A quote from Japanese author and Buddhist monk Yoshida Kenko way back in 1330(!) on the value of reading books:
“It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met.”
“It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On saying no, the importance of focus, and reading books

19 powerful sentences by Naval Ravikant that will inspire and change how you view the world: https://t.co/fFLFEJN2l5
“Books for mindset.
Quiet time to think for strategy.
Conversations with successful peers for tactics.”
Quiet time to think for strategy.
Conversations with successful peers for tactics.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On the bottleneck to achieving results, the discomfort of growth, and friendship
Who do I spend time with that pulls me up
?
Shane Parrish • 2022 personal annual report
As Seneca wrote:
“Associate with people who are likely to improve you. The process is a mutual one: men learn as they teach.”
“Associate with people who are likely to improve you. The process is a mutual one: men learn as they teach.”