A strategic way of looking at your books
A long time ago, before I started purchasing books, I read an article that said that there was a correlation between successful individuals and reading. The reading certainly did not lead to success, but it seemed that almost all successful people carve time out of their days to read. If you search through Google for someone successful and book recommendations, you will likely find a hit.
From that point on, I made it a point to do a lot of reading. But I didn’t have a lot of money to spare on books. Nor did my city have a lot of used bookstores at the time. And even if I did have the money to purchase books, which books were worth purchasing? Here are some of the things that I learned through developing my personal library.
How to develop a personal library
The following are the lessons I have learned developing my library.
Use the library to understand your interests
In my early days, when I couldn’t afford to purchase any of the books that I saw on bookstore shelves, I frequently went to the library. Many days, after work, I would stop by the library and browse through the books. Then, I got a little smarter and started…
