5년간 책 700권 읽고 '확실히 달라진 것들'

0:00 Socrates, Plato, Confucius, King Sejong, Newton, Goethe, Lincoln, Bill Gage, Warren Buffett, Zuckerberg. What do these people have in common ? The advice is to read a lot of books. I've heard countless times that books are good, but no matter how many times I hear it, the reality is that I can't believe it. To become smarter, to accumulate wisdom, let's leave these abstract expressions behind. The most important thing in doing something is motivation. But this kind of talk does n't really give a compelling reason to read books . I've been reading about 120 books a year for the past five years. Of course, it doesn't really matter how many books you read, but investing a considerable amount of time every day in reading has made a big difference. So, based on this, I would like to speak more persuasively . If you watch the video till the end, you will not only understand why successful people unanimously

0:45 tell you to read the book, but you will also be drawn to the book right away . Then, I will introduce to you the four things that have changed the most as I read every day . Please note that the story gets more abstract towards the end, so feel free to block it out and follow along. The first change was that I came to understand the saying, “You see as much as you know .” Actually, I lived with a lot of books, but the first books I started reading properly were mostly about investing. It was related to real estate, specifically apartments and officetels . But after reading a book about real estate investment, I started to notice apartments that I had never seen before, even though I went by every day . I wondered what the view was like in this building, where the royal activities were, and whether there were any schools nearby. This is my thought process when I read just one book related to apartments

1:34 . That's when I realized. Ah, reading a book is like wearing a pair of glasses . Then I thought, if I collected several of these glasses, the world would look a lot different . So from this time on, I felt the power of books firsthand and started reading like crazy in all genres, including psychology, self-development, and internal medicine. But the surprising thing is: The various glasses I collect while reading books are not completely separate, but are sometimes combined. For example, if I collect three glasses - real estate glasses, stock glasses, and psychology glasses - they have a synergistic effect and I can understand each field more deeply. I have a rough idea of why capital flows into certain fields at certain times and how people's investment psychology changes accordingly . So I thought, if that's the case, wouldn't it be the same for human relationships and could it be applied to business as well

2:21 ? So, as I read, I felt like I was collecting glasses to view the world one by one, and I gradually became more immersed in each book. Think back to a time when you read a book that completely changed your perspective on life. The second is that there are many teachers. As I lived, I experienced my first miserable failure when I tried to do something on my own without learning anything. I had a difficult time, such as failing dozens of job applications, losing all my hard-earned money through real estate investments and business failures. If you do it with passion and no tricks, it won't work. So what I realized was that I wasn't a natural at anything . The fact was that he was not a very perceptive person. From this point on, I became completely open to learning

3:07 . Because I knew I had to learn. So what I looked for was a book. The thing that taught me the highest quality was books . Even from not just ordinary experts, but world-renowned scholars in the field . These days, even one- on-one consulting requests that cost from several hundred thousand to several million won do not provide detailed instructions like in a book. Even if you don't meet the person offline, you can learn about this person's methods and values through books. You can also read other good books recommended by authors you respect . So, just by communicating with that person through a book, you have the opportunity to be influenced in a positive way . So I have a lot of role models that I've come to know through books . Recently, I have been able to free myself from stress and my mind has become really strong thanks to Schopenhauer's philosophy of life and Professor Kim Joo-hwan's book, Inner Communication.

3:54 Above all, I found that work did not go well with personal matters. In this way, my own role model allows me to seek help from a mentor in the field I need to solve a problem when I am in a situation. Now, I feel more relaxed and confident in everything I do. I'm sure there will be many trials and tribulations in my life in the future. But every time that happens, I will look for the Master in the book. There must have been someone who had the same concerns as me before me . If you are having any difficulties right now, try looking for a book first. I have a favorite saying. There is no anxiety that cannot be shaken off with an hour of reading . The third change is that there are no limits to your imagination . We think that our imagination and thoughts have no limits. But this is a misconception.

4:41 According to the MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, humans can only imagine what they know . If you think about it, it 's hard to imagine a field you know nothing about. Even if you have some really weird and strange scientific imagination, you need to know the concept of that science to be able to think about it. The philosopher Wittgenstein once said that one language is three in one. In other words, the scope of thought is more difficult than the scope of language . That's why we can greatly expand our basic imagination default values through the thoughts of people who have broader imaginations than we do, or through the writings of people who have imagined areas that we could not even imagine . For example, if you read history books like Jared Diamond's The Total Germ Taxon or Yuval Harari's Sapheens, you

5:27 will learn about the process through which humanity got to where it is today. But this is also ultimately one of the author's interpretations . In other words, the historical facts remain the same, but the author has interpreted them from a specific perspective, using some logic and basis. I'm not trying to judge whether this is right or wrong right now, but thanks to the author's personal characteristics, we can see into his imagination. And that imagination is then reinterpreted through our imagination and knowledge. These processes enhance our imagination, thinking, and insight. Of course, it will be of great help in living life. Reading brings authors and readers together, expanding the boundaries of each other's imagination . I think that reading can be an opportunity to deeply understand yourself through reflection on what kind of person you are, what you are thinking now, and what kind of perspective you have lived from

6:14 . And finally, the fourth thing is that the boundaries of thought are collapsing. Does that sound like a bit of a stretch? Please listen to me just once. As people grow older and become adults, their own unique perspectives that they have experienced and felt over a long period of time become firmly established. Because we think this way, we can change it very freely and it seems very dangerous, right? Actually, that's not true. Human thinking is very strong and solid. It doesn't change much. You may blindly believe what you see and feel from your own experiences and end up living with a narrow perspective . In other words, the boundaries of thought become too clearly defined. People whose boundaries are too clear and hardened are called old farts in colloquial language . To borrow the words of reading education instructor Choi Seung-pil,

6:59 in a society where people do not read books, there is a high possibility that the entire generation will become old farts . But reading is an act that breaks down these boundaries of thought . Let me give you an example. When I read a book, there are times when the author says something that doesn't fit my common sense . Then we start to think, "Well, my common sense is like this, so why are you talking like this?" and we continue to nationalize until we can understand it at our common sense level . I 'm also looking for additional information. This behavior expands the realm of thought I have . Cracks appear in the rigid framework of existing thinking . Once this realm of thinking begins to expand, the speed at which it does so is astonishing. Those who read a lot of books will agree. I realized how ignorant I was and how my thoughts change drastically every time I read a book

7:45 . There is also a saying that knowledge increases with interest . This experience made me a completely different person before and after reading a book. It makes me feel that way. The way I see the world changes with just one book . For example, I understand the gravitational order . Then, when you look at the world, one of the frameworks for understanding the world changes. I understand democracy. Then, a framework is created to interpret what happens in society. If you experience this kind of expansion of thinking every time you read a book, you will be able to truly understand . Why do readers read books on public transportation, at the airport, at home, and even throw away their televisions ? When you read one book, you feel like you've changed and become a completely new person. This

8:31 cannot be obtained through anything else. There is a feeling of relief that comes from deep within every moment . It's very exciting and gives a dynamic sense of home. Actually, I think this is where I go crazy and start reading books. So, in the end, based on what I have read, reading is, in a word, an act of understanding the world and discovering oneself. The reason for the existence of this channel is to make sure that many people realize this fact . Aside from the four things I mentioned today, there are many things that have changed in me after reading. I also regret that I didn't read the book more diligently if I had known specifically why I had to read it from the beginning . If you want to open a new chapter in your life through reading, please subscribe to this channel . We'll be back with more reading-related content that can be more helpful with true stories . thank you