“I devoured books like a person taking vitamins, afraid that otherwise I would remain this gelatinous narcissist, with no possibility of ever becoming thoughtful, of ever being taken seriously.” PersonsBookReadingTakenPossibilityBecomingThoughtfulBook ReadingVitaminsNarcissist Book:Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Source: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
“Ive taken Saturdays to be the day I pull back completely. I do things that are more creative, and Ive actually found that helps me when I get back into work to be more thoughtful, and I truly believe that feeding your creative soul is really important to being more analytical.” BelieveImportantSoulHelpingFoundCreativeTakenThoughtfulHelp MeGet BackSaturdayFeeding Author:Padmasree Warrior
“The interpretation of thought as ""inner speech" has taken different forms, and has been used to clarify a variety of problems--thus problems pertaining to the logical forms of thought and the connection of thought with things.” ThinkingHas BeensDifferentProblemFormUsedTakenSpeechConnectionsVarietyThoughtfulLogicalInterpretationIntentionality Book:Science and metaphysics: variations on Kantian themes Source: Science and metaphysics: variations on Kantian themes
“There is this tremendous body of knowledge in the world of academia where extraordinary numbers of incredibly thoughtful people have taken the time to examine on a really profound level the way we live our lives and who we are and where we've been. That brilliant learning sometimes gets trapped in academia and never sees the light of day.” PeopleWorldWaySometimesBodyLightLevelsNumbersTakenOur LivesProfoundExtraordinaryBrilliantThoughtfulWho We AreTrappedAcademia Author:Malcolm Gladwell