By Joe Byerly Essayist Maria Popova recently wrote, “To look back on a year of reading is to be handed a clear...
What Reading Taught Me About Living in 2023
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Becoming a Better Reader Articles
Developing Your Reading Plan
by Jakob Hutter During a speech in 1957, Dwight Eisenhower made a paradoxical statement about preparation when he told...
Pay Heed to the Enlisted: Reading Recommendations for Lieutenants
Summer is a season of transition for newly commissioned officers. The new lieutenants and ensigns attend their officer...
How I Learned to Get the Most Out of Reading
By Joe Byerly This month, as I transition out of another decade, I’m taking the opportunity to reflect and write...
Seven Books Every Company Commander Should Read
by Dan Vigeant Leaders worth following are readers. This is not an original, or even new thought. Countless...
Six Simple Steps to Start Reading Again… and Maybe Not Quit this Time
by Robert M. Kinney and Tara L. Kinney Dr. Seuss said “the more that you read, the more things that you will know. The...
Turning Words into Works: Reading to Remember
By Joe Byerly Over the years I have collected passages and quotes in small notebooks that I continually refer back to...
Studying the Stoics: It’s About Progress, Not Perfection
By Joe Byerly Recently, I finished The Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius by Ryan...
Why We Should Read Fiction and Nonfiction at the Same Time
By Jeroen Verhaeghe Avid readers will recognize the feeling of guilt that comes with buying ever more books knowing...