Comments on: How Business Leaders Read http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/ Personal Growth and Effectiveness Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:31:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Donald Latumahina http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-56365 Donald Latumahina Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:38:36 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-56365 Leona, Thanks for your explanation about the importance of fiction! I think you're right, reading fiction stimulates the creative side more, while reading nonfiction stimulates the logic side more. For handling the extra reading, I try to increase my reading speed and use the 80/20 rule to read only the important parts.. Leona,
Thanks for your explanation about the importance of fiction! I think you’re right, reading fiction stimulates the creative side more, while reading nonfiction stimulates the logic side more.

For handling the extra reading, I try to increase my reading speed and use the 80/20 rule to read only the important parts..

]]> By: Leona http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-56128 Leona Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:25:30 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-56128 Hi Donald I always read a variety of stuff but I am finding that my reading choices are getting bigger. <blockquote>What I still don’t understand is the “reading more fiction than nonfiction” part</blockquote> I love reading fiction I think you learn more about the motivation and emotion behind the methods than facts. It will stimulate the creative side of the brain rather than the thinking logic side. But to cope with the extra reading - the way I read has changed as well - I think you have covered that before? Leona Hi Donald
I always read a variety of stuff but I am finding that my reading choices are getting bigger.

What I still don’t understand is the “reading more fiction than nonfiction” part

I love reading fiction I think you learn more about the motivation and emotion behind the methods than facts. It will stimulate the creative side of the brain rather than the thinking logic side.

But to cope with the extra reading - the way I read has changed as well - I think you have covered that before?

Leona

]]> By: Donald Latumahina http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-55441 Donald Latumahina Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:33:26 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-55441 Ann, Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out. Just like yours, my own reading phase has changed. Years ago I read mostly fiction, but now I've been in non-fiction phase for long, long time. Robert, You're welcome! I diversify to fiction books just recently, so I still have no idea about good fiction books :) Living, I agree with you about stimulating our brain through reading new topics. That's a good way for brain exercise. HP, Good luck for your writing blog! Writing is an important topic for many people, including me. Ann,
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll check it out. Just like yours, my own reading phase has changed. Years ago I read mostly fiction, but now I’ve been in non-fiction phase for long, long time.

Robert,
You’re welcome! I diversify to fiction books just recently, so I still have no idea about good fiction books :)

Living,
I agree with you about stimulating our brain through reading new topics. That’s a good way for brain exercise.

HP,
Good luck for your writing blog! Writing is an important topic for many people, including me.

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]]> By: HP van Duuren http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-54978 HP van Duuren Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:15:18 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-54978 Tanks for your post, it all makes perfect sense. I like reading a lot, and besides reading I also like to write myself, Recently I even created a <strong>new 'Blogspot' about Happy WRITING,</strong> it already has a brand new <em>'Daily Item' </em>on it titled: <em>"Writing Tip of the Day" </em> You can also find my Syndicated Columns on it, and obviously also posts about writing. I really like to receive some comments that can inspire me, or if you have something written yourself like for example a 'Short Story' that you want to give exposure you can alway's contact me via my site. (I do have a 'Daily Item' on it and I am beginning to get more and more 'Daily Visitors' to my sites.) You can find my 'Happy WRITING' Blogspot at: http://hpshappywriting.blogspot.com/ All the Best, HP P.S. it goes without saying that you can also have a look at the <em> FREE Preview </em>of my eBook at the 'Main Happy Blogspot Site' also at the moment have a post about an interesting book about 'Happiness' with an 'audio interview' with the author! Tanks for your post, it all makes perfect sense. I like reading a lot, and besides reading I also like to write myself, Recently I even created a new ‘Blogspot’ about Happy WRITING, it already has a brand new ‘Daily Item’ on it titled:

“Writing Tip of the Day”

You can also find my Syndicated Columns on it, and obviously also
posts about writing.

I really like to receive some comments that can inspire me, or if you have something written yourself like for example a ‘Short Story’ that you want to give exposure you can alway’s contact me via my site. (I do have a ‘Daily Item’ on it and I am beginning to get more and more ‘Daily Visitors’ to my sites.)

You can find my ‘Happy WRITING’ Blogspot at:

http://hpshappywriting.blogspot.com/

All the Best,
HP

P.S. it goes without saying that you can also have a look at the
FREE Preview of my eBook at the ‘Main Happy Blogspot Site’ also at the moment have a post about an interesting book about ‘Happiness’ with an ‘audio interview’ with the author!

]]> By: Living Off Dividends http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-54945 Living Off Dividends Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:15:26 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-54945 great post! some of my favorite books on investing are decades old. one was written in the 1950s and another in the late 1800s!!! reading books on topics that you know nothing about also stimulates your brain. For example, even though I'm an engineer and investor, I've started reading books on advertising and copywriting. Studies have shown that this sort of reading boosts your IQ and your scores on tests like Mensa and the GMAT. great post!

some of my favorite books on investing are decades old. one was written in the 1950s and another in the late 1800s!!!

reading books on topics that you know nothing about also stimulates your brain. For example, even though I’m an engineer and investor, I’ve started reading books on advertising and copywriting. Studies have shown that this sort of reading boosts your IQ and your scores on tests like Mensa and the GMAT.

]]> By: Robert @ reason4smile http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-54921 Robert @ reason4smile Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:49:52 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-54921 Hi Donald, great article! Thanks for the idea of diversifying reading, reading the same topic over and over again can be found quite boring. Most of my interest is personal development, spiritual, and psychology book, but I guess I will need to diversify and try to look at fictional books as well, please do share if you have any fiction book that you recommend. Thanks! Robert Hi Donald, great article!
Thanks for the idea of diversifying reading, reading the same topic over and over again can be found quite boring. Most of my interest is personal development, spiritual, and psychology book, but I guess I will need to diversify and try to look at fictional books as well, please do share if you have any fiction book that you recommend.
Thanks!
Robert

]]> By: Ann M. http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-54854 Ann M. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:47:35 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/01/25/reading-tips-how-business-leaders-read/#comment-54854 This is a great post. I have always read fiction but right now am in a big non-fiction self-improvement, personal finance phase. But I always keep a fiction book around to pick up to break up the nonfiction when I am in the mood. There are some good articles about reading fiction on Scott H. Young's blog at www.scotthyoung.com. I don't always agree with his choice of books, but he has some good insights to the benefits of fiction. This is a great post. I have always read fiction but right now am in a big non-fiction self-improvement, personal finance phase. But I always keep a fiction book around to pick up to break up the nonfiction when I am in the mood. There are some good articles about reading fiction on Scott H. Young’s blog at http://www.scotthyoung.com. I don’t always agree with his choice of books, but he has some good insights to the benefits of fiction.

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