Reading at Night

Reading in bed at night is my favorite pastime. I enjoy turning off my phone, fixing a simple drink and crack open a book. I read history, business and economics, but once in a while I pick a story just to relax. I get new ideas from books. They let me experience — I see different lives, I think in different ways. When I read books about markets, choices and countries, I know a little more about the world. I also write very small notes either in the gutter or on sticky notes. Later, I refer to them when I write or I teach.

This custom keeps me calm. No matter how hectic the day, my mind is silenced after twenty minutes of reading. I sleep better after a good chapter. As I read, gradually, my thoughts, my aims are shaped. 

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