Your book quote reminds me of one of my favorite Einstein quotes - “I never commit to memory anything that can easily be looked up in a book.”
I really like your (copyrighted) book quote and whole heartedly agree, but what I find concerning is depending on others for guidance on all the other parts of reality beyond our expertise. It takes a lot of brain power and filtering in the age of disinformation and misinformation.
You need a separate bookcase. Start with some good but long books from decades ago. The Pentagon Papers (1971 Neil Sheehan) and All the President’s Men (1974 Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward). I read them in high school when they both came out. I wasn’t your ordinary teenager.
By the way everybody, I realized after I posted that Fiona Hill testified in the first impeachment hearing in November 2919, not the January 6th ones. Sorry. Her book is entitled “There is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century” and the story of her life is fascinating.
History often explains what happened and why. Sadly, it often shows us what could have been but isn’t.
Your book quote reminds me of one of my favorite Einstein quotes - “I never commit to memory anything that can easily be looked up in a book.”
I really like your (copyrighted) book quote and whole heartedly agree, but what I find concerning is depending on others for guidance on all the other parts of reality beyond our expertise. It takes a lot of brain power and filtering in the age of disinformation and misinformation.
Precisely, Michael G. Always consider the source. And in my case particularly, try not to be a know-it-all. So much to learn, so little time.
You need a separate bookcase. Start with some good but long books from decades ago. The Pentagon Papers (1971 Neil Sheehan) and All the President’s Men (1974 Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward). I read them in high school when they both came out. I wasn’t your ordinary teenager.
Loved it, Katherine. If I didn’t know better, I’d swear you got into my head! 😊
By the way everybody, I realized after I posted that Fiona Hill testified in the first impeachment hearing in November 2919, not the January 6th ones. Sorry. Her book is entitled “There is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century” and the story of her life is fascinating.