This year has been quite a wild ride, but one thing that has not changed is the necessity of reading good books. Neil Postman once wrote,
“Almost all of the characteristics we associate with mature discourse were amplified by typography, which has the strongest possible bias toward exposition, a sophisticated ability to think conceptually, deductively and sequentially; a high valuation of reason and order; an abhorrence of contradiction; a large capacity for detachment and objectivity; and a tolerance for delayed response.”
Amusing Ourselves to Death, p. 63
It is these very qualities that I wish to cultivate in myself and so I devote a significant time of my life to reading. More than that, I find the reading of a great book to be one of the most consistent and accessible paths to joy (used in C. S. Lewis’ idiom).
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