I second this. Between fiction and non-fiction I read (or mostly listened to) 76 books last year and am currently in my 14th book this year. I get contact to a

I second this. Between fiction and non-fiction I read (or mostly listened to) 76 books last year and am currently in my 14th book this year. I get contact to a lot of ideas from a lot of different points of view. I am literally bathing my brain in ideas from many different people. Especially when I am listening to fiction these ideas tend to mingle. This year, as an additional step, I am playing with the ideas behind the so called 'Zettelkasten' to better structure the ideas I extract from the books. And to reach a higher level of retention. Non the less I mostly listen to books to relax while commuting. So every idea I gain as additional knowledge is an extra win in my book.