20 Book Quotes to Encourage You to Read More

1. The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty. -Pablo Neruda 

2. You cannot open a book without learning something. -Confucius 

3. I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book. -Groucho Marx 

4. If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. -Ralph Waldo Emerson 

5. There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all. -Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 

6. Keep reading books, but remember that a book is only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself. -Maxim Gorky 

7. The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you. -W. Somerset Maugham 

8. You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend. -Paul Sweeney 

9. Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. -Frederick Douglas 

10. A book is a device to ignite the imagination. -Alan Bennett 

11. The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. -James Bryce 

12. A good book has no ending. -R.D. Cumming 

13. Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. -Charles W. Eliot 

14. The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them. -Mark Twain 

 15. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. -Chinese Proverb 

16. Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time. -E.P. Whipple 

17. To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. -Edmund Burke 

18. The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one’s encounter with it in a book. -André Maurois 

19. A house without books is like a room without windows. -Heinrich Mann 

20. Books are delightful society. If you go into a room and find it full of books — even without taking them from the shelves they seem to speak to you, to bid you welcome.-William Ewart Gladstone

A Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury - A Special Collection for the Office

A Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury - A Special Collection for the Office

This book is written by Richard Carlson, Ph.D. It is a very small book. It’s slightly smaller than your memo pad on your table. However, the content is powerful. It deals with stress in the office. Some of the topics are:

Remind Yourself that When You Die, Your "In Basket” Won’t Be empty.
Become an Early Riser.
Brighten Up Your Working Environment
Take Your Breaks.
Life Is a Test. It Is Only a Test.
Repeat to Yourself,” Life Isn’t an Emergency”.
Make a List of Your Personal Priorities
Create a Bridge Between Your spirituality and Your Work

I have learnt a few things from this book to reduce my stress:

There is no need to be in a rush to complete your work because work can never be finished. When I wake up early I have more time to myself to do what I need to do without being disturbed in the morning. Put a pot of plant in the office to be in harmony with nature. Take s short break and you will work better. When you have to do it, do it now. Do not take life seriously; live a balanced life, besides work you need to look after your family and friends and have fun.

Read this book to reduce your stress in the office and improve your personal life.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

This book is one of those important books in my small collection of reference books. I bought this book in Singapore way back in 1990. The seven habits are:

Be Proactive
Begin with the End in Mind
Put First Things First
Think Win/Win
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Synergize
Sharpen the Saw

Of the 7 habits, habit 3 and habit 7 impacted me the most.

Put First Things First.

It tells me that I have to set my long ranch goals and from there my yearly goals, my monthly goals, and my daily to-do list are guided by my long ranch goals. Every day, I have a lot of things to do. I always ask myself what is the most important thing I must do today. It is always guided by my ultimate goals. I will then go ahead and do it because I know it will benefit me the most in terms of my vision.

Sharpen the Saw

It means I need to take care of my health (physically, mentally spiritually), my career, my money, my relationship with my family, my co-workers, and the community. It also means lifelong learning. In short, I must live a balanced life.

The book is  one of the bestsellers at amazon.com