Would you like to significantly improve your life in 2025? If so, then ask yourself this simple question: “What books will I read this year?”
Reading books will improve your life in 2025 — guaranteed — and below is a reading list and some ideas to help you with an intentional reading plan for the year.
Why Read?
You may recall reading the newsletter with 19 Surprising Stats on Reading. Here are five of the stats that underscore why you should read:
- Reading can reduce stress levels by a whopping 68 percent.
- Reading can help reduce mental decline in old age by up to 32 percent.
- Reading fiction makes you a better decision-maker.
- Reading drastically increases emotional intelligence, imagination, and creativity.
- 88 percent of high net worth people “devote thirty minutes or more each day to self-education or self-improvement reading.”
Plan and Track Your Reading
So, be intentional about when and what you read. Can you read at least one book per month? Try to mix fiction with non-fiction (it improves the brain and creativity). If you use a BYB custom planner, you can include a book tracking list. You can also use the “notes” of your planner to track and plan what you read, or a “to do” lists if you use an online planner (e.g., Google Calendar).
What Books Can You Read?
If you’re wondering what books to read, here are some ways to find books you’ll love:
- Ask peers and mentors what their favorite books are. What are they reading now?
- See if “influencers” you like and follow have book lists (e.g., Sarah Blakley, Oprah Winfrey, and Warren Buffet all have book recommendations and book lists).
- Here is Becoming Your Best’s 2025 Recommended Reading List.
Wrapping Up
You can significantly improve your life by reading! You’ll gain and apply knowledge in powerful ways! So, plan out and track what books you will read this year (write them out in a journal, planner, or online calendar). Can you read at least 12 books this year, one per month? Give it a shot! That’s becoming your best.
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” — Richard Steele
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