The "Bookshelf": life hacking by reading from a DJ

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Today, the founder of the DJ school Music Academy Dennis Yablonsky tells how he decided to read a book a week, and how it has helped to achieve success in his business. After all, business in the entertainment industry - is still a business.

As I began to read a book a week

My collection of books began its history in 2009. I used to read a haphazard manner, and therefore a little bit. Then blog Denis Matakova influenced me, where he spread the photo and description of useful books. I decided to follow the example of Dennis and read 52 books a year, according to a book a week. Now I'm almost every week to spread your blog Read picture books, her number in my "Plan 52" and a brief summary.

There, in the blog of Denis Matakova, I learned about the store "Business Book", and after that went to the store Boffo. They have only this year I bought the books for more than 100 000 rubles.

It's hard to single out any favorite book from the list, since they have already passed a very strict selection process. I specifically attaching photos in high resolution, so you can see the name of each book.

On the picture "Tip a million», «Simplify your life», «Psychology of influence», «Millionaires from Appstore», «Drucker on every day», «Work less, Do more», «New Market Wizards».

As the book help me

I want to tell you how much impact stormy passions A book on my life in general. Over the past two years I have achieved the results that exceed the results of the last five years, maybe even 10 years of life. And that success in business and in terms of personal development, although the last could objectively judge my family ...

Application of useful principles set forth in the books has benefited my business - DJ-school MusicAcademy.ru, companies for the creation and management of entertainment "Its atmosphere", consulting in the field of marketing in social networks. And I DJ, write your own music, and speaking, and even in this narrow specialty personal enrichment at the expense of the books I went only benefit.

But the most important thing is that I have become much broader thinking and, more importantly, become more helpful to others. Almost all my friends, family and team, I give the books, I think it useful to Currently, therefore, frequently I ordered several copies of the books, which are in use at all sure one hundred.

An important lesson that I have learned to read - it is a simulator for our brain.

On the picture "The art of business writing», «Himself MBA», «code Durov», «dream company», «Kamasutra for speaker».

When and how do I read

1. I read in the morning
I specifically did not wake up early. Half an hour spent on it to bring myself up, drink some water and brew tasty tea. Then the first thing that is focused on anything, start reading. Reading the morning I spend 1-2 hours and yet in terms of productivity it turns out the most useful time. In the afternoon, when the current affairs capture the attention of reading is not so productive. Before going to bed I love to read more than the biography of personal development books, inspirational books and fiction.

2. I note the useful things
Beside me, a notebook and a text marker. It cost me a great mental effort to begin to allocate useful part of the book (I treat books gently blows away speck, buy a cover, which are often more expensive than the book itself), but you even can not imagine how it turned out helpful. After some time, you can always go back to the book and run on the useful points that noted above - in this book almost immediately restored in memory. The next step probably will use the field intended for notes at the end of the book, but so far for me is vandalism, and I just have put a folded A4 sheet on which leaving the book records.

3. I keep the books in order
Since most of the time I spend working at home, the books are in virtually every part of it. Now, thanks to the fact that I raked a large closet, a book found their place and the next step is to put them into categories.
Part of the core library is in the studio, where free access to it, and the team, and students. But as long as they "radish" is not engaged in active reading. But the promise to fix it! And I help them in this. In 2013, I am planning to open a library club for teams and students with jobs and regular meetings, which will discuss books read and draw conclusions.

On the picture "The magic of Pixar», «Do not immediately jump on marmalade», «storytelling», «pumpkin method», «The psychology of optimal experience», «phenomenal memory», «Steve Jobs».

My parting words to each are the following words - "start to read, read and follow the system constantly accustom their children and loved ones to read, but not coercion, but by example. Build a personal library, and positive results and changes in work and personal life is not long in coming. " And I sincerely hope that my example is contagious, and I rejoice at the thought that someone is my passion to change lives for the better, or at least expand the horizons and give new and useful hobby.