I suggest reading “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. She’ll help inspire you to write two pages per day in your Morning Pages. She’ll inspire you to much more than that too. It’s an amazing book.
I love reading. I just finished The Weight of Ink, which was fantastic. I unequivocally recommend it! I just started reading The Source, which I read about 45 years ago. Another amazing book.
Reading is good for the soul and the mind. Always have a book with you, steal moments to read even a couple of pages, maybe at a coffee shop. It’s a wonderful release.
Oh, I also just finished Stone Butch Blues, another excellent book!
Who cares if any of this makes you “smarter.” The point is to be happier and more content living in your skin, with your own life challenges.