It’s so interesting that I grew up in an age of the web. I read the newspaper (the physical paper) every once in awhile, but I definitely prefer reading online (NY Times, Slate, Digg, USA Today). Same thing goes for magazines. Books are the one thing that aren’t very fun to read online…so I still read the physical books (I’m reading a really good book right now that my dad gave me. Once i’m done with it i’ll blog about it and give my thoughts). Most of my reading happens online. It’s funny because my wife sometimes asks, “I wish you’d read more.” Are you kidding honey, I read sooooo much. She doesn’t realize that during many of the hours that i’m on my computer at night, i’m reading and learning.
A lot of it is through blogs. It’s so interesting how that’s really becoming the new media. I subscribe to over 70 blogs in my Google Reader. There are dozens more that I keep reminding myself I still need to add. Sometimes people have the misconception that blogs are just personal journals of what Sally and Bobby did over the weekend. My wife has a blog and so do all her friends. Those are certainly not the type of blogs i’m talking about when I say I read and learn every night for hours. There are thousands and thousands of blogs that, if the entries were split up into sections/chapters, could easily be books, newspapers, or magazines. Those are the type of blogs I’m talking about. Real news. Real education. Substance. Content. Mojo.
It’s so hard to keep up with all of ‘em….I don’t know how I do it. But every time I get catching up….I just can’t stop. So much of what I read is about technology, entrepreneurship, anything business related, world news and current events, design & innovation, sports, random funny stuff, wall street and investing, and Higher Education/College Admissions news.
Every night when I get reading stuff…I realize that there is just so much more knowledge, so much more information out there that I simply just don’t have. Yet, I wanna learn. I eat it up. I love it. I really wish I had more time to learn it all. It is so fulfilling. To really understand the different market trends, newest disruptive technologies and innovations, business principles and teachings, etc.
For some reason, my desire to learn has increased so much. I’m starting to realize how I operate. When i’m put into a position or place and forced or told what to do, subconsciously I push back a little. However, when I feel unrestricted and free, I embrace the task or duty. At Princeton, I was put in a place where I was pretty much forced to learn. Sure, I did it. But my desire to learn wasn’t truly there. Today, i’m in a position where no one is telling me I have to learn. However, I WANT to learn. That desire is so much greater when I feel unrestricted, unconfined.
It’s weird how that works. Bottom line is that I love to learn.
