I read to expose myself to to new ideas – to learn, grow and apply.

You're absolutely right with respect to do the doing.

Like I said in my last paragraph of this page, if I've successfully applied only one concept or idea I've learned from a book I've read, the priced I paid for the book was worth every single penny.

But what if you didn't know there was a BETTER way of 'doing'? That's why I read