First Friday Book Synopsis

Last night, I spoke to the Young Executives, a part of Success North Dallas.  My topic was:

Lifelong Learning…STARTS NOW! — Learning from the Best Books as a Lifelong Discipline

This is a good group, with motivated and engaged learners.  Here is an outline of what I shared.

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• Prelude #1 – yes, it does start NOW
• We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. – Peter Drucker

• Prelude #2 – The best books I have ever read…

• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

• And, a recommendation for this group – Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

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#1 – Read books…instead of video, or blogs, or articles…

• in depth; substance

#2 – Read books; don’t listen to books.

• to study, you need to do some form of note taking, with retrieval
• (I read on Kindle)

#3 – It takes a pretty deep dive into five books to learn enough in a new area of learning; to develop meaningful understanding.

#4 – Be part of a learning group. Which meets for…the purpose of learning. 

#5 — What to read

• Stuff you don’t know
• Stuff you don’t know well enough
• Books that update your knowledge
• Books that you disagree with…

#6 – Oh, and One More Thing…

• Keep a lifelong reading list – and, don’t forget the classics!

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So…what are you doing with your own lifelong learning disciplines?  My simple recommendation…read more books!