reading

Saturday Morning Idea Engine Revs Up Again

March 27, 2010

I did a “Saturday Morning Idea Engine” post a few weeks ago and have been thinking since then that maybe I should start making it a regular feature. Please comment and share your thoughts on that. In the meantime, I thought I’d rev the engine and take it out for another test drive.

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How Do You Read A Book?

March 23, 2010

I had the chance recently to get away for a long weekend on the North Carolina coast. As always, one of the main attractions of this short break from the rat race was the opportunity to read. In a quiet, pleasant setting. For extended periods of time. This doesn’t happen nearly so often as I [...]

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The Power of Re-Reading

February 9, 2010

I consider myself a relatively careful reader. I take little notes in the margins. Dog-ear important pages. Maybe jot a few things down in a notebook as I go along. And yet I am stunned whenever I happen to go back to a book for a second or even a third time how little I [...]

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