Back in 2003, books weren't so easily available in digital formats; they needed to be purchased on physical media (paper, audio tape, video tape, CD/DVD, etc.). Now it's possible to find those books as PDF files-- if you know where to look, sometimes for free!
When your education is a continuing one (which it should be for all of us here), time off is more rewarding. When people ask what you did over the weekend and they tell you they attended a playoff game or a big-time concert, you can say you got to hang out with people like Oprah Winfrey and Tony Robbins and Grant Cardone and even Marcus Aurelius and Sun-Tzu!--
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-- thanks to the wonders of the written (or transcribed) word. Both ways beat social media (even LeoThreads and InLeo), but the book path is more enriching and productive in the long run. As great as it is to watch your team hoist the Stanley Cup or Vince Lombardi Trophy, it pales in comparison to the wealth of knowledge you receive as you follow in the path of people who have been where you are and who are where you want to be in life.