One of the most common excuses that I have heard is that people no longer have time for books. In their busy schedule – it is extremely difficult to make time for books. This is where advise from Jim Rohn, Andy Robbins and Robin Sharma came to my immense rescue. The advice was
“Turn your car into a university”.
Without sounding elitist – the underlying message was to maximise your commute time (car or no car). Ofcourse things have changed post pandemic with work from home limiting the commute days. However on the days that you do, this is very sound advice.
Here is how I put this into action. I discovered Audible. Even outside of Audible – I spent on audio courses by Jim Rohn, Darren Hardy, Robin Sharma and several other personal development gurus. Success magazine was another valuable resource. The CDs in the magazine every month was a valuable treasure trove. Much before the podcast revolution took over those CDs were a regular in my car. Audible gave me access to a global library of options.
What worked for me was a two pronged strategy.
#1 : Mornings were reserved for serious stuff – motivational, personal development, self help etc.
#2 : Evenings were meant for fiction. There was nothing better than a murder mystery or thriller for the evening ride. It kept evenings light and reached home in a much better mood. I did start off with serious stuff in the evening too – but soon realised I didn’t have the energy or attention span. The better idea was to let yourself wind down in the evening.
On 5 day commute days ( I had anywhere between 10-20 hours) available. I was able to finish at least 2 full length novels in a week or perhaps two.
Simple idea to execute. The ROI on such investment was definitely significant. This was my two audio book story.
Give it a try and I am sure you will no longer be frustrated on long commutes.
