On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books
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Read between December 11, 2023 - February 19, 2024
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book that requires nothing from you might offer the same diversion as that of a television sitcom, but it is unlikely to provide intellectual, aesthetic, or spiritual rewards long after the cover is closed.
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Read books you enjoy, develop your ability to enjoy challenging reading, read deeply and slowly, and increase your enjoyment of a book by writing words of your own in it.
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No risk means no difficulty. And no difficulty means no courage because, for an act to be truly courageous, it must entail a known risk or potential loss.10