The Real Reason to Read
Read for these three fundamental aspects of leadership.
“How extraordinarily rare are those that have the Gift, is little guessed. To read not as a receptacle but as collaboratory; to read not merely to be amused or shocked or anaesthatized; to read, in short, to resensitize One’s Self — this is an achievement. It cannot and dare not happen too often.”
— Christopher Morley, 1940
The signature line in every communication from the Timeless & Timely family of publications is the same: “There’s so much to learn.”
Why?
Because there is so much to learn. Lest anyone think that they have all the answers or that no one has experienced the same failures, lost loves, or societal collapses before them, we should recall the wise words of Goethe:
“History is our inheritance. He who cannot draw on three thousand years is living hand to mouth.”
Of course, there is more to learn than history, and leaders are interested in learning about other things. Obviously, they need to know about t…
