Deliberate Reading Practice

There is no substitute for deep reading, and the business world is underinvesting in it.

The argument for long-form reading is not nostalgic. It is cognitive. The process of following a sustained argument across dozens of pages builds a different kind of understanding than absorbing a podcast summary or scrolling a LinkedIn post. It develops the capacity for slow, careful thinking at a time when everything in the information environment is optimized for speed and engagement.

The leaders who consistently make the best decisions in complex environments, whether in insurance or any other field, tend to be voracious readers. Not because they are collecting facts, but because reading builds the mental models that allow them to process novel situations with greater clarity than people who only engage with pre-digested content.

Reading one genuinely challenging book per month on a topic adjacent to your core expertise will, over three years, create a perspective depth that no conference circuit or social media feed can replicate.