So what are the odds of reading two posts in short succession, both of which just demand to be reblogged? As I commented on the original post, speaking as a life-long deep reader, I agree with every word.
November 21, 2015
reblog: Slow Reading Makes You Smarter
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November 22nd, 2015 at 5:27 am
I’m a *very* slow reader. I hope that makes me a deep reader too.
November 23rd, 2015 at 12:21 pm
I think it depends on whether your lips move or not… XD
(Seriously, though, I think the real key part might be that long-time immersive reading. Spending several hours letting an author take you along for a ride. A part I found interesting was the emphasis on being physically relaxed. Made me think of my ex-wife who did a lot of her reading while exercising.)
November 23rd, 2015 at 3:36 pm
reading any of the old classics ups your vocabulary, but also having parents that don’t talk down to you helps. Research is showing that the number of words a child has in their vocabulary when they enter kindergarten is an excellent indicator of shcoold outcome. One of the suggestions being floated is having parnet sign up for a word a day app to share with your child. This would help the child, I wonder what it will do for the parents?
November 23rd, 2015 at 6:40 pm
I’m going to go with: “Demonstrate incompetence in parenting” if they need an app to come up with a word a day! XD
There is some resistance to the idea that our vocabulary has much effect on our thinking, and to some extent that’s right, but I don’t see how it can’t affect our ability to think about things.
The strong argument about vocabulary suggested that primitive North Americans might somehow actually not have seen the European sailing ships in their waters because they lacked the concepts for such large vessels. This was — appropriately, I think — met with some derision. Of course they would have seen these giant-ass ships. They just wouldn’t have had any idea what they were.
But I think the weaker argument holds. If you don’t have the terminology for something, you can’t think about it. It’s that simple. It’s a key reason every field, from cattle ranching to micro robotics, has its own lingo — terminology invented to precisely discuss concepts in the field not usually encountered in normal life.
A distinction of a large vocabulary is a highly nuanced understanding of meanings of words. This has to lead — to some extent — to a more nuanced understanding of reality.
Of course it doesn’t account for bat-shit crazy, though. Not much you can do about that.
November 25th, 2015 at 11:29 pm
Happy thanksgiving, Wyrd. I’m grateful for you.
November 26th, 2015 at 8:20 pm
Aw, very kind, thank you! (It is really something, this internet, that lets us make friends all over the world!)
December 7th, 2015 at 8:37 pm
i spent too much time to read to understand the meaning of books, because too much thing fulfill on my head
December 8th, 2015 at 11:30 am
It’s like exercise. It’s hard at first, but the more you do it, the stronger you get!