Readers and Non-Readers

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Over the last 5 years I have been intentionally reading more books related to business and leadership. It's difficult to read books that are intended to improve your thoughts and actions in these areas and not think of the people you are surrounded by everyday.

The more I read the more it becomes clear to me the people who don't. They sound stupid and desperate in conversations related to a topic at hand because all of their contributions are based on feelings and personal experience (which is usually limited). That would be fine if they didn't try to sound like an authority on the subject. They attempt to contribute to every conversation, yet they don't have any intention of reading to learn more about a specific topic. Essentially, they become posers.

It's easy to spot the readers in a group. They're okay with telling you they don't know much, but you also know that in a very short time, they will know more than the posers about a given topic.