Comments on: A few thoughts on reading via Dr. Bob http://michaelgowin.com/blog/2008/02/20/a-few-thoughts-on-reading-via-dr-bob/ For lack of a better title Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:41:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michael http://michaelgowin.com/blog/2008/02/20/a-few-thoughts-on-reading-via-dr-bob/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Michael Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:54:45 +0000 http://michaelgowin.com/blog/2008/02/20/a-few-thoughts-on-reading-via-dr-bob/#comment-5 And so you remain a true student, Natalie, a life-long learner--outstanding! On TV: as a Lenten exercise, I've eliminated wasteful TV watching in the evenings. Which pretty much means that I'm not watching TV at all right now (besides Family Movie Night or an occasional, intentional DVD). This has opened up quite a bit of time for reading--shocking. And so you remain a true student, Natalie, a life-long learner–outstanding!

On TV: as a Lenten exercise, I’ve eliminated wasteful TV watching in the evenings. Which pretty much means that I’m not watching TV at all right now (besides Family Movie Night or an occasional, intentional DVD). This has opened up quite a bit of time for reading–shocking.

]]> By: Natalie http://michaelgowin.com/blog/2008/02/20/a-few-thoughts-on-reading-via-dr-bob/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Natalie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:41:29 +0000 http://michaelgowin.com/blog/2008/02/20/a-few-thoughts-on-reading-via-dr-bob/#comment-4 "The poorest Americans who read did twice as much volunteering and charity work as the richest who did not read," Gioia said. "The habit of regular reading awakens something inside a person that makes him or her take their own life more seriously and at the same time develops the sense that other people's lives are real." Very interesting... I'm always tempted to throw out my TV and this article just re-awakened that. I've always loved to read but, far too often, I take the 'easier' route of being spoon-fed entertainment. I'm happy to see this new blog of yours. I now have yet one more to add to my "how-did-I-ever-live-without-this" Google Reader. --And, now that I think about it, I believe a link you provided on facebook sparked me to investigate the Reader in the first place. Whadya know? :P Thanks! “The poorest Americans who read did twice as much volunteering and charity work as the richest who did not read,” Gioia said. “The habit of regular reading awakens something inside a person that makes him or her take their own life more seriously and at the same time develops the sense that other people’s lives are real.”

Very interesting…
I’m always tempted to throw out my TV and this article just re-awakened that. I’ve always loved to read but, far too often, I take the ‘easier’ route of being spoon-fed entertainment.

I’m happy to see this new blog of yours. I now have yet one more to add to my “how-did-I-ever-live-without-this” Google Reader. –And, now that I think about it, I believe a link you provided on facebook sparked me to investigate the Reader in the first place. Whadya know? :P Thanks!

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