42. Why Real Ballers Read

In this episode, we talk about why Real Ballers Read, the origin of the phrase, why reading is important to us, how our relationship to reading has changed over time and how you can start to strengthen your own reading habits. This episode has been years in the making! We know you'll love it. Subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! 1:31 The Story of When Our Mom First Said Real Ballers Read 4:49 How Our Dad Helped Us Love Reading through Basketball 8:14 The Origins of Real Ballers Read 11:15 The importance of the Self-Help book phase 15:40 Favorite Self help books 18:20 The Whiteness of Self-Help Books 20:00 Miles’ favorite self help book 22:02 Black Self Help Authors 22:20 How Stories of Personal Growth Inspire Potential 24:37 How Our Relationship to reading has changed in the last two years 30:26 How Our Definition of a Ballers Has Changed 32:23 Reading Now vs Reading 80 years ago 34:23 The Joy of Talking to Other People About Books 37:08 What makes reading seem pretentious? 46:26 How School Ruins Reading 48:57 How Meditation Compares to Reading 50:45 Mindfulness Industry vs. The Book Publishing Industry 52: 39 The Personal and Societal Consequences of Reading 57:00 How to Build Your Reading Habits --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/realballersread/support