tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881434232966093154.post1227524894387555826..comments2013-06-15T08:58:45.477-04:00Comments on i do things: ardiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17794593836118528829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881434232966093154.post-22358709716553442992010-04-19T18:19:55.171-04:002010-04-19T18:19:55.171-04:00Thank you, person that I actually don't know! ...Thank you, person that I actually don't know! I appreciate the comment! I don't want to make it sound like I am not enjoying it, I actually am. But I do agree that slogging through huge books can be a good or bad thing. So far, this one good, fortunately :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading things,<br />~ardieardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794593836118528829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881434232966093154.post-21900294665939685112010-04-12T22:32:03.820-04:002010-04-12T22:32:03.820-04:00Here's a quote I thought of re IJ from my fave...Here's a quote I thought of re IJ from my fave writer and thinker, Samuel Johnson: "A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good."<br /><br />I guess my footnote would be that making yourself read something daunting--say, Moby-Dick--and plowing thru even when it's hard slogging also have benefits. On the other hand, if you're going to summarize IJ and pick out all the good bits, I can spare myself that effort. :)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827013078138605301noreply@blogger.com