As you age, you’ll find new lessons in books you enjoyed at different times in your life. As a child, you’ll see the underlying message behind books, but as someone in retirement, you’ll interpret that message differently. Try it for yourself and read these twelve books that mean something different at each stage in your […]
Dr. Seuss said that the more you read, the more you’ll know, the more you’ll learn, and the more places you’ll go. Taleb’s reading list is an excellent place to start. The book genres are a good mix that keeps you interested and longing for the next. You could even read two or more at […]
A good book series is one where the first book concludes well but leaves room for the reader to want to discover what else happens to the characters. Does the main character bring justice in an unjust world, travel the seven seas, and still have time to fall in love? Think of some of the […]
It’s possible to remember everything in your textbook using the memory palace technique. Students around the globe struggle to recall what they learned in class, especially incredibly long essential lists, but not if you use the ancient Greek memory technique. Final exams are right around the corner. Have you built your memory palace yet? To […]
Medical schools demand a lot of their students. In addition to classes, research papers, and exams, there is hands-on experience required to graduate. Medical students who somehow make time to maintain a blog will write about the same thing. They make a point to note that they usually have too much going on and not […]
Years after the most celebrated authors of all time passed, came the discovery of evidence of more of their writings. Their manuscripts, some published but now lost forever, have scholars learning more about the author themselves as well as that period of time. Nathaniel Hawthorne once said, “Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow […]
