tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post2066098403984233392..comments2013-04-19T10:04:05.819-07:00Comments on Bruce R. Cordell: Improve Your Life By ReadingBruce Cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909721180218892687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-48724857906598170752007-12-21T07:54:00.000-08:002007-12-21T07:54:00.000-08:00I haven't had a chance to read Stardeep yet. Some...I haven't had a chance to read Stardeep yet. Someone in my family is taking it around and showing off her "contribution";)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-55832207650364427822007-12-20T19:11:00.000-08:002007-12-20T19:11:00.000-08:00Zipzapper,Do you mean Stardeep, or do you really m...Zipzapper,<BR/><BR/>Do you mean Stardeep, or do you really mean Darkvision? Either way, I know you'll benefit from the wisdom imparted :-)Bruce Cordellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909721180218892687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-61623068134793879452007-12-20T12:05:00.000-08:002007-12-20T12:05:00.000-08:00Bruce--I finished reading Darkvision and feel my l...Bruce--I finished reading Darkvision and feel my life has improved. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-61067877078076088852007-12-14T14:12:00.000-08:002007-12-14T14:12:00.000-08:00Another way a lot of people are getting content pr...Another way a lot of people are getting content previously unavailable is through podcasts. I get a breadth (though not depth) of science news that I couldn't have hoped to have piped into my brain years ago.<BR/><BR/>Then again, I still am a literary reader, too. Just finished Halting State by Stross and picked up Fleet of Worlds by Niven/Lerner.Bruce Cordellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909721180218892687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-41745057883706190602007-12-13T13:49:00.000-08:002007-12-13T13:49:00.000-08:00I think it would be a mistake to disregard online ...I think it would be a mistake to disregard online reading but I'll bet they're calculating this stuff based on print media only. I do a LOT of "educational" reading online when I'm reading political blogs (with sometimes some very detailed analysis of issues that I would never have been exposed to otherwise), for example. I think it's fair to admit that a lot of online reading is more shallow than reading a several hundred page book on the subject but what online readers miss in "depth" we can make up in breadth.Nikchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499596141296630392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-50272432596630555122007-12-13T11:03:00.000-08:002007-12-13T11:03:00.000-08:00Good point about the online reading. Though to be ...Good point about the online reading. Though to be honest, online reading, which tends to be "snippet" reading I think has less overall value than reading a book. Online reading is usually faster and less focuses (at least for me) than curling up with a tome after work. <BR/><BR/>I think that reading that tome, and the learning plus relaxing that goes with it is what results in higher paying jobs, sports participation etc.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the layout suggestion, by the way.John Ottinger III (Grasping for the Wind)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08756730060406897339noreply@blogger.com