This book tells us that reading that can't make us grow up is meaningless, so don't forget it once and for all. I feel the same way: I read a lot of books, but I soon forget the content. In the process of reading, I sometimes encounter some very good articles and some very practical skills. I remembered it clearly at that time, but after a while I forgot it all and didn't practice. It's really a pity.
The first chapter of this book tells us eight kinds of gains from reading. What impressed me the most was the second harvest, that is, time can buy theory. The author thinks that there are five precious things in the world: money, time, information, knowledge, affection and health. What if I choose? I think health is the most important thing, but the author thinks time is the most important thing, because without time, the other four things are impossible to get. No time to sleep, no health; If you have time, you can spend more time with your family and friends and deepen your feelings. You can earn more money if you have time to work. If you take the time to study, you can learn more knowledge; If you have more time, you can get everything, and naturally there will be happiness. After reading this book, I overturned my opinion. Indeed, time is the most important thing.
What impresses me is the author's view that money is used to buy other people's experience. In other words, before starting something new, there is often no need to explore from scratch, because some pioneers have spent hundreds of hours exploring and summarizing them into books. We just need to buy books and learn directly, and the results of their exploration will do.
The idea of why competitors are ready at any time also deeply touched me. The author lists a cooking program that Fuji TV once had, which was to finish four or five delicious dishes in 60 minutes. Why can they finish four or five courses in just 60 minutes and make all the guests full of praise? The first is the superb skills of the chefs, but another very important link is that all the ingredients have been placed on their cooking tables. This example tells us that by reading, you can build a "cooking table" in your mind in advance. Even if your leader asks you to summarize information for him tomorrow, you won't worry. You can prepare the "advanced ingredients" and "fresh fish and shrimp" you need in your mind within 1 second. With these excellent materials, you can start cooking immediately, that is, after the gong rings, you can start to summarize the information. If you don't have this "making dinner table" in mind, after the leader assigns tasks, you need to start with the collection of reading materials, which is equivalent to doing the input work yourself after the gong rings, and finally there is not much time left for the output of summary materials. Those who do a good job always read a lot every day and build a "cooking table" in their minds. Whenever there is an urgent task assignment, they can stand up and get ready at the first time. So we should read a lot at ordinary times to prepare for better work and life.