Life Lessons from Biographies

Reading biographies is the ultimate cheat code for your life. It gives you pattern

recognition for problems you haven't faced yet because someone else already solved them.

Take Ulysses S. Grant. He went from a broke store clerk to saving the Union and becoming

President in just eight years. He wasn't a superhero; he was just a guy who took control.

Even Marcus Aurelius, a Roman Emperor, wrote constantly about his anxiety and self-doubt.

Biographies prove there are no superheroes, just normal people taking superhuman action.

You don't read to memorize facts; you read to remind yourself what is actually possible.