It’s a New Year, when many humans focus on doing everything they can to make 2025 their best year ever, which means a little bit of Scholasticus the Erudite book dragon comes out in all of us – and it’s hungry. If Scholasticus is your main book dragon type, you are likely in your joy right now. Who is Scholasticus the Erudite and how do we feed this highbrow book dragon?
First, What Is a Book Dragon?
We’ve been talking about book dragons for several months now at CraveBooks, but in case you’re new here or you missed it, let’s clarify what a book dragon is. Basically, a book dragon is a book worm on steroids: a devout reader who hoards and devours books. So far, we’ve discovered and identified eight types of book dragons in the wild:
- Scholasticus the Erudite
- Amoria the Passionate
- Enigma the Sleuth
- Eternalis the Youthful
- Nebula the Dreamweaver
- Zephyrix the Leisurely
- Bibliotheca the Collector
- Voracioth the Insatiable
There’s likely at least a little bit of several or all of these book dragons in each of us who love to read, but we tend to connect with a primary type. Others may show up in us at various times throughout the year or in our lives, depending on our changing needs and preferences. Keep on reading to see a perfect example: why this is Scholasticus the Erudite’s favorite time of year.
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Meet Scholasticus the Erudite Book Dragon
Scholasticus is a wise, ancient dragon with wings made of parchment, who enjoys intellectual literature, classics, biographies, and other non-fiction. When this book dragon sits down to read, it’s not to escape. For Scholasticus, enlightenment is more important than entertainment.
As its name indicates, gaining knowledge and wisdom is this book dragon’s main goal for buying and reading books. The knowledge doesn’t always need to be useful, but you never know when it might come in handy. At this time of year, though, reading has a specific purpose: learning and developing skills to be better at something.
A good majority of us has at least considered reading some non-fiction this month to help us improve something in our lives, whether personally or professionally. As we grab books about improving our health, organizing our clutter, being better communicators, developing a new skill for our career, and getting our lives in order, we’re bringing out the Scholasticus that resides in each of us.
Scholasticus loves seeing others learning and improving themselves through books, so this dragon soars the skies with joy and excitement every January. It’s the one time of year they might enjoy book clubs, because they’re passionate about diving deep into meaningful conversations about books (depending on the book, of course). If this sounds like you, you might be a Scholasticus the Erudite.
What to Feed Scholasticus
This is the dragon of self-help, self-improvement, and how-to, and those are exactly the books to feed it. Here are some suggestions for feeding the Scholasticus in you this month:
- Break Free From the Daily Grind by A.M. Carl
- The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- The Power of Influence by JD Arden
- The Bible in 52 Weeks by Dr. Kimberly D. Moore
- Self Help by Gabrielle Bernstein
- The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
- Find Your Purpose That’s Your Path by Netta Reads
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
- The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Unf*ck Yourself by Gary John Bishop
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
- The Entrepreneur’s Playbook by Nathan Seal
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
- Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza
- Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner
- The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
- Leadership Through Self-Improvement by Alex Zinkov
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