https://padlet.com/2018blightcap/15epvayu7t7 Books en-us 2017-09-18 12:26:50 UTC 2025-11-19 01:07:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 2018aguarrera https://padlet.com/2018blightcap/15epvayu7t7/wish/188835028 Leaders must be readers because reading from peers in your business and outside your business can help you grow as an employee and leader. Reading reminds you of concepts, reading gives you opportunities to interact with other people, and reading also challenges you as a leader with it impacting the way you think logically and even creatively. https://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2012/08/03/why-leaders-must-be-readers/#dc66ba747365]]> 2017-09-19 11:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/2018blightcap/15epvayu7t7/wish/188835028 2018blightcap https://padlet.com/2018blightcap/15epvayu7t7/wish/188836611 Studies show that if a reader reads more fiction, they grow greater empathy than readers who read non fiction. The article is about a woman who reads mostly non fiction, 90% of books she reads are non fiction. That is until she comes across a study that finds that more people who reads fiction end up having better social skills. It attributes from the "direct immersion in another person's mind and body."  https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/quiet-the-power-introverts/201104/how-reading-improves-your-social-life]]> 2017-09-19 11:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/2018blightcap/15epvayu7t7/wish/188836611 2018sakhter https://padlet.com/2018blightcap/15epvayu7t7/wish/188840159 Student must read not only during classes also outside of class too because colleges aren’t looking for the mythical “well-rounded student.” Instead, colleges want to build well-rounded classes made up of specialists or students with a defined interest that they’ve honed and intend to pursue in college. Reading also helps college to know you. Colleges want to get to know students and their interests, and looking at their outside reading is one way to do it.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kat-cohen/the-truth-about-outside-r_b_5997698.html]]> 2017-09-19 12:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2018blightcap/15epvayu7t7/wish/188840159