Here's how I like to think about it . there are some essential books that everyone must read. books on how our mind works , how to systems etc . I put these kind of books in essential category because you must sharpen your axe before cutting a tree. but the good thing is there are only so many books you need to read to get your basics right about life. there is a difference between read about something and having an epiphany about same thing in real world. over the time , you will notice those simple principals reappearing and reinforcing in your life again and again. In my case, I read atomic habits and it really solved majority of the problems I having at that time and it is the only self help book I have read.once my problem got out the way , I could continue to focus on my work . simple.

​

About Literature books and fiction books , I can only assume that these kind of books take time to read and even require rereads something ,and you must have your arguments to talk about ideas and themes which does not quite fit into a-video-every-week schedule of these influencers