FinnMacCool
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FinnMacCool said:I've always loved reading but, only until very recently, I've realized that it doesn't always just tell you a good story, but it makes you smarter. They make me think, which is something that is rare even in the most intelligent movies. So, I am constantly reading. Every night at 9:00, I make tea (dark indian blend; no sugar) and I read for two hours. Every night.
Besides the fact that I find that my vocabulary far advanced to those in my school and a lot of times I end up saying words they do not understand, I've also realized how much of an effect it has on the way I think. Books have a certain reality to it that can prove an effective argument for any means of thinking whether you agree or disagree. And they aren't overly convincing either, this meaning that I can find flaws in their "arguments" and their philosopies etc. Some books I find more truthful, more exaggerated, more flawed etc. I think if everyone read the amount of books I did, they would become smarter also.
This is my steps for reading that can make you more intelligent.
1)Make tea (dark; no sugar preferably without tea bags)
2) find a place where its completely quiet and where you will have little chance of being interupted.
3) Lighting should be as minimal as possible. Just so much as you can see the pages.
4) Read for a long time. If the book is good, you most likely won't want to stop anyways so that shoulndn't be too hard
5) Do this regularily
People wonder why I am so smart at such a young age and I think this is the reason. Reading=knowledge.
I've also been playing a lot less video games and I think that helps also.
Reading has also helped my writing. The more you read, the more you'll write, the better you get.
All I can suggest is that you try it just once for a week and I gurantee it will become a regular pastime for you.
FinnMacCool said:I've always loved reading but, only until very recently, I've realized that it doesn't always just tell you a good story, but it makes you smarter. They make me think, which is something that is rare even in the most intelligent movies. So, I am constantly reading. Every night at 9:00, I make tea (dark indian blend; no sugar) and I read for two hours. Every night.
Besides the fact that I find that my vocabulary far advanced to those in my school and a lot of times I end up saying words they do not understand, I've also realized how much of an effect it has on the way I think. Books have a certain reality to it that can prove an effective argument for any means of thinking whether you agree or disagree. And they aren't overly convincing either, this meaning that I can find flaws in their "arguments" and their philosopies etc. Some books I find more truthful, more exaggerated, more flawed etc. I think if everyone read the amount of books I did, they would become smarter also.
This is my steps for reading that can make you more intelligent.
1)Make tea (dark; no sugar preferably without tea bags)
2) find a place where its completely quiet and where you will have little chance of being interupted.
3) Lighting should be as minimal as possible. Just so much as you can see the pages.
4) Read for a long time. If the book is good, you most likely won't want to stop anyways so that shoulndn't be too hard
5) Do this regularily
People wonder why I am so smart at such a young age and I think this is the reason. Reading=knowledge.
I've also been playing a lot less video games and I think that helps also.
Reading has also helped my writing. The more you read, the more you'll write, the better you get.
All I can suggest is that you try it just once for a week and I gurantee it will become a regular pastime for you.
Kelzie said:You should read with more light. That's bad for your eyes.:lol: Other than that I agree. I love reading more than anything else. I can't start a book though if I don't have time to finish it right then. Something of a problem for me...
I like reading, too, but a lot of times I get distracted by wanting to watch one of my DVDs or play a video game.
Well maybe. . .The reason I read with such little light is because I like the atmosphere. Its very soothing somehow. I don't like a whole lot of light. I find it distracting.You should read with more light. That's bad for your eyes.
Other than that I agree. I love reading more than anything else. I can't start a book though if I don't have time to finish it right then. Something of a problem for me...
I'll try, but I won't like it.
Do you read fiction or nonfiction?
But what if I were to admit that I cannot read?
Man, you should write a book... all about making the tea; then at the last chapter of the book introduce the whole reading thingymajigger. I am more interested in the making of this dark tea, withoutd tea bags and sugar, and how you could possibly stay away.
I envy you.
And you're right, it's different from the movies - I love film, too, but the medium is not capable of expressing the subtleties of the inner life like literature can.
FinnMacCool said:Movies are an entirely different animal. They are no better nor any worse then books when it comes to an artform. I happen to prefer books but movies have the capability to be expressive in a totally different way. Most movies though are just something that can be used to waste time. I've actually become quite the critic of movies. My family thinks that I'm a killjoy but I think they are just misguided.
Finn, good for you! Have you taken the PSATs? I bet your verbal score will be excellent. Kids who are readers get much higher scores than those who do not. Keep it up. You are absolutely correct that it makes you smarter. I went to Rice University (which is a very good college--check out its rank) and the students there were all excellent readers (Rice has the highest % of National Merit scholars).
FinnMacCool said:Movies are an entirely different animal. They are no better nor any worse then books when it comes to an artform. I happen to prefer books but movies have the capability to be expressive in a totally different way. Most movies though are just something that can be used to waste time. I've actually become quite the critic of movies. My family thinks that I'm a killjoy but I think they are just misguided.
Bah. Movies suck monkey toes. In movies you watch the action. In books, you are the action.
FinnMacCool said:That is both completely true yet not so true. Watch 2001: A Space Odyssey and you'll experience things that are quite impossible in books.
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