Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Reading isn’t a “solo sport”. Hear me out… 👆#readinghabits #readingtips #readmorebooks #nonfiction

2 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, Nick Hutchison argues that reading personal‑development books should be viewed as a communal activity rather than a solitary one. He explains that the true value of reading lies not only in personal growth but also in the ability to share, rework, and teach the insights to the people around you. Hutchison ties this idea to his own motivation for writing a book and to the principle that we become the average of the five people we spend the most time with, urging listeners to actively elevate their close circle by passing on what they learn.

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Reading personal development books is not just about improving your life, but it's also about improving the lives of the people around you. Being of value to other people is a very important aspect of being a rising reader. It's why I wrote my book. Whenever I'm reading a great personal development book, I'm also thinking about how can I teach this to other people, rework this information, simplify it, and educate everybody else around me. If we are the average of the 5 people that we spend the most time with, shouldn't we be helping elevate their lives as well by teaching them everything that we read? Reading books is not a solo sport.