Six ways to become a more productive writer
Reblogged from bottledworder: I’ve been thinking about how to become a more productive writer. Here’s six ways I came up with that could get the creative juices flowing: Read more… […]
Tag Archives: reading
Why Do We Read, Anyway?
Today, I have this simple question: why do we read? It’s a simple question, yet difficult to answer. First, here’s a great quote from J. D. Salinger, author of Catcher […]
Friday Reads: “The ‘down-grading’ of American Reading?” by Bufo Calvin
Over at I Love My Kindle, Bufo Calvin has a fascinating analysis of a recent study that shows American students are reading simpler books. Here’s an excerpt from the study: […]
curiosity
Reblogged from quotiddly: Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. I think a lot of what people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity. Aaron Swartz, “How to Get a […]
Going Digital Doesn’t Affect Reading Comprehension (Study)
In my Friday Reads post last week, I wrote about an article suggesting that people who read deeply and read a lot of literature show more empathy. I mentioned how […]
Friday Reads: Deep Reading Gives Us Empathy
Today I return to a topic that has interested me for a while: what is the role of deep, immersive reading in the digital age? Why is deep reading important […]
Rethinking Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Workweek: Maybe He’s Not an Asshat
I’m in the middle of major life reorganization. Two weeks ago, I moved from Illinois to Central Florida, as I mentioned earlier. Since that move, I’ve also started transitioning to […]
Friday Reads: Twitter is Changing The English Language
We know that social media sites like Twitter change how we communicate online, but is it changing the English language itself? A recent study suggests Twitter displays more deviations from […]
Why It’s OK To Be An Awful Writer
With my recent move to Central Florida, my routine has changed. I’ve found it difficult to keep up with my writing schedule now that I’m here, and it has meant […]
Social Media and the 21st Century Commonplace Book
In the midst of my recent move to Central Florida, I made some drastic decisions: my wife and I decided to move to our new home with only what we […]
