Thanks for these suggestions! Pascal's "Pensees" is another good collection of thoughts in bite-sized chunks that could be useful as well. As to commonplace books . . . for a long while I've been putting every quote I find useful or interesting on an online database, sorted with tags; it's a good way to keep all of that stuff handy in one easily-accessible place. You can look at it here: https://quotationlibrary.blogspot.com/
"A Library of Folded Corners," I love that title! So simple, but so perfect. I'll be sure to earmark this in my own database and I'll add Pensees to my reading list.
Such a great series - On reading well! I am going to take up C.S Lewis's advice on grabbing an old book between new ones. I highlight quotes, paras and stuff I find interesting. I wish I could collate all of them into something but yet to figure that out. I usually go scrounging through old books & quotes to find the ones I highlighted when I am writing a teaching session or sermon etc. Not productive since I can get carried away looking inside old books. I love old book shops and they are dangerous for me since I can come away with piles of books. Last week at a conference, I came home with 7 free books!! I dont have time to read the 7 on my nightstand! I need a life which only involves reading:) but that might be wishful thinking. 5 years ago we moved our son to a Classical school. At Orientation - a teacher shared how the quality of reading is more important than the quantity of reading. As a voracious reader, I have always gone the extremes of fiction, Literature, Poetry, magazines and non-fiction. I have had seasons in life. But the last 6 years I have done a deep dive into non-fiction Christian books plus the Christian classics. I actually miss fiction now, because sometimes my brain just wants to disappear into a whodunit or a romance. Everyone should read this series of yours!
This has to be the kindest comment I've ever received on one of my articles. Thank you so much Elsie for your gracious words. That piece of advice, "the quality of reading is more important than the quantity of reading" has to be my most common response whenever I'm asked about how to read more/better. I hope you get into another novel sometime soon!
Someday my dream of spending a few weeks in the UK, in the countryside going for rambles will be fulfilled. Maybe we can meet and go for a long ramble & a meal!
Thanks for these suggestions! Pascal's "Pensees" is another good collection of thoughts in bite-sized chunks that could be useful as well. As to commonplace books . . . for a long while I've been putting every quote I find useful or interesting on an online database, sorted with tags; it's a good way to keep all of that stuff handy in one easily-accessible place. You can look at it here: https://quotationlibrary.blogspot.com/
"A Library of Folded Corners," I love that title! So simple, but so perfect. I'll be sure to earmark this in my own database and I'll add Pensees to my reading list.
These are great ideas, thank you!
Thanks so much, I hope you get good use out of them.
Such a great series - On reading well! I am going to take up C.S Lewis's advice on grabbing an old book between new ones. I highlight quotes, paras and stuff I find interesting. I wish I could collate all of them into something but yet to figure that out. I usually go scrounging through old books & quotes to find the ones I highlighted when I am writing a teaching session or sermon etc. Not productive since I can get carried away looking inside old books. I love old book shops and they are dangerous for me since I can come away with piles of books. Last week at a conference, I came home with 7 free books!! I dont have time to read the 7 on my nightstand! I need a life which only involves reading:) but that might be wishful thinking. 5 years ago we moved our son to a Classical school. At Orientation - a teacher shared how the quality of reading is more important than the quantity of reading. As a voracious reader, I have always gone the extremes of fiction, Literature, Poetry, magazines and non-fiction. I have had seasons in life. But the last 6 years I have done a deep dive into non-fiction Christian books plus the Christian classics. I actually miss fiction now, because sometimes my brain just wants to disappear into a whodunit or a romance. Everyone should read this series of yours!
This has to be the kindest comment I've ever received on one of my articles. Thank you so much Elsie for your gracious words. That piece of advice, "the quality of reading is more important than the quantity of reading" has to be my most common response whenever I'm asked about how to read more/better. I hope you get into another novel sometime soon!
Someday my dream of spending a few weeks in the UK, in the countryside going for rambles will be fulfilled. Maybe we can meet and go for a long ramble & a meal!