Following my Documenting 2015 in Mental Pictures, here are the highlights from my life in 2016. These are just some of the biggest lessons learned in a (pretty) random series of mental pictures. Here we go.
Read moreWhat It Means to Be Educated
So-called safe-speech, microagressions, and trigger-warnings are ruining education, and if we lose education, we lose the battle for our humanity. God wants you to be educated, and this is what I think that means.
Read moreQOTD: Reading changes us
"Reading leaves a more indelible mark on the human mind than most other forms of entertainment. Thus, choosing a book is often like choosing a particular course for one’s future: mapping out the free hours of the coming days, yes, but even more, mapping out a new mental and spiritual journey for the self to embark upon."
Read moreHow Reading is Declining in America and What to Do About It
Statistics show that reading (of books) is heavily declining in America, and while that's no surprise, it's vitally important for us to step out and lead the way by making changes in our own reading diets.
Read more∞ The Psychological Benefits of Slow Reading
"Recent work in sociology and psychology suggests that reading books, a private experience, is an important aspect of coming to know who we are."
Read moreC. S. Lewis, On the Reading of Old Books
"The only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books."
Read moreOn Recovering the Art of Reading
Reading is a dying art, and that is not a good thing. Books are shelved while technology is worshipped. We have apps for everything, and if we could, we'd even turn over our reading and studying to apps themselves. But the more we outsource the disciplines necessary to nurture the human spirit, the further we fall from glory.
Read moreLearning to Think 2: 5 Steps to Thinking Your Way out of a Paper Bag
Most of the time we “think” we are thinking without thinking about it. Our default setting is to sit in the sand and draw on a paper sack with a crayon, oblivious to the drafting table, .05mm pencil, and precise instruments right beside us.
Read moreLearning to Think 1: Reclaiming Your Mind from The Google
Most people hate to be alone, they hate quietness and stillness, and most of all, they hate to think. There never was a person born who didn't hate the thought of deep thinking. But, as great minds soon find out, it is extremely rewarding.
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