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Filter Your Reading

There are no rules when it comes to choosing books. We don’t have to read bestsellers, or classics, or books everyone else raves about.

Focus on some combination of books that: stand the test of time; pique your interest; or resonate with your current situation.

The more interesting and relevant we find a book, the more likely we are to remember its contents in the future.

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I am the developer of my life; I build its foundation and choose its contents.

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