By Mike Johnson
I like what I like.
My time is too valuable to spend it reading things that don’t capture my interest.
So new books are always a risk.
Yet my nightstand holds two teetering stacks of books waiting to be read.
I tend to have two or three books going at once.
I’ll risk opening a new one if I encounter a gap between books.
But I’m a big fan of rereading proven winners.
I read “Illusions,” “Replay,” and “Atlas Shrugged” just about every year.
Those are favorite novels.
But I’m mostly a non-fiction guy.
So I reread “Consciously Creating Circumstances,” “Best Evidence,” and “Hello From Heaven” frequently too.
Of course there are many more.
Listing your favorite books is like listing your favorite people.
There are so many that you’re certain to miss a few.
But rereading is like taking a fresh look at an abandoned mine.
The mine hasn’t changed, but you have.
You’ve gained experience, expertise, perspective and clarity since you last visited.
So now, you're surprised to notice more quartz, which hints you’re in the vicinity of gold.
And sure enough, you discover a few overlooked nuggets that make the journey worthwhile.
Rereading old books is comfortable, familiar and lucrative.
Not only because you get a new read on them, earning that fresh harvest gives you a new read on yourself.
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P.S. This advice works on my 1,000 free posts too.
Pick any post, by title or by random, and you're certain to gain something new that you missed the first time.
My free life library is written with many layers, so it serves you For Life.
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