 2006 at 1:44 am
These are good ideas. My approach is to go to the library (free) and pick up what appeals to me. Then, I might buy the book although I have been seriously cutting back on the number of books I buy (collect). The library approach is good because you’re not committed to the book and if you hate it, you just stop reading. Also, if the book is mediocre but references other information, you can go get that one.
I also use simply audio and get audiobooks to listen to in my car. If I like the book well enough, then I might buy it. Or it will make me think of someone and I will give the book to them. I can usually buy these books for really cheap off of Amazon’s partner sites or ALibris.
For me the library’s a great solution, otherwise there’s a possibility of ending up in “analysis paralysis” and just flipping on the TV.