BEATING THE IMPOSSIBLE!
So let me tell you a funny tale...
It is about a human doing something that was initially thought to be impossible. 🐑
Sometime last month, I asked a question.
“What is your best way to gain information?”
I said through films or videos, and I wasn’t a fan of books.
Well, guess what? I decided to check if I was truly not a fan of books.
“Do not conclude if you’ve not started”.
I started a book challenge on the 31st of May. Said I wanted to instil the habit of reading without complaining.
Tough one 😑.
The book I read was How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Yeah. These boring inspirational books😒.
The book has 30 chapters that are divided into four parts. And I was to review one part for each week, no matter how many chapters are there.
The first week was awesome. Just 3 chapters. Who that one help?
Reviewed and wrote them.
Easy peasy.
The second week was a bit uneasy but I did it.
Contained 6 chapters. Assigned one chapter to one day to make things easier.
Did I procrastinate? Oh yes. It’s not easy to cultivate a habit. You don’t just snap your fingers and say, Viola!
Discipline + Intentionality = Habit building.
Third week 🤣! I saw shege! 😂
The third part has 12 chapters. So I had to read 2 chapters a day and they were long as hell😂.
I skip a day, I’m reading four chapters the next. Mind you, I had to review each chapter as I read it.
I skipped two days. Guess how many I read on Sunday, which was the day to post the review? I wanted to give up.
“How am I supposed to read all those chapters on Sunday?! It’s not like it’s my thing sef. If I give up, nobody will know. It’s not like no one will notice!”
I don’t know what happened but I was like, “ I’ve started. Make I just finish am if no one is seeing it”.
In part four, I stuck to my plans.
It had 9 chapters. Planned how I was going to read it and continued.
I wouldn’t say it was easier than the first week but it was easier to read and understand.
Surprisingly, the book contains a whole lot I didn’t know and made me see things I called normal as abnormal.
What I learnt:
Don’t say you’re not good at something if you’ve not tried it.
Not just try it, try it with your full attention.
Books contain a whole lot more value than videos. Videos can’t get everything. Except for live videos😂.
Whatever you put your heart to do, you can do it no matter what!
It doesn't sound like the easiest book you read but after a Sunday reading you learned something. Videos can teach you a lot too. For example the way it's filmed, made, about the person who made it.
Yeah. I totally agree with you. Each method has its own benefit depending on how it was produced.