Every time I ask people for guidance on how to progress or be better in my career, they say 'Read a lot of books, and apply yourself in your job". It sounds great, but what do you do when you can't find the time for books? I can barely find the time to cook meals for myself. Do you read books? When do you allot time for that?

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I read every night before bed. Full disclosure, everything I read is fiction and not at all relevant to my work, but it's great for my mental health. I'm not sure I agree that reading a lot of books about sales is the best way to advance your career since everything becomes dated the second it's published. I'd say networking and trying to learn from the high performers at your company is much more impactful. For learning, subscribing to newsletters, browsing forums and listening to podcasts all seem like better options to me than reading books.

I'm a proponent of reading books, but most of what I read has nothing to do with work directly. If you want to read books on sales, the books written by a guy named Zig Ziglar decades ago are pretty much what you need. Most books on sale since then are just rehashes of his work. It's also good just to read widely, it helps you to relate to clients or just people you meet in general.

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