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30 Days to a better man<br />
2. Provides fodder for conversation. Some of the best conversations<br />
begin with the simple question, “Read any good books lately?” You<br />
don’t want your answer to be, “Uhhhhh, no. But dude, have you checked<br />
out Keyboard Cat?” By reading good books, you build yourself a storehouse<br />
of conversation topics that are engaging and interesting.<br />
3. Improves concentration and focus. With the internet and its millions<br />
of mindless distractions, concentrating and focusing on a single<br />
task has become more and more difficult. If you feel like you’ve<br />
become particularly distraction prone, reading a book could be just the<br />
prescription you need. Unlike blog posts and magazine articles that<br />
can be read in a matter of minutes, reading a book requires extended<br />
periods of concentration and focus. You’re not surfing around, feeding<br />
your brain an endless supply of new stimulation. It’s just you and<br />
the text. If you set aside time to read a book every day, you’ll start to<br />
notice a strengthening of your attention span.<br />
4. Increases creativity. A creative person doesn’t just create new ideas<br />
out of thin air. He takes already existing ideas and cross-pollinates<br />
them to create something entirely new. By exposing yourself to different<br />
ideas in the pages of books, you create a breeding ground in your<br />
mind for new ideas to grow.<br />
5. Makes you a better man. Do you want to be a better man? Then<br />
read the biographies of great men. The lives of great men contain<br />
numerous lessons that are just as applicable to us today. I feel I’ve<br />
gotten more out of reading a biography of a hero of mine than I have<br />
with any so-called self-improvement book. With a biography, you can<br />
see concrete principles of manliness in action instead of just reading<br />
abstract advice. If you’re looking for a biography that will really<br />
inspire, I suggest The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. (Big surprise, huh?)<br />
6. Broadens your perspective. No matter how far and wide you travel<br />
and how many interesting people you meet, you can never have the<br />
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