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The Transformational Power of Books
- Historian Barbara Tuchman on the power of books:
“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change (as the poet said), windows on the world and ligh... See morefrom 3-2-1: On Fulfilling Your Potential, Self-Esteem, and the Power of Books | James Clear by James Clear
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- The scientist, astronomer, and author, Carl Sagan , on the magic of books:
“What an astonishing thing a book is. It's a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you're inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millenn... See morefrom 3-2-1: On Seeing Opportunities, Originality, and the Magic of Books | James Clear by James Clear
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- To be transformed by a book, readers must do more than absorb information: they must bathe in the book’s ideas, relate those ideas to experiences in their lives over weeks and months, try on the book’s mental models like a new hat. Unfortunately, readers must drive that process for themselves. Authors can’t easily guide this ongoing sense-making: t... See more
from Timeful Texts by Nielsen, Michael, Matuschak, Andy
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