Power of books

LIE Deliberately written for casual readers “ Why should we listen to her?” you ask your friend James, eyebrows furrowed. He’s not listening, though. He’s playing Tiny Tower on his iPod touch. “What does she know? ” The answer to your first question is; because I’m loud. It’s very difficult not to hear me. The answer to your second question is; a lot of trivia about Friends. And biscuits. And which biscuits are best suited to which episodes of Friends. But in reality; you  don’t  have to listen to me, because honestly, I  don’t  know much. I’m not an expert or a specialist or a qualified adult, paid  wholecraploads  an hour to coach you into your best, most prolific self. I’m just a gal — a hungry one. Wearing too much eyeliner — sharing pieces of me with a few of you. Fortunately, I’m not writing what I  know . I’m writing what I’ve  felt . And it turns out that you should, too. J.K Rowling does not know what it’s like to murde...

My few picks during quarantine MY LIBRARY With half of the world’s population under lockdown due to th e coronavirus pandemic, a lot of us have more time than we know what to do with. Social distancing has meant many of us can no longer head into the offices we used to work in and must instead work from the comfort of our homes. Unfortunately, many people have lost their jobs during these uncertain times and have no idea if they will get them back once this is all over. This uncertainty is unsettling and worrying. It’s easy to think the worst in a situation such as this. However, this crisis also offers an opportunity for us all, even to those who have lost their jobs. Your time has been freed up and one of the best ways to utilise it is to read books. In 1946, Malcolm Little was sentenced to ten years in prison for a series of misdemeanours. While in prison, he met John Bembry, a self-educated man, who inspired Malcolm to make the most of his time in prison. D...

Many people do not realise the power in a book. This is the power of the written word. Due to this lack of awareness, many of us have not read a non-fiction book since leaving school or university. Unfortunately, however, I hate to break to you that one of the secrets of developing yourself is that whatever answer to a problem that you are looking for, it is in a book somewhere that you have been unwilling to track down and read! A book, especially a non-fiction book, exists to take a singular, contained set of wisdom or ideas out of the head of the author and share it with readers. Plainly put, a book is a medium of transfer for knowledge, wisdom, or ideas. That is the purpose it serves. The right book can open your mind to new ideas, can inspire you to invent something new or can cause you become a winner in some area of your life like the author. An example is the book The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey, an oldie but a goodie in the personal devel...