Read 5 Pages a Day: How Thinking for Yourself Puts You in the Top 1% | 1PM: 156

Podcast Description In this intellectually charged episode, Bertrand Ngampa makes a compelling case for why reading and thinking for yourself is the ultimate act of self-love. The statistics are staggering: 90-97% of people never pick up a book after college, which means reading just one book a year puts you in the top 10%. Read five pages a day? You're light years ahead. Write a book? You're in the top 1%. Share your original thoughts? You're in the 0.01%. Bertrand challenges listeners to stop waiting for Fox News, MSNBC, BBC, or any television box to tell them what to think. Instead, he encourages you to become well-read and well-studied so you can see through the facade of people who sound smart by stringing the right words together. When you're educated, all the smoke and mirrors disappear, and you can think critically for yourself. But Bertrand doesn't just want you reading the same tired books like "Think and Grow Rich" or "Rich Dad Poor Dad." He challenges you to expand your palate—if you're Christian, read the Quran; if you're Muslim, read the Bible. Study what others believe so you can defend your own position and understand where beliefs align and differ. Using Brother Nuri Muhammad's book "How to Love a Black Woman" as an example, Bertrand shows how the best thinkers reference multiple holy texts and perspectives. This episode is your call to action: read five pages a day, study diverse perspectives, formulate your own thoughts, and have better conversations. Stop living in an echo chamber. Start thinking for yourself. If this episode inspired you to pick up a book today, share it with someone who needs this push. Subscribe to The 1% Man podcast and follow Bertrand on all social media @bngampa for more content that challenges you to level up mentally and intellectually.