“Whatever you are building, there is a smaller, simpler version of it that would deliver much of the value in a fraction of the time”
A quote from the book Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte…
Don’t be afraid to share your ideas before “they’re ready”!!
#MorningReading was Fenimore Woolson's "St. Clair Flats" and *whoa* -- this is the first of the bunch to really stand out!
When, a few pages in, two travelers (including the narrator), somewhat lost upon extensive marshland, are directed to the house of someone named Waiting Samuel for shelter. We are treated to this humorous scene:
"'What is he waiting for?' I called back over my shoulder; for Raymond was rowing.
'The judgment-day!' answered Liakim, in a shrill key. The boats were now far apart; another turn, and we were alone."
(By that point I knew I was in for a treat! Some notes later.)
#ConstanceFenimoreWoolson #GreatLakesLiterature #NineteenthCenturyLiterature
#TheDailyDad #Parenting #Meditation #MorningReading
“…what has happened is a piece of their childhood has elapsed. That time has passed, and it’s gone forever.
Now ask yourself: Did you spend it well? Did you live it? Were you who and what they needed you to be?”
— The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan Holiday
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Über Kindle geteiltes Zitat: "what has happened is a piece of their childhood has elapsed. That time has passed, and it’s gone forever. Now ask yourself: Did you spend it well? Did you live it? Were you who and what they needed you to be?"
'Why ... come to ask for me ... and then say nothing? ... What is all this?' Raskolnikov's voice cracked, and his words seemed unwilling to emerge clearly.
This time the man raised his head and looked at him with sombre ominous eyes.
'Murderer!' he said suddenly, in a low but clear and distinct voice.
[...]
'But why do you ... what ... who is a murderer?' muttered Raskolnikov hardly audibly.
'You are,' pronounced the stranger still more distinctly and impressively, with a smile of triumphant hatred, and again he looked straight at Raskolnikov's pale face and his staring eyes.
- Crime and Punishment, Part III, Chapter VI (trans. Jessie Coulson)
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=168&issue=3&page=31
The impending semester has already started stacking up the obligations; tasks appear seemingly out of nowhere even as blocks of time are claimed by others just as mysteriously.
I don't always want to find connections between my #MorningReading and my concerns of the moment, but it's nice when it happens naturally, unforced.
June 1996 | Nadya Aisenberg, A. Ammons, D Berry, Billy Collins, Tom Disch, Max Eberts, Caroline Finkelstein, Fleda Jackson, John Jackson, Maxine Kumin, Nina Nyhart, Paulann Petersen, James Scruton, Alan Shapiro, Charlie Smith, Rei Terada, Pimone Triplett, Jack Turner, Sidney Wade, Bruce Murphy
Back on campus, gearing up for Fall. Promising myself to be engaged here again on areas of interest and activity for me, esp. critical study of religion, religion and history, digital humanities, etc -- but also some non-work, more personal interests (are they separate?). Will see how long this lasts!
#MorningReading #TodaysPoem was Gerard Manley Hopkins' "To R.B" -- read it here: https://hopkinspoetry.com/poem/to-r-b/
I love the long arc he drew here, delight inspiring thought, thought transforming mind (and inspiring verse). Unrelated, but it reminded me of Richard Rodriguez once describing a certain type of essay as "the biography of an idea."
To R.B. The fine delight that fathers thought; the strong Spur, live and lancing like the blowpipe flame, Breathes once and, quenchèd faster than it came, Leaves yet the mind a mother of immortal song. Nine months she then, nay years, nine years she long Within her wears, bears, cares and moulds the same: The
“The happiness or unhappiness of a man does not depend upon the amount of property or gold he owns. Happiness or misery is in one’s soul. A wise man feels at home in every country. The whole universe is the home of a noble soul.”
—DEMOCRITUS
#book #books #morningreading #LeoTolstoy
— A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se by Leo Tolstoy
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“Daily Law: Make a list of the people in your life who live with purpose. Prioritize spending more time with them.”
— The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature by #RobertGreene
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I'm diving deeper into the 'knowledge encapsulation' concept. I've read a paper about the difference between experts and novices in diagnosis. As I wrote yesterday, this is interesting the software testing context as well. I think that test experts might use the same cognitive process when confronted with a system to test.
Link to the paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1365-2923.1987.tb01405.x
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