Is it useful to give up a lot of free time to read a little book every day and become "ignorant"?
Has reading changed your real situation? Have you created more economic benefits?
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These problems seem to be negative. Although people who study will have the spiritual identity that "everything is inferior, only reading is high", they can never think that they are superior. Because the fact is that reading is only one of the ways to improve our minds, not the only way.
In human history, there are a large number of excellent people who don't study. Liu Bang doesn't study, Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen, can hardly read, and Socrates even opposes writing books. We must have met many people who are sensible without reading. Not studying does not prevent them from making contributions and achieving themselves?
Therefore, for reading, because of individual differences, you can't read for some kind of utility. If it is for practical purposes, you must first know clearly whether you can succeed in studying. However, who has such foresight? From this point of view, there is absolutely no need to study for unknown so-called achievements, because the utility is too strong, and it is likely to outweigh the benefits. Because life is only once, wasting time, but not really nourishing life. Finally, maybe reading books will get you into some kind of trouble accidentally.
Reading Luo Zhenyu's reading method, I agree with his understanding of reading: reading is like making friends.
There are countless books and countless people in the world. Why not choose books by choosing friends?
The book mentioned: Don't underestimate the human mind, and don't underestimate the charm of books.
If a civilization wants to continue, it must be able to avoid the scissors difference of evolution and pass on its own genes like a powerful species. Knowledge is the gene of civilization, and books are the carrier of genes. Everyone who writes a book should strive to make it beautiful and easy to understand, so that our readers can accept it happily. This is the responsibility entrusted to him by civilization. Some books are not good, but they are important. What should I do? Don't worry, some people will do all kinds of explanation, popularization and reporting to relay the mission of civilization.
In fact, the book world is not a solemn treasure mountain, but a bustling downtown. The owners of various shops are trying their best to attract us in, stay and make a deal.
Luo Zhenyu answered from another brand-new angle: Why do you want to study?
Because we were born in civilization, civilization has a promise to us: a better and more sound mind, and a better understanding of the future "I" is waiting ahead. That's what I deserve, what I should do, what I should do. Through various paths, I must have a way to get there.
Reading is just one of the cheapest, most accessible and richest ways.
How can you be satisfied if you can't know what you should become after traveling in this world?