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Over the past 10 years I’ve read a lot of books, and most of them were not very good.

But over the past couple of years, I’ve learned how to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to picking out and reading good books.

Lindy books = good books

You might be thinking “what does Lindy mean?”

Lindy means books, ideas or anything for that matter, that has stood the test of time.

For example, Christianity and The Bible is Lindy, they’ve stood the test of time and are both just as relevant now as they were two thousand years ago.

So I’ve learned to only read books that have stuck around.

As a rule of thumb, the older a book (the longer it’s survived) the better it probably is.

And if you don’t know where to start in regards to picking out and reading Lindy books, I recommend you read the stoics.

That is Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus.

And maybe if you’re a Christian like me you can read The Bible.

I’m also aware that the main religions carry a lot of wisdom, and hope to in the future, respectfully learn from other religions even though I’ll always be Catholic.

Non refert quam multos libros habeas, sed quam bonos.

It doesn’t matter how many books you have, but how good they are.