CURIOUS WEEKEND

Problems to books

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MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY

I was going over a book I completed, and I saw this quote by the author:

“my thinking is rooted in the belief that you cannot go from books to problems, but the reverse, from problems to books.”

Nicholas Nassim Taleb

And this is why I love books: someone says in fine words, things you already think but haven’t articulated.

The quote above again reminds me of why I don’t recommend books or throw books at people because “this book is good.” I believe that the curious mind is first an observant eye. Then it becomes a speculative thought. And finally, finds a path in articulated words. This has been my pathway- to find books that address my current question.

As the “curious guy,” this will always be my recommendation. If you ask me what book you should read, I will ask first what question you want answered. Once again, wonder is the spirit of philosophy.

I meet many people who want to read philosophy (as dilettantes) and they are usually bothered about reading books in a particular order (mostly academic order). I shake my head in pity for them because they will either fail along the way, or pick up the nasty attitudes of people squeezed into a Procrustean bed. Find your question; your interest, and then find your path. It is that simple.

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