In his classics, Napoleon Hill made astute assertions as follows:

• “The way of success is the way of continous pursuit of knowledge!"
• "Successful people, in all callings, never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose, business, or profession.”

which are also among my perennial favourite quotes about knowledge acquisition.

As I understand it, these assertions imply building and sustaining your strategic repertoire.

Drawing on my own experiences of having traversed the Highway of Life, for more than seven decades, there are four fastest routes to attain this ideal:

• get a coach;
• attend a seminar or workshop;
• read a book;
• indulge in intellectual "pow-wow" with like-minded professionals;

To me, reading is a pretty good and convenient choice, for you can do it at your own pace, at minimal cost of the book.

Here are 5 ways to find more time to read (or listen):

1. Listen to audio books in the car (Interestingly, Zig Ziglar called this initiative, attending Automobile University!), instead of listening to the News . You will be happier and learn more.

2. Listen to audiobooks while taking a walk or exercising.

3. Read good books instead of reading general newspapers or at least replace some of that time.

4. Read instead of watching television, or at least swap some of that time.

5. Get up half an hour earlier to read;

Frankly, some combination of the foregoing routines will easily free up myriad hours a day.

Nonetheless, I like to point out that significant personal improvement and growth comes about when a book is:

• Read or listened to, with a personal relevancy to action;
• Key concepts processed and evaluated;
• Selected key concepts are put into some form of concrete action;

Enjoy!

[Author's Note: Readers may want to explore the Syntopic Reading methodology illustrated in the classic, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, by educator-scholar Mortimer J Adler. He shows you how to read multiple books simultaneously!]