There was an excellent article in the New York Times today called, "C.E.O. Libraries Reveal Keys to Success." It was especially fun because I could definitely relate to it.
I don't know how big my personal library is at this time, but when I wrote the books down in a notebook several years ago and copied the titles onto a computer, it was well over 5,000, and there were boxes full I hadn't even touched yet.
In general none of that matters, but it does bring up an interesting point that I've practiced for a long time: my reading many times is not within my chosen field of interest.
While I do have a good grasp of economics and business leadership and management, there is only so far reading about that will take you. Some of my best ideas come from reading on topics absolutely unconnected to business - at least on the surface.
But I think all life is interconnected in some way, and reading about one thing can trigger all sorts of things; sometimes in huge waves.
Have you ever had those moments when so much can suddenly be triggered in you that you can't even keep up with what your mind is giving you? That's happened a number of times with me, and all I can do is write down individual words or phrases that I hopefully will be triggered on what they meant later when I read them.
This isn't only related to non-fiction either. Sometimes a novel will say some of the most important things you may ever hear. There's really no specific pattern to it either; at least not discernable. It's definitely an exciting journey and search to read literature that can trigger you into all sorts of ideas that connect to business leadership in unexpected ways.
If you're stuck for ideas, sometimes the best thing to do is get into some topic of interest that doesn't seem to be connected to what you're doing. It's amazing the things that can start going through your head and end up being applied to business.
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