Chatting with people who don’t read will be extremely boring, because the only topic options are trivial matters in life. Where did I go yesterday? What did you do today? So I suddenly understood on Zhihu: How to talk to the person you like? Topics like this will be so popular. Yes, you can not go swimming with the person you like when you are 18 years old.

But when you face someone you like but don’t know what to say, it’s probably the most annoying thing. However, the ability to speak requires accumulation over time. If you want to be able to pour out a glass of water at any time, you must turn yourself into a pond. Like those interesting souls, they all fill themselves with reading and turn their hearts into ponds. It became rivers, lakes and seas. Only in every moment when I want to express myself can I have an idea, a witty remark, and a witty response in the lightning flash. This kind of connotation and quality is really not something you can learn on the fly, by collecting a few pages of dialogue on a forum and copying it mechanically, or by reading a few articles on the fly.

Charlie Munger said: There is no smart person I have met in my life who does not read every day - no, not one. Probably no one likes boring idiots. If no one likes you yet, then start reading more books from now on. If you have read a lot of books, you can easily switch to chatting with others about the advantages and disadvantages of the 996 work system, Notre Dame de Paris and Victor Hugo.

In the various topics raised by others, there is nothing to be afraid of. Instead of always being able to talk about where you went yesterday? What did you do today? Many friends will blame themselves for being too busy for not reading.

Here is a summary of some practical tips for insisting on reading. The respondent has read a lot of books in these years:

1. Get up and put on clothes, wash your face, brush your teeth, and You can turn on the audio and listen to books while cleaning the floor and walking. You can "read" a lot more books in a month. For example, you can open a Zhihu membership. I use Nanka Runner Pro3 bone conduction headphones, which are very comfortable to wear and do not hurt the eardrums.

2. Spread a book on the computer table and read a page at any time while waiting for the computer to turn on, the network to go offline, and others to reply.

3. Buying a Kindle can help you make good use of all the fragmented time during business trips and outings, and read anytime and anywhere. After all, it is too inconvenient to put a few physical books in your bag. As a Kindle user, I often recommend that my friends buy books and buy Kindle. Unfortunately, some people are either indifferent or find it too expensive. None of them are poor, and they can buy lipstick for RMB 500 and face cream for RMB 1,000 without blinking an eye. I think Kindle is very cheap. For example, the youth version has finally become popular because of the "Kindle cover, the noodles taste better". It is currently very cost-effective. I feel sad for Kindle when I think about it. Now it has to take this meme route to expand its audience.

4. If you must watch TV, you can also watch reading programs. "The Reader" and "Chinese Poetry Conference" have done very well.

5. When dating friends, try to go to a bookstore cafe together. The two of you don’t need to talk, each holding a book and reading it. This kind of silent time together is not unsatisfactory. .

6. If you have insomnia, read a good book. Because it is very easy to make you sleepy when reading, especially classics, you will fall asleep after reading only a few pages, so it is especially suitable for sleeping. If you can still feel more energetic as you read, that's also good. You can have a lot more time to read books that you usually don't have time to read because of insomnia. In this way, you will not be troubled by insomnia, because it is not meaningless, it brings the value of learning and growth.