This idea that a book can either be about character and feeling or about politics and idea is just a false binary. Ideas are an expression of the feelings and the intense emotions we hold about the world.
You need to put what you learn into practice and do it over and over again...
If you think of exercise as a 60-minute commitment 3 times a week at the gym...
If I could give one tip for people - it's not an exercise or nutrition...