Sunday, May 3, 2009

When is the last time I read a book, out of pleasure?

I was thinking today as I went to bed... I have been at MIT for just about a year now, and I cannot recall the last time I read a book for the sheer pleasure of learning something that caught my eye. I mean I often surf the web and absorb the latest technology and business news, but a book is a whole other medium through which, a different type of knowledge and information is conveyed. It is hard to describe. I just know that I miss that experience, which I enjoyed in high school. That being said, I think I am going to pay a visit to the library and check out some some titles which I have been hearing a lot about but never gotten to reading: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, maybe some biographies, anything that makes me curious. The next time I go to bed, I'll make sure I have something next to me to read for 20-30 mins (or even longer, depending on my interest versus sleep deprivation).

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