How to Read.

"I was at my best at giving financial advice when I was twenty-one years old and people weren't listening to me." -Warren Buffet.

Wordsmiths.

Rick Sanchez, Summer Smith, and Morty Smith.

Growing up, I always wanted to be like my Father, who is by many counts of greater intelligence than I am. He had this thing for words that I could never quite grasp, but despite having this incredible skill, he never did speak much. Due to my father's silence, my mother took on the challenging role of being my primary supporter, always finding words to motivate and inspire me.

Although I wish it were the other way around, my sister inherited our father's love for grammar and expression before I did. Now a professional lawyer, she is someone I would want to have in my contacts in any situation beyond my professional capacity.

Setting rivalry aside, my foray into reading began with a bold quest to gain an edge in high school. After exhausting various methods that yielded little more than frustration, I sought her counsel. Upon arrival, she casually remarked that she had little to offer, pointing to my respectable grades. Yet, I was far from content. In a world where the mediocre often settle for comfort, I craved something more—an alchemical transformation that mere grades could not provide.

This was because she had this beautiful cursive handwriting that you could only dream of, and when she took notes, I would see her friends struggling to get hold of them. Then I thought to myself: “Why struggle like these guys when you have easy, direct access?” So I persisted, and eventually, she spilled the beans.

The rest is history.

Words

Whether you are a law professional or a young technologist learning how to read financial statements, developing your penchant for words can take as long as a few minutes of pestering a beloved sibling, to a lifetime of dedicated penmanship. It all depends on the level of wizardry you desire to take your enchantment. Do you want to remain a novice, or do you want to go pro?