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How should we teach classical education? In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, we dive into the real work of teaching—exploring what it means to guide students through knowledge, skills, and the deeper understanding of ideas and values. Drawing on insights from Mortimer Adler and others, we examine the Socratic method, the role of coaching in skill development, and why no single approach is enough. From didactic instruction to Socratic dialogue, we share a practical and philosophical framework for teaching that meets students where they are—and takes them further. Join the conversation about how classical teaching really works!   Read Martin's article _How to Teach_ right here: https://www.memoriapress.com/articles/how-to-teach-mortimer-adlers-three-pillars-revised/?utm_source=PodBean&utm_medium=CETC&utm_campaign=171   And shop our complete line of Classical Christian Curriculum! https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/?utm_source=PodBean&utm_medium=CETC&utm_campaign=171     *What We're Reading* from This Episode:  _The Name of the Rose_—Umberto Eco (Paul) _No Country for Old Men_—Cormac McCarthy (Paul) _The Island of Sea Women_—Lisa See (Jessica)    _Bloomsbury Girls_—Natalie Jenner (Tanya)  _Hamlet_—William Shakespeare (Martin)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 2 pagesLength of audio: 7 minutes 22 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 4/25/25, titled: Mortimer J. Adler's Mussar for Religious Educators. This excerpt from a lecture by Mortimer Adler to Catholic educators speaks just as powerfully to Jewish educators. If we truly took his words to heart, Jewish education would be in a far better place.-----The total cost of producing my five podcasts in 2024 came to $1,455—an expense I would have otherwise had to cover myself. I'm deeply grateful to the generous sponsors who helped shoulder that cost and supported my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

A great learning experience comes at the material using different practices—listening, reading, memorizing, interrogating, doing, speaking, and/or writing about the idea until it crystallizes in the student's mind. And a great teacher facilitates those practices in his class plan. For his talk at the 2024 Forum Teaching Conference, upper school teacher Austin Hatch borrowed the “three modes of teaching” proposed by author and educator Mortimer Adler. These are: didactic instruction, supervised practice, and active participation. Mr. Hatch explains why they are each needed in good proportion, and what each can look like in the classroom. Chapters: 00:04:25 The beginning and end is friendship 00:09:57 Didactic instruction: be brief and clear 00:12:23 Supervised practice: make the time 00:20:54 Active participation: host a seminar or performance 00:31:27 Beholding a man in performance 00:33:21 Q1: preparing students for a seminar 00:35:07 Q2: escaping the grade game Links: Paideia Program: An Educational Syllabus by Mortimer Adler De Amicitia (On Friendship) by Cicero Featured opportunities: Teaching Essentials Workshop at The Heights School (June 16-20, 2025)

Years ago, Mortimer Adler wrote a book titled How to Read a Book. It sounded elementary, but it proved to be absolutely necessary. It's highly likely that knowing how to listen to a sermon may be equally elementary and necessary in understanding and applying what is taught to everyday life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Years ago, Mortimer Adler wrote a book titled How to Read a Book. It sounded elementary, but it proved to be absolutely necessary. It's highly likely that knowing how to listen to a sermon may be equally elementary and necessary in understanding and applying what is taught to everyday life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Years ago, Mortimer Adler wrote a book titled How to Read a Book. It sounded elementary, but it proved to be absolutely necessary. It's highly likely that knowing how to listen to a sermon may be equally elementary and necessary in understanding and applying what is taught to everyday life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Years ago, Mortimer Adler wrote a book titled How to Read a Book. It sounded elementary, but it proved to be absolutely necessary. It's highly likely that knowing how to listen to a sermon may be equally elementary and necessary in understanding and applying what is taught to everyday life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you!In lieu of my regular monthly report, I am here today to finish my list of the best books I've read this year. My final total for 2024 is going to come in at between 204 and 210 books — well off my ridiculous pace of 2023, but still, a lot. Obviously I have no hope of retaining everything or even anything from the vast majority of them. But casting a wide net makes it more likely that I find a few real delights. With a great deal of effort, I've whittled them to 10. Here they are. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty SmithTombstone, by Tom ClavinThe Little Girl who Fought the Great Depression, by John F. KassonThe Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas HardyThe Battle for the Beginning, by John MacArthur* Thunderstruck, by Eric LarsonWorst. President. Ever., by Robert Strauss* Luckenbach, Texas, by Becky Crouch PattersonThe Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James BrownGoodbye, Mr. Chips, by James HiltonA Man of Iron, by Troy SenekGod's Hand on America, by Michael Medved* Boundaries, by Henry Cloud and John TownsendHow to Read a Book, by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren* = carryovers from the list from the first half of the yearCheck out Hal on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@halhammons9705Hal Hammons serves as preacher and shepherd for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. You are encouraged to seek him and the Lakewoods Drive church through Facebook and other social media. Lakewoods Drive is an autonomous group of Christians dedicated to praising God, teaching the gospel to all who will hear, training Christians in righteousness, and serving our God and one another faithfully. We believe the Bible is God's word, that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that heaven is our home, and that we have work to do here while we wait. Regular topics of discussion and conversation include: Christians, Jesus, obedience, faith, grace, baptism, New Testament, Old Testament, authority, gospel, fellowship, justice, mercy, faithfulness, forgiveness, Twenty Pages a Week, Bible reading, heaven, hell, virtues, character, denominations, submission, service, character, COVID-19, assembly, Lord's Supper, online, social media, YouTube, Facebook.

The foundation of a deep education is living ideas. Learn what Charlotte Mason has to say about the role of living ideas with insights brought to bear from Plato and Mortimer Adler. Kolby, Jason and Patrick discuss ideas from the vantage point of educational philosophy and then provide some practical tips for you to apply living ideas in your classroom. The Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of Educational Renaissance where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading. Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Years ago, Mortimer Adler wrote a book titled How to Read a Book. It sounded elementary, but it proved to be absolutely necessary. It's highly likely that knowing how to listen to a sermon may be equally elementary and necessary in understanding and applying what is taught to everyday life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

Years ago, Mortimer Adler wrote a book titled How to Read a Book. It sounded elementary, but it proved to be absolutely necessary. It's highly likely that knowing how to listen to a sermon may be equally elementary and necessary in understanding and applying what is taught to everyday life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29

In this talk we cover the third and fourth chapters of Adrians Johns' book. The things that stood out to me were more about the social importance of reading rather than the research technologies and data collected. There was a profound anxiety that an American public that wasn't literate would not be up to the challenges of the 20th century. There's an explicit connection here to Mortimer Adler's idea of the Great Books helping people prepare to be better citizens, and Johns actually mentions Adler in Chapter 4. To watch a video of this conversation, visit https://open.substack.com/pub/danallosso/p/science-of-reading-meeting-3?r=i937&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

YOUTH MINISTRY Wisdom from C.S. Lewis, the Gospel of John and a book on how to read a book – Steve digs into some curriculum and strategy for teaching disciples how to be disciples. Referenced in this episode: CCC 103, 131-133 The Gospel of John How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/focused/196 http://relay.fm/focused/196 David Sparks and Mike Schmitz Cognitive neuroscientist and reading warrior Dr. Maryanne Wolf joins us to talk about the science of reading and how what we read changes our brains. Cognitive neuroscientist and reading warrior Dr. Maryanne Wolf joins us to talk about the science of reading and how what we read changes our brains. clean 4735 Cognitive neuroscientist and reading warrior Dr. Maryanne Wolf joins us to talk about the science of reading and how what we read changes our brains. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Harvard Business Review: The leading destination for smart management thinking. Subscriptions start at just $10/month with code FOCUSED. Guest Starring: Maryanne Wolf Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century by Maryanne Wolf How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/focused/196 http://relay.fm/focused/196 Focus & The Reading Life, with Maryanne Wolf 196 David Sparks and Mike Schmitz Cognitive neuroscientist and reading warrior Dr. Maryanne Wolf joins us to talk about the science of reading and how what we read changes our brains. Cognitive neuroscientist and reading warrior Dr. Maryanne Wolf joins us to talk about the science of reading and how what we read changes our brains. clean 4735 Cognitive neuroscientist and reading warrior Dr. Maryanne Wolf joins us to talk about the science of reading and how what we read changes our brains. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Harvard Business Review: The leading destination for smart management thinking. Subscriptions start at just $10/month with code FOCUSED. Guest Starring: Maryanne Wolf Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century by Maryanne Wolf How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler

How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler & Charles Van Doren is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. Masterfully done, from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading this one has it all. The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading "How to Read a Book" by Mortimer Adler & Charles Van Doren - Book PReview Book of the Week - BOTW - Season 7 Book 4 Buy the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/42779mZ GET IT. READ :) #reading #books #growth  FIND OUT which HUMAN NEED is driving all of your behavior http://6-human-needs.sfwalker.com/ Human Needs Psychology + Emotional Intelligence + Universal Laws of Nature = MASTER OF LIFE AWARENESS https://www.sfwalker.com/master-life-awareness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sfwalker/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sfwalker/support

Welcome to Story Conversations, a podcast where Stephen and Travis discuss this week's sermon, answer your questions, and chat about how God's word impacts our lives. Text questions to (909) 317-3508.In this week's episode, Stephen and Travis answer questions about how to read the Bible, Christian ethics, and legalism.Books mentioned:How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler.How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee & Douglas StuartCheck out our website: https://story.churchInstagram: @ourstorychurch  Learn more about Story Church at our website: story.church.

Dr. Richard Meloche, Dr. Aaron Henderson, Dcn. Harrison Garlick, and Adam Minihan ask the question, "Why read the Great Books and how do you read them well?"In this episode, they discuss:What are the Great Books?Why should we read the Great Books?How reading the Great Books helps form the person.How reading the Great Books will help form the cultureHere is a copy of the text read at the beginning of the episode:Avoiding the Unreal: How to Read the Great Books WellBy Deacon Harrison GarlickOriginally published on The Alcuin Institute for Catholic CultureI. Reclaim your Education“We are concerned as anybody else at the headlong plunge into the abyss that Western civilization seems to be taking,” wrote Robert M. Hutchins, editor of the 1952 Great Books of the Western World.[1] In order to “recall the West to sanity,” Hutchins, and his associate editor Mortimer Adler, compiled the fifty-four volume Great Books of the Western World series representing the primary texts from the greatest intellects in Western history.[2] From Homer, to Dante, to Shakespeare, they saw these authors in a dialogue, a “Great Conversation,” that gave the West a distinctive character.[3] These authors, especially the ancient and medieval ones, had contributed to the rise of the liberal arts and to the belief that the liberally educated man was one who had disciplined his passions in pursuit of the good. As Hutchins observed, “the aim of liberal education is human excellence.”[4]Yet, Hutchins saw the West as undergoing a practical book burning.[5] The great books were being removed from Western education and with them any semblance of a true liberal education. Today, the book burning continues. It is evident that modern education is more a training—it trains students for a societal function and delegates the holistic, human formation to a culture of relativism. A college graduate is no longer expected to be “acquainted with the masterpieces of his tradition” nor the perennial questions into truth, beauty, or goodness.[6] We are deaf to the “Great Conversation.” We are cut off from the great treasury of our intellectual inheritance and only vaguely aware it even exists.The great books are an invitation to reclaim your education. They are a remedy to the privations of modern education and a salvageable substitute for our lack of a robust liberal arts formation. As Hutchins advocated, in reading the authors of the great books “we are still in the ordinary world, but it is an ordinary world transfigured and seen through the eyes of wisdom and genius.”

This episode continues my sporadic series on the various fields students may choose to study while in college. My guest is Dr. Hannah Eagleson studied the great books at St. John's College (Annapolis, MD) during her Masters degree, then went on to earn a PhD in Renaissance literature at the University of Delaware. She has written study guides to The Lord of the Rings and to works by C. S. Lewis and Dorothy L. Sayers. Dr. Eagleson also develops programming to support Christian scholars as they follow Christ and love their neighbors, including work with Global Scholars, Chesterton House (a Christian study center at Cornell University), and the American Scientific Affiliation (a scholarly and professional society for Christians in the sciences).   In this podcast we discuss: What the “Great Books” are What “Great Books” university programs are and why they were formed Difference between Great Books programs at pluralistic and Christian universities Defining the important literary term “canon” How Hannah got interested in the Great Books and these university programs The value of understanding the classical modes of education: grammar, logic, and rhetoric and Classical Christian Education How the classical model of education contributed to interest in Great Book programs Hannah's perspective on the medieval period of intellectual history, as a corrective to our current negative perspectives Details of specific Great Books programs How Hannah benefitted from being in a Great Books program The “seminar” approach to coursework in a Great Books program Why “new” is not necessarily “better,” especially concerning books How a Great Books program does and does not help you get a job and make a living, and strategies to better your chances What a “liberal arts” education is and is not      Strengths and weaknesses of Great Books programs Suggestions if you want to use a Great Books program to prepare you for graduate studies How Hannah's Great Books program continues to shape her today, and will into the future The positives and negatives of how social media encourages us to engage texts Defining “literary criticism”   Resources mentioned during our conversation: Britannica's Great Books of the Western World series, compiled by Mortimer Adler and Robert Hutchins of the University of Chicago Baylor Great Texts Program, an honors program within a Christian university setting with many different majors Biola Torrey Honors College an honors program within a Christian university setting with many different majors Columbia University Core Curriculum (a program within a secular Ivy League university that engages with great books) Notre Dame Program of Liberal Studies Great Books Seminars, a program within a Catholic university setting with many different majors St. John's College, Annapolis and Santa Fe (the whole program is Great Books) Thomas Aquinas College, Catholic (the whole program is Great Books) Dorothy Sayers, “The Lost Tools of Learning” C. S. Lewis, “On The Reading of Old Books”  George Herbert's poetry John Donne's poetry Chesterton House, the Christian Study Center at Cornell University “Why You Need to Join the Great Conversation About the Great Books,” The Art of Manliness Podcast #430 The New Yorker article “What's So Great About Great-Books Courses?”

This week's episode is another amazing graduate interview, this time with Andrew Read! Andrew was one of Tatiana's scholars when she mentored Shakespeare while she was in college. Andrew gained a strong sense of patriotism and the love of history and the English language through his experiences in the LEMI projects, but more than that, he made deeper connections. Check out this week's episode to learn more! LINKS The Moral Molecule by Paul Zak The Great Conversation by Mortimer Adler

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There's a crisis of loneliness in the world, and a lot of it has to do with being closed off to other people. If we want to be open to other people, it means we need to live in a world that's big enough for people to disagree. Being open to potential conflict and disagreement is a necessary step to having a deeper relationship. The book we mention is "The Seven Levels of Intimacy" by Matthew Kelly, flavored a little bit by Diedrich von Hildebrand's "Liturgy and Personality" and Mortimer Adler's "Aristotle for Everybody".

In this week's conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they take a break from discussing what's happening in culture to talk about how to become a student of culture. While Dr. White touched on this briefly in the podcast's inaugural episode CCP1: Welcome to the C&C Podcast, this episode really dives down into his practices for staying on top of what's happening in our world and how the church should respond and engage. Episode Links Being a student of culture is something Dr. White considers vital to his role in the church. He has a daily practice of reviewing more than 15 periodicals to see how they are engaging the news. The three he suggests to be most helpful for a true exploration of cultural events are: The Atlantic, National Public Radio, and The Washington Post. And for those in the Christian world he recommends: Christianity Today Magazine, UVA's Hedgehog Review, and Q from Gabe Lyons. Don't have time to read through multiple articles looking for important cultural trends? That's why Dr. White selects the four most relevant stories and posts these each day at churchandculture.org on our Daily Headline News. He often uses these cultural stories and findings as the source of inspiration for topics for his twice-weekly Church & Culture blog, which you can subscribe to for free on the Church & Culture website. Once you subscribe, you'll receive the blog delivered straight to your inbox every Monday and Thursday. Dr. White also uses his extensive research and study of culture to pour into the many books that he has written. There were five books specifically mentioned in this episode that are particularly relevant for the understanding of today's culture: Serious Times: Making Your Life Matter in an Urgent Day on understanding history as it relates to today's culture; A Mind for God which is extremely important for developing and maintaining a Christian mind and worldview; The Rise of the Nones: Understanding and Reaching the Religiously Unaffiliated to understand the alarming rise in those who claim no religious affiliation whatsoever; Meet Generation Z to grasp what makes this generation particularly unique and a primary mission field for the church; and finally his latest release, Hybrid Church: Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age looking at the digital revolution that has taken place in our day and the need for the church to adapt. Also, for help with how to quickly and efficiently read a book, Dr. White recommended “How to Read a Book” by Mortimer Adler. Finally, the concern with people creating a “Daily Me” was brought up during today's conversation. This is the idea that people tend to cultivate their news feed through social media to only show them stories that align with their political and ideological beliefs. You can listen to the recent podcast episode CCP71: On Social Media and Mental Health for a deeper look into this topic.

Last year I interviewed Margaret Atwood about "the role" of the writer. No such thing she informed me. So we talked about the "non-role." Combatative she is. Just like Tim Parks. He talks with me here about the other end of the spectrum, the reader. How to be a better one. I want him to be prescriptive, he won't be. But he does provide a lot of excellent insights, despite the resistence. Tim is an author, essayist, and translator. He was born in Manchester in 1954, grew up in London, and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. Not sure where or if he graduated from anywhere, but no matter. He's written 19 novels including Europa, Destiny, and most recently Hotel Milano, plus numerous works of non-fiction, including Where I'm Reading From, which we reference during our conversation. He's a regular contributor to the London Review of Books and the New York Review of Books. Aside from his own writing he has translated works by Moravia, Pavese, Calvino, Machiavelli and Leopardi from Italian into English. He's a very astute reader. A best practitioner I'd say, which makes him eligible to be a Biblio File podcast guest - given that our mission is to interview the best in the world of books. I invited him to talk about how "best" to go about reading a book. We talk about Borges's essays - notably one on James Joyce's perfect reader; an author's manner of addressing the reader, what the reader brings to the text, having an open attitude about what you read; Thomas Hardy; D.H. Lawrence as one of Hardy's best readers; Mortimer Adler; being argumentative, and more.

“Okumanın çoğu okuyarak yapılmaz." Üç yıl önceki popüler bir bölümün sıfırdan kaydedilmiş ve genişletilmiş hali.Konular:(01:11) Orijinal bölüm (Yazı)(03:36) Okumak mı izlemek mi dinlemek mi(08:40) Ekran mı kağıt mı?(10:11) Odaklanma periyodu(13:15) Alışkanlık oluşturmak(14:50) Mortimer Adler'e dönüş(21:42) Tekrar tekrar okumak.Kaynaklar:Yazı: Why we remember more by reading – especially printYazı: Reading vs Watching Videos: What Science SaysVideo: The Ideal Length of Time for Focused Work | Dr. Andrew HubermanKitap Listesi: Mortimer J. Adler's reading listSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Abigail van der Beken joined us again, hooray! She came to talk about education, philosophy and how big ideas are for everyone. And, here's the Mortimer Adler book we are talking about. Enjoy!

El mundo está cambiando día tras día. ¿Cómo puedes mantenerte actualizado? ¿Qué haces para salir de tus rutinas y ampliar tus horizontes? ¿Y cuáles son las claves de la mejora continúa?Ese es el tema principal del programa de esta semana, donde aprenderás todo sobre el aprendizaje y mejora continua o kaizen con Jaime Rodríguez de Santiago.Notas de programaLas notas del programa están disponibles en https://kenso.es/episodio/241-jaime-rodriguez-santiago-kaizenÍndice de la entrevista(01:49) Fascinación por la tecnología(08:41) Inspiración, transpiración y azar(14:48) Cuando abandonar un proyecto(19:01) Fortaleza tus fortalezas(25:08) Aplicando el kaizen(33:21) El valor de las generalistas(37:47) Lectura y aprendizaje(45:07) Los planes del futuro(46:39) ¿Cuál es tu protopía favorita?(49:20) Cuestionario KENSO(51:35) Resumen i despedidas(53:32) ¡Nos escuchamos muy pronto!Recursos mencionadosWeb: Kaizen con Jaime Rodríguez de SantiagoPodcast: Aprender de grandesVídeo: Jandro on Penn & TellerEpisodio: Boro Mas. Ganarse la vida en el podcast Kapital de Joan TubaoIngeniero que escribe en El País: Kiko LlanerasLibro: Cómo fracasar en casi todo y aun así triunfar: Algo así como la historia de mi vida de Scott AdamsLibro: En sólo 20 horas: Aprende lo que quieras de manera rápida de Josh KaufmanReseña: Cómo leer un libro de Mortimer Adler y Charles van DorenResúmenes de libros: BlinkistResúmenes de resúmenes de libros: Four minute booksPodcast: Nada que ganar de Cristina Carrascosa, Javier Recuenco y Jaime RodríguezEpisodio 230: Actualízate para tu futuro profesional con Mónica Quintana & David AlayónLibro: Esto es agua: Algunas ideas, expuestas en una ocasión especial, sobre cómo vivir con compasión de Foster WallaceCanción: Necesito droga y amor de ExtremoduroPelícula: El apartamento de Billy Wilder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A deep dive on marginalia. What is it, why should you do it, and how does it reveal the more joyful side of history's most famous sadboy, Edgar Allan Poe? All that and more in this extended love letter to writing in books.Sponsor:ZocDoc, zocdoc.com/coolstuffLinks:Edgar Allan Poe on the Joy of Marginalia and What Handwriting Reveals about Character (The Marginalian) Marginalia by Edgar Allan Poe How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren Meaning in the Margins: On the Literary Value of Annotation (Literary Hub)Historical Figures who'd be outrageous online? (r/AskHistory) Drool over the personal bookplates of 18 famous writers. (Literary Hub)How Leaning into Marginalia Helped Me Accept the Loss of Control That Comes with Publication (Literary Hub)Please Report Your Bug Here by Josh Riedel Ryan Holiday's 3-Step System for Reading Like a Pro (Ryan Holiday, YouTube) Edgar Allan Poe Watches Too Much Tiktok (McSweeney's)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here in this video I talk to Nicolas about the benefits of having a pet; his own experience with Letting go/Surrender based on the work of David R. Hawkins; Surrendering every thought as it arises to God; psychoanalysis and his experience with it; doing psychoanalysis online; Ron DeSantis and his reaction to Covid; 'the madness of crowds'; how psychanalysis is not popular; the free-fall of the Western World; corrupt leaders in Latin America; Chile's prime minister pardoning criminals; LGBT in the West; moral relativism in the far-left excusing paedophilia and making it okay; explicit books in children's libraries in the West; the negative influence of Herbert Marcuse; Europe and Islam; immigration around the world; the Woke ideology having no Mercy - 'be cancelled and be gone'; porn addiction and prostitutes; peer-pressure, parents and karma; Great Books and The Western World; "Don't study gender studies - don't waste your money"; Eric Hoffer; Why he loves Sister Miriam Joseph's book 'The Trivium' (1937); The importance of the intellectual giant Mortimer Adler; reading in search for the Truth being the highest form of reading. Nicolas' IG: https://www.instagram.com/nicolastockar/ Other ways to see this podcast Rumble: https://rumble.com/v25xauy-nicolas-2.html YouTube: https://youtu.be/JhsPyCHr3cE

There was an American civil rights leader called Mortimer Adler that some believe said this: 'I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.'Trapped inside due to poor weather while on holiday with 3 young kids can produce a few scraps of wisdom, among other things. Playing games with kids though, provides a unique learning opportunity I don't think I've every really thought too seriously about.6 months ago I was at a 50th bday party – I got talking with this couple who start telling me about a board game they invented called Hacktics.We must have spoke for half an hour at least me quizzing them on everything I could – Why'd you do it, How did you do it, What's involved from start to finish?In the end I thought stuff it – let's bring it up in an episode. I'll let them explain the rest – I hope you enjoy this one.While not financial advice to suggest this, I hope you seriously consider getting one of these games for kids aged 13 and up. Since recording this one, I've played it twice now with my oldest – as far as advancing financial literacy with kids, this game can transfer a lot of knowledge.Hey! Can we have a little chat?If you're picking up what I'm putting down, help me build the Everyday Investor community!Spread the word: Write a review anywhere you can, share posts on social media, vote for Pedro! Follow me on YouTube, and if you can, subscribe on Spotify also. Use the following referral/affiliate links. In some cases with these codes, I may receive a financial benefit - in other cases I've waived any benefit so you can get a better deal.Hatch: $10 for you, and $10 for me, if you sign up and deposit $100NZD.Sharesies: $10 for you, and $10 for me, if you sign up for the first time.Easy Crypto: One of NZ's most trusted places to buy/sell your digital assets. Sharesight: Get 5 months free when you sign up to an annual (paid) subscription. CMC Markets: You and I both get $150 if you sign up using this link. *Note CFD's are incredibly high risk investment options(read more here)When you're reviewing your insurance plan or KiwiSaver, obtaining a mortgage or in need of financial advice, use Ungaro & Co Financial Services, the main partner of this podcast. Want to learn more about working with Darcy Ungaro, book in a free 15-min phone call - click on this link.Enough of the sales...

Recording remotely, the twins talk about growing up in Coconut Grove, the oldest permanent settlement in the greater Miami area - dredging up memories of their old stomping grounds and antics before moving to Los Angeles. They discuss music, songwriting, audio and more - including a musical sampling from one of Chris' recent sessions. Above: Coconut Grove (Photo: New York Times) SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Chris exploring musical possibilities in new jam. 2:18 - Greetings / "Vote for Chris" / Chris singing at Mass / The Miami News / "The Magic Show" at Coconut Grove Playhouse and in L.A. / Peter De Paula / 4:46 - Roger wants all the family photos / What is family friendly? 5:15 - Roger's new blog post about growing up in Coconut Grove / Roger trying to remember / Feedback on Old Coconut Grove Facebook page / More about the Grove 8:10 - Vizcaya Museum & Gardens / Museum of Science / Miami Seaquarium shark display / Rickenbacker Causeway / Busted with BB guns in Miami and Hollywood Hills 11:25 - Eskil's Clog Shop Miami / Debbie Hansen / Cozzolli's Pizza / Buying fake IDs / Bus stop at Dinner Key / Sailboat Bay / David T. Kennedy Park 13:50 - Latency issues from piano to P.A. / PreSonus StudioLive 16 / 15:00 - Chris all alone at the house with the animals / Playing guitar through Roland Micro Cube amp / California Blonde amp 17:14 - Chris ' current reading / The Bible / C. S. Lewis "The Weight of Glory" / Roger mentions "Mere Christianity" / James Altucher "Choose Yourself" / Roger still reading "Main Street" by Sinclair Lewis / Game show scandal involving Charles Van Doren, co-author (with Mortimer Adler) of "How to Read a Book" / Syntopicon 21:12 - Roger "boning up" on Boogie Woogie piano 22:58 - Songwriting versus instrument mastery 24:24 - Playing the Selectric 24:59 - Parting shots / Americone Dream / Chris' regratabble diet, lately / The Pump House gym Myrtle Beach / Chris' grandsons Miles and Elijah      

Mortimer Adler, an American philosopher, wrote an article entitled "Schooling is not Education"; in it, we learn about his views on education and when it begins. Listen to this episode to hear how a classical Christian education fits in to that paradigm and how we can - and should - pick up one of the great books and start learning! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paideia-ponderings/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paideia-ponderings/support

Given all the dysfunction, ineptitude, profligacy, venality, shortsightedness, and unscrupulousness with which our political institutions are rife, we have to ask ourselves: is government necessary? Can we get along just as well without it? In this episode, the first in a series on the “Great Ideas”, we address the question in a dispassionate, philosophical way. This series is inspired by the work of Mortimer Adler, one of America's foremost public intellectuals and educators with whose countless works, you'd do well to spend some time. What do you think? Is government necessary? Comment below or email me at finneranswake@gmail.com with your response! This podcast is available on my YouTube channel, (Finneran's Wake) as well. For mindfulness, meditation, and wellness, visit my sister channel, Pneuma by Daniel Finneran.

¿Estás obsesionado con interminables listas de tareas pendientes, buzones saturados de correos sin leer y la sensación de que nunca llegarás a todo?Ese es el tema principal del programa de esta semana, donde aprenderás cómo aceptar tu finitud a mano del libro «Cuatro mil semanas» de Oliver Burkeman.Valoración Jeroen: ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑Valoración Raúl: ⭑⭑⭑⭑½Notas de programa(Las notas del programa están disponibles en https://kenso.es/episodio/217-resena–4000-semanas)Índice de la reseña(02:54) ¿Qué vas a encontrar en este libro?(07:49) A la larga, estamos todos muertos(14:14) La trampa de la eficiencia(21:33) Enfrentarse a la finitud(25:03) Cómo procrastinar mejor(27:36) Quedarse en el autobús(32:35) Estás aquí(39:24) La soledad del nómada digital(41:34) El interruptor íntimo(45:30) 5 preguntas para empezar a aprovechar al máximo tu tiempo finito(48:43) Estilo y valoración(53:12) El siguiente libro(55:27) ¡Nos escuchamos muy pronto!Recursos mencionadosReseña: Las trampas del deseo de Dan ArielyLibro: Cuatro mil semanas de Oliver BurkemanElemento narrativa: McGuffinPodcast: Tim Ferriss and Matt Mullenweg in Antarctica: Exploring Personal Fears, Bucket Lists, Facing Grief, Crafting Life Missions, and Tim's Best Penguin ImpressionsReseña: La semana laboral de 4 horas de Tim FerrissArtículo: The Liberation of Cosmic Insignificance Therapy de Tim FerrissViñeta: Fue muy productivaLibro: Aceptación radical de Tara BrachLibro: Terapia de aceptación y compromiso (ACT) de Kelly G. WilsonLibro: Fluir de Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiArtículo: 3/3/3, a method for structuring the day de Oliver BurkemanLibro: Cómo leer un libro de Mortimer Adler y Charles van DorenReseña: Meditaciones de Marco AurelioÚnete a KENSO CírculoKENSO Círculo es el club para personas centradas en mejorar su efectividad y vivir más felices.Un club a tu alcance porque a partir de 1€ al mes tendrás acceso prioritario a los episodios del podcast, recibirás cada mes un episodio especial donde haremos una reseña sobre un libro de efectividad, disfrutarás de descuentos en los servicios de KENSO y de nuestra eterna gratitud por ayudarnos a mejorar.Más información & Inscripción Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was my pleasure to be a guest on Greg Denning's Be The Man podcast, where we explored the concept of a "culture stack", the idea that every society is built on moral, political, economic, and cultural layers that interplay and change over time - and are changing as we speak. We discussed Aristotle's formula for happiness outlined in his great classic, Ethics, and how western civilization in general, and the United States in particular, incorporated those ideas in their founding. The "pursuit of happiness" made famous in the Declaration of Independence isn't some subjective, ethereal concept, but is actually a specific recipe for individual and societal happiness. Check out Greg at www.gregdenning.com and Be The Man wherever you get your podcasts. Other content referenced in this episode: "Where Are We Heading? Bret [Weinstein] Speaks with Peter Boghossian" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIigprRbKcs&t=0s "I Regret Being a Slut", by Bridget Phetasy https://bridgetphetasy.substack.com/p/slut-regret "The Great Conversation", Robert M. Hutchins & Mortimer Adler https://ia801600.us.archive.org/11/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.150395/2015.150395.Great-Books-Of-The-Western-World-The-Great-Conversation.pdf #religion #culture #morality #politics #economics #society #founding #unitedstates #liberal #liberalism #conservatism #aristotle #johnlocke #marvel #drstrange

The twins discuss the various DAWs and standalone multitrack recorders at their disposal and the learning curves associated with them. They also touch on Georgetown, SC, going wireless, a discussion about a book Roger has been wanting to read for decades and much more - including a crazy instrumental from the archive. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "Crime Drama 1975" - by Chris Yale 1:39 - Greetings and about the track / Logic Pro versus GarageBand / Failing at Cubase / "Failing Forward" by John C. Maxwell 3:30 - Florian ZaBach was a real dude / The Firesign Theatre / Travalanche Blog 5:38 - "The Season" in Myrtle Beach / Overdevelopment 6:43 - Chris went wireless 8:47 - ZOOM LiveTrak L-8 - Roger is getting one, Chris has one / Remote podcasting 10:31 - Carolina Forest versus Myrtle Beach 11:03 - Chris' trip to Georgetown, SC, with wife Betsy / Front Street Guitars / Purr & Pour Cat Cafe / Folk art / Howard Finster / Howard Bannister / Fenster 16:50 - Recent gigs at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach 17:00 - "How to Read a Book" by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren / Encyclopedia Britannica / Great Books of the Western World / Syntopicon / About the book 21:30 - Scrolling and the decline of attention / Bob Lefsetz / TikTok 22:43 - Learning the ZOOM L8 23:32 - Elton John is coming to Charlotte 24:00 - Georgetown / Brookgreen Gardens / Aesthetics / Appreciating Art / Ox head and scorpion tail / John Entwistle and Michael Schenker 25:49 - Birthday shout-outs to Jim Alden, Craig Cass, Scott Mann, Chris Garcia 27:05 - Al Goldstein, again / Parting shots

Guest BiographiesDr. Laura Eidt received her BA in English Literature and Linguistics from the University of Hamburg (Germany) and her MA and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Texas at Austin. She has been teaching Spanish, German, Comparative Literature, and Humanities at the University of Dallas since 2006 and has published on German and Spanish poetry and on ekphrasis. For many years she taught an applied foreign language pedagogy class that sent students to local area schools to teach their language to elementary children, and she was a mentor at a bilingual school in Dallas for four years. Her courses include classes on foreign language pedagogy, teaching classical children's literature, and great works in the modern world. She is the faculty advisor for UD's Classical Curriculum team and is currently writing a Latin curriculum for K-5rd grade. Robin JohnstonRobin Ann Johnston is a daughter, sister, wife, mother of five, grandmother of four (so far,) and a convert to Catholicism.  She graduated from Loyola University of New Orleans in 1985, cum laude, with a bachelor's degree in Cognitive Psychology and a minor in music. When her children were all old enough to go to school, she returned to the workforce as a teacher for Mount St. Michael Catholic School (MSMCS) in south Dallas. Robin taught mostly ELAR and World History during her years there, for grades ranging from 4th to 12th. As the lead middle-school teacher, she was instrumental in transitioning the school's culture and curriculum instruction to a classical model. During those decades, Robin was given the “Work of Heart” award for excellence in teaching (twice) by the Catholic Diocese of Dallas.  After retiring from teaching full time, she began writing classical ELAR and Humanities curriculum lessons and novel study guides. Robin's passion is for igniting students' hearts with a love for learning and helping teachers have a toolbox of ideas that are easy to use while making a real difference in the classroom.  She is now working on a master's degree in Humanities and Classical Education. In her free time, she likes to craft, read, swim, and, along with her husband of 35 years, babysit the grandchildren. Show NotesIn part one of this two-part episode, we reconsider the foundations of good reading with the help of influential thinkers like C.S. Lewis and Mortimer Adler and think about how an overabundance of “screen time” paired with modern “reading strategies” and a focus on “college prep” pale in comparison to the potential for life transformation within the classical tradition.    Some topics and readings in this episode include:How can we become good readers? Why is beauty harder to analyze than truth? What role should “vocabulary words” play in our approach to teaching literature? “College Prep” vs. Pursuit of Transcendence Reading and the Fear of GradesThe Role of Morals and Virtues in Teaching Literature The Origin and Place of Plot Analysis Is it ever ok to skim when reading? Narration and Picture Study Readings and Resources An Experiment in Criticism by C.S. Lewis How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle“Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins Heidi by Johanna SpyriAesop's Fables Little Red Ride Hood  _________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic  © 2022 Beautiful Teaching. All Rights Reserved ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Pat reads and comments upon a philosophy essay by Mortimer Adler on freedom of the will. For more, please subscribe to Pat's Philosophy for the People channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa3wHUIIJ2CeLcInYvuyEJw

In 1943, two University of Chicago educators, Robert Maynard Hutchins and Mortimer Adler, launched a series of Great Books seminars with prominent Chicagoans. By 1952, Hutchins had penned "The Great Conversation," an essay promoting the Great Books of the Western World published by Encyclopædia Britannica and intended for the masses.  The Great Conversation embodies the tradition of the West that began in the dawn of history and continues to the present day— a tradition Online Great Books strives to keep alive.  Both Alder and Hutchins point out that these books act as a principal instrument of liberal education. “Until lately the West has regarded it as self-evident that the road to education lay through great books,” Hutchins writes.  However, Scott and Karl disagree on Hutchins' metaphysical judgment of the books lodged in his salesmanship. Scott says, "I think they need to be read because there is something divine and special about these books and they are edifying to the individual."  Karl adds, "I think you should read the Great Books, dear listener. I don't think necessarily everyone ought to read the Great Books. More people ought to read them than do, but a lot of people can't read."  Tune in to learn more about the substance of a liberal education. Brought to you by onlinegreatbooks.com. 

¿Te gustaría leer mejor un libro, recordando más de lo leído?¿Entender mejor la meta del autor y ser más crítico con lo que lees?En este episodio revisamos el libro Cómo Leer Un Libro (How to Read a Book, 1972), de Mortimer Adler, en el que verás cómo pillarle el tema a un libro en 15 minutos, analizar inteligentemente un libro y sintetizar incluso múltiples libros de forma conjunta. En definitiva, aprovechar mejor nuestro tiempo sabiendo cómo leer mejor.Aquí puedes conseguir este libro:CONSIGUE EL LIBRO "Cómo Leer Un Libro": https://geni.us/comoleerunlibro En esta página encuentras las notas del episodio y todos los enlaces mencionados:https://librosparaemprendedores.net/197 ¿Quieres saber cómo aumentar tu velocidad de lectura? Mírate este vídeo y quizás hasta la dupliques en sólo 20 minutos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0VqCZlLuEc¿Cómo conseguir levantarse temprano? 10 consejos... también apps útiles, para conseguirlo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJPmqy6Qi1c En Youtube y en Instagram estamos publicando también contenido exclusivo. Suscríbete ahora:Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/LibrosparaemprendedoresNetInstagram: https://instagram.com/librosparaemprendedores Esta es nuestra página oficial de Facebook: http://librosparaemprendedores.net/facebook Además, recuerda que puedes suscribirte al podcast en:- Nuestra página: http://librosparaemprendedores.net/feed/podcast- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/mx/podcast/libros-para-emprendedores/id1076142249?l=es- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qXuVDCYF8HvkEynJwHULb- iVoox: http://www.ivoox.com/ajx-suscribirse_jh_266011_1.html- Spreaker: http://www.spreaker.com/user/8567017/episodes/feed- Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=81214 y seguirnos en Twitter ( https://twitter.com/EmprendeLibros ) y en Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/EmprendeLibros/ ). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 A love for reading and the proof of being "well read" doesn't require a person to own, or to have even read through, a large stack of books. Quality over quantity should always be the ideal standard, including in the practice of reading.In this episode, Tim talks about a minimalist approach to reading and shares the story of his decision to purge most of the books in his personal library out of a desire to create a more deliberate reading plan. Drawing from the advice of respected philosopher of education, Mortimer Adler, as well as supporting ideas from theologians Charles Spurgeon and John Piper, Tim argues for an approach that allows one to read more by reading less. 

Mortimer Adler said, “More consequences for thought and action follow the affirmation or denial of God than from answering any other basic question.” The popular Chris Tomlin song, “Indescribable”, poetically articulates how God is beyond our comprehension. So how can we describe an indescribable God? Thoughts about the existence and nature of God are all over the place, even within the evangelical church. How can we know we are thinking well about God and that we are not in fact guilty of idolatry? What are God's attributes, and why does it matter that we get this right? For the next two weeks, we're going to be discussing these issues with my good friend and long-time SES professor, Dr. Doug Potter.

Howdy from Texas, You Beautiful Soul!Today on the podcast, I'm joined by one of the most brilliant thinkers you'll ever hear--mind you, this isn't what HE says, it's just my estimation of him, how he thinks, and the extraordinarily unique way in which he approaches all things in life.It's my friend, Ameer Rosic.From his bio at AmeerRosic.com, he's a:Multiple Founder, Investor, Philosophy Junkie, and Psychonaut.You're about to be blessed with hearing Ameer talk about how he's turned from being a 9th-grade dropout into a phenomenal life of love, learning, abundance, He's one of the most interesting people you'll ever get a chance to meet, virtual or otherwise, and I know you'll get that when you press play on this edition of the podcast!In this VERY far-ranging conversation about leading a better life, here's some of what we discuss:Epigenetics. The software for life.Life Experiments.Social norms and feedback loops.Capital "R" religion and some of Ameer's spiritual beliefs (he's studied a lot into this)Spirituality as a base for our ACTIONS.The two coming futures: natural or Gattica?The thesis for A.I. and how it might think."Heaven is on Earth, and man doesn't know it."How Ameer got to be so freaking brilliant!How Ameer reads (or has a relationship with a book)!An easy hack for learning another language.How he and we remember so much of what we read and learn.What he's looking for when he reads a book.The MIRACLE of new life and him being a proud new Papa.2 BIG THINGS to lead a better life.Emotional Bank Accounts and what life is all about.And...a whole lot more. These lists are never all-inclusive!I should warn you, there are a few "F" bombs--although not nearly as many as I thought there would be, and traditional "big R" religion is tested here, so I hope you can allow that to your ears. I promise you'll be blessed for it.Thank you for listening to The ChipChat Podcast.Please know that you're loved and deserving!Chip ❤️

Frank Bruni of The New York Times once dubbed St. John's College the "most contrarian college in America." On this episode, St. John's College President Pano Kanelos joins Jeremy to discuss the history of the school (one of the oldest colleges in the U.S.) and the academic reorientation that took place there in the early 20th century, one inspired by the Great Books movement facilitated by Mortimer Adler and others. He also discusses the issues of cost in higher education and highlights the "Freeing Minds" campaign and other efforts that St. John's took to lower tuition and improve access by rolling back over a decade of tuition increases. Dr. Kanelos also discusses a 2018 trip to South Korea (as well as other countries in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East) and the conversations that showcased an eagerness for liberal arts education across the globe. Send questions or comments to anchored@cltexam.com.Host Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41Guest President Pano Kanelos

First Principles - What is its very nature?  What is the essence?  This line of reasoning is very powerful in chess and in life."The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks." - Mortimer Adler  

On this episode we explore why reading is essential to the life of a leader. J.R. shares 8 ridiculously practical ways to cultivate habits that help you become a more effective reader.Here are the 8 habits:[1] Read Mortimer Adler's book How to Read a Book (see link below).[2] Be extremely intentional about the books you choose to read.[3] Make a commitment to read, at minimum, 30 minutes a day.[4] Put your screens away.[5] As you read, pretend you're having a conversation with the author.[6] Always have a pen in hand when you read a book.[7] Type out your key thoughts in a Word document[8] Share with others what you're reading.Mortimer Adler's book ‘How To Read a Book'_______If you haven't signed up for my every other week FREE newsletter here's the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/newsletter

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You're a writer, so you write. But do you read? Silly question, I know, because of course you read. A better question is how do you read? Do you read like a writer? There are ways writers can read that can be both inspiring and instructive, and that's what we're going to cover today, so you can see how reading, as Stephen King says, can serve as your  "creative center." As we learn to read like a writer, you might be a little afraid I'm going to ruin reading for you—that you'll no longer be able to read for pleasure, but don't worry. You'll still be able to read for fun and distraction. You can listen, read, or watch to learn more. https://youtu.be/cHaeAOVodaQ Read to Collect Ideas for Your Work If you want to read like a writer, you'll benefit from reading with an analytical eye, but before we get into that, the first way to read as a writer is to go ahead and read for inspiration and information, just like you always do.​ You need to understand a topic better, so you research and read about it. You want to expand your knowledge, so you read and take notes. You want to improve yourself, so you grab a book that's going to help you gain a skill or solve a problem. We writers are always collecting ideas and content. All that you read can feed into your writing. In fact, we've done this our entire lives. If not consciously then subconsciously, we've been doing all this collecting. Now I want you to be more intentional about it. Even as you're casually reading the back of a cereal box, a tweet, or a magazine article, start to take notes about where this content came from, who wrote it, and how it impacted you, because this is material that you can use in all of your work. Authors Are Your Teachers Another big way we can read as writers is to start viewing other authors and writers as teachers. They can instruct us. Francine Prose in her book Reading Like a Writer said this: I've heard the way a writer reads described as "reading carnivorously." What I've always assumed that this means is not, as the expression might seem to imply, reading for what can be ingested, stolen or borrowed, but rather for what can be admired, absorbed, and learned. It involves reading for sheer pleasure, but also with an eye and a memory for which author happens to do which thing particularly well. So we read and pay attention to the choices an author makes that results in such engaging work. In literature, especially in poetry courses, we talk about a "close reading," where every idea, every sentence—even every word—is examined. A close reading reveals all: from the highest level of themes, ideas, organization, and structure all the way down to the details of sentences and word choices. We see what works and why it works. And while we do want to look to the best to be able to level up our work, we don't have to always be reading Shakespeare and Dickinson to improve as writers. Our teachers, our model texts, can be from the kinds of writing we want to pursue. We might find a blog post that serves as an excellent example and study the tone and topics that were covered as well as the length and the layout. And we can learn from that. So find your experts, your teachers, your models, your mentors...wherever they may be. Read Close by Annotating Another way we can read like a writer is to annotate. Mortimer Adler in his book How to Read a Book, written with Charles van Doren, wrote this: Full ownership of a book only comes when you have made it a part of yourself and the best way to make yourself a part of it, which comes to the same thing, is by writing in it. He claims that full ownership of a book happens not when you purchase it. It happens when you interact with it on the page. You annotate, you underline, you write in the margins, and in that way you make it your own. And the book becomes a part of you. But let me tell you something: I grew up in a household where we did not write...

When I saw that most of the Gospel readings for Epiphany, Year B, were from the first chapter of Mark, I wondered if I could put together a sermon series on the seven first words of Christ in that particular Gospel. I asked myself: What would happen if we looked at the opening chapter of this earliest Gospel and let Mark tell the story of Jesus in his way? Of the many things Jesus said in his life, which would Mark want to include in his Gospel, especially at the outset? If what Mortimer Adler says is true, that the most important parts of any book are the beginning and the end, then what would happen if we paid attention not only to the seven last words of Christ but also the seven first? So I went through Mark 1 with a fine-toothed comb, and what I found was some words and some deeds, but in the end seven distinct episodes from that action-packed chapter: 1) Jesus is baptized; 2) he begins to preach, 3) calls some disciples, 4) teaches in the synagogue, 5) heals the sick, 6) defines his mission, and 7) cures a leper. My hope is that by the end of it you will not only have a fuller appreciation of Mark 1, but also a brighter and clearer picture of the Christ he wants us to know. Learn more at GoodFaithMedia.org