If you’re like most people, there are probably only a handful of books that you’ve picked up more than once.
That’s kind of crazy when you stop and think about it. When a book is powerful enough to move us or make us think differently, why wouldn’t we pick it up again and again?
This video from The School of Life does a great job explaining why we should be learning continuously and coming back to the things that have shaped us for the better.
If we can find things in books that speak to us and we want to incorporate those things into our lives, we need to re-read them, write down the important passages, and review them regularly.
“It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”
-Muhammad Ali
This doesn’t just apply to learning and reading books, though.
Repetition is the way forward when it comes to establishing good habits as well. In his bestselling book Atomic Habits, James Clear writes:
“Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits…You get what you repeat.”
Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits, your ability shoot under 72 is a lagging measure of your time spent at the driving range, etc.
If you want to be better. If you want to be smarter. If you want to be faster. Let repetition be your coach.