I read a lot. At any given time I have at least 1 book in progress and sometimes I have more. Usually, it’s some sort of sci-fi/fantasy novel (currently making my way back through the Discworld). But I’ll also pick up history, biography, business, research, and any number of other types.
The books that we read influence how we approach today’s problems. When you read a book, it causes your mind to float along the lines of the story you are involved in. If the book you are reading solves problems through delegation, you are more likely to use delegation to solve the problems you face in life. If your book has a hero who fixes everything on their own, you are more likely to solve things yourself.
This isn’t an absolute rule by any means. But we like to test our theories and often new theories come from outside sources. Even a completely unrelated fiction book can provide a new way of thinking about a problem.
None of the above is to say that this is good or bad. It is simply to help make you a bit more self-reflective on where your direction comes from. My friends that read more business books tend to try and put those principles into practice in a very methodical way. My point above is that everyone does this from their new inputs, it’s just a matter of whether they realize it.