Follow Your Curiosity. Read Your Ass Off

Post by runawaybottle » Wed, Dec 09, 2020, 8:32 AM UTC

miles wrote: post #4

And, at a certain point, be on guard against too much reading, as Einstein warned[1]: > Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life. [1] http://www…

Post by MeinBlutIstBlau » Wed, Dec 09, 2020, 2:32 PM UTC

malwrar wrote: post #16

phobosanomaly wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's like watching the Hindenburg. Sure, it's a waste of time, but are you not going to watch the Hindenburg?

There’s been too much news lately covered w/ Hindendenburg-esque severity, at some point being a spectator to this many burning airships is just exhausting :P

Post by mariodiana » Wed, Dec 09, 2020, 4:18 PM UTC

SuoDuanDao wrote: post #25

miles wrote: post #4

And, at a certain point, be on guard against too much reading, as Einstein warned[1]: > Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life. [1] http://www…

There's a very interesting TED talk in which someone talks about how to learn a skill to a decent level in 40 hours. He makes a similar point - that one should read a few books to learn what the key skills are, but not use reading as a procrastination-aide.

Post by powersnail » Wed, Dec 09, 2020, 6:26 PM UTC

SuoDuanDao wrote: post #25

miles wrote: post #4

And, at a certain point, be on guard against too much reading, as Einstein warned[1]: > Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life. [1] http://www…

There's a very interesting TED talk in which someone talks about how to learn a skill to a decent level in 40 hours. He makes a similar point - that one should read a few books to learn what the key skills are, but not use reading as a procrastination-aide.