# You Can Only Cook With What's in the Fridge <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U-ntK7oZHpo?si=CrWNctAte-Y4sgKW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> **Source:** [you can only cook what's in the fridge // reasons to read by Tim DeMoss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0krJtb8vxI) - Reading is a way to add more ingredients into your mental fridge, you have more things to pull from - "Your job is to collect good ideas. The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by." - You are in fact a mashup of what you choose to let into your life. You are the sum of your influences."