碩士課程的個人發展可能已經坐在你的書架上

讀大書採取了很多努力。研究傑作,如奧德賽或莎士比亞的作品需要更多的濃度拿起湯姆克蘭西小說。但是,報酬卻可能是巨大的。

如果你不賣就開始閱讀計劃,考慮效益,閱讀偉大的文學作品能帶給你的生活。這裡有10種讀這些書能有真正的影響你是誰,你認為如何:

1。了解形狀您的想法和信念。 無論你是意識到與否,機會是你的信念系統是基於社會規範,經過幾百年演變的歷史。你認為什麼是獨立的想法很可能是哲學創造的偉大思想家的前幾代。羅伯特M赫欽斯,主編大書的西方世界,是這樣解釋的:

“這些書的手段,了解我們的社會和我們自己。它們包含的偉大思想的支配,我們沒有我們知道它。有沒有類似的儲存庫,我們的傳統。“

考慮你的思考科目,如浪漫的愛情,真理,民主和自由。是你自己的想法?或者,您的想法主要特徵是外來文化的影響?通過閱讀偉大的書籍,你可以看到隨著時間的推移發展思路,並了解它們如何影響你。你可以選擇接受或拒絕目前的思維方式。但是,不管怎樣,你將成為認識到這是一種選擇,並獲得該機構作出自己的決定。

2。讓一個小天才擦掉你。 當我長大,我的父母總是提醒我,我的朋友仔細選擇。 “你是誰你聯想到,”一些人說。或許也是如此的書籍。偉大的書是寫一些歷史上最優秀的人才。通過閱讀這些,你自己的心,才能擴大和您的想法達到高層次。布蘭森利文斯頓說:

“我們正在束縛,所有的天,大的一部分,我們天,到司空見慣。這是接觸偉大的思想家,偉大的文學作品幫助。在他們的公司,我們仍然在普通的世界,但它是普通的世界理想化和看透了眼睛的智慧和天才。“

讀大書,我們未必會成為柏拉圖和愛因斯坦。但是,他們的話可以帶出我們的優勢。

3。 閱讀像常春藤畢業生。 當我教高中,我發現我的學生在校園裡流行的重點放在了現代的書籍,學生在私立學校的預科生收到了更為寬鬆的教育,重點放在歷史的偉大思想家。同樣的,似乎真正的大學。國家計劃讓一粗略概述的偉人,而常春藤完成學業的畢業生更堅定地把握重要思想和他們的意思,在當今世界。對經典的支持者在學校說,“什麼是最好的最好,最適合每一個人。”不管你的背景,讀經可以使您更全面地了解世界。有可能使你的思想,以相同的水平,常春藤畢業生追求自我研究這些重要著作。

4。擺脫狹隘箱專業化。 聚焦你的專業知識只是一個問題可能是一個聰明的方式謀生。但是,通過關閉,從您自己的世界更廣泛的知識,就限制了你卓越的能力。為了真正蓬勃發展,任何領域,人民需要有廣泛了解世界和它的工作原理。哈欽斯說:

“在寬鬆的教育的人有經營頭腦,能夠將在各個領域。他可能是在某一領域的專家。但他明白任何重要的是說,在任何領域,可以看到和使用的光,它雞舍在他自己的。“

無論您在計算機科學,市場營銷,醫療保健,或任何其他領域,獲得廣泛的知識的多學科包括在偉大的書籍將幫助您在您的專業化。

5。汲取過去的錯誤。 人們經常說,誰忘記歷史,是注定要重複它。通過忽略的發現記錄在偉大的書籍,我們一定會犯同樣的錯誤-無論在社會層面和我們自己的生活。教育哲學家莫蒂默艾德勒解釋:

“人們誰的問題,甚至蔑視研究過去和它的作品通常認為,過去是完全不同的現實,因此我們認為沒有什麼值得可以學習從過去。但事實並非如此,過去是完全不同的存在。我們可以學到很多東西的價值,其相似性和差異...

我們與古人有著共同的人性,因此某些共同的人類經驗和問題。“

每個人都建立了自己的道路在此生活。但是,為什麼不看別人征服了同樣的挑戰?沒有意義的流浪迷失在曠野時,數十指南都是免費的。

6。提高你的理解能力。 儘管偉大的書是不寫的專家,他們可以是一個艱難的閱讀。如果你很想貿易索福克勒斯的休格拉夫,認識到加強您的閱讀之外的舒適區可以理解為您的奇蹟。哈欽斯解釋說:

“如果許多偉大的著作,似乎無法讀取和不可理解...這可能是因為我們並沒有很長一段時間學會了閱讀閱讀。偉大的書,不僅教人如何看他們,而是如何讀其他書籍也。“

一旦你度過了一些更具挑戰性的書籍,你會發現它更容易理解,各種形式的作品。作為一個更加自信的讀者,你就不需要迴避學術文章或歷史的案文。整個身體英語寫作將在您的域。

7。是真正的人。 其核心,讀大書要研究我們的人性。盧梭說:

“這對我來說無關緊要我的學生是否是用於軍隊,教堂,或法律。之前,他的父母選擇了他的要求,自然稱他是一個人...當他離開我,他既不是裁判,一名士兵,而不是一個牧師,他將是一個男人。“

由於學生的偉大的書,您進入一個討論的含義是一個人。最終,別有用心,如出現智能下降到了次要位置。你可以忘記所有的博客,自助書籍,雜誌文章,告訴您如何改善你的生活。偉大的書籍是碩士課程的自我發展。

8。找到自己的答案,生命的大問題。 通過下列主題在偉大的書籍,你會發現某些專題討論一遍又一遍的整個歷史:“我們的命運是什麼?什麼是好的生活?怎樣才能達到一個良好的社會?我們可以學到什麼指導我們通過迷宮未來從歷史,哲學,宗教,文學,美術?“

讀大書不會給你一個最終的解決大問題。但是,他們將提供不同的意見和可能性。通過了解得出的結論是偉大的思想家都來關注這些問題,你會更接近解決問題的答案,為你工作。

9。制定一個精神調查。 太多的人沾沾自喜,他們的生活,而不是關於自己與想法,使得世界是今天。讀大書可以幫助你培養你的天生的好奇心和慾望,更深入地了解世界。哈欽斯這樣說:

“為了結束調查的精神具有的特點,西方沒有必要燒書。所有我們所要做的就是讓他們讀了幾代人。“

這是一個非常驚人的報價。但是,這是真的。所有的發現,思想和觀念的人誰來到我們面前的意義,除非我們關心他們足夠的探索。

10。加入偉大的對話。 最後,偉大的著作構成一個致命的交談跨越時間和空間。羅馬人響應希臘人,作者中世紀的表達他們的反應羅馬人,等等。現代的作者是第一個作出反應的想法表示,幾百年前。一旦你有一個把握的說了些什麼,在這漫長的談話,你準備加入進來寫一本書,有一個討論,與朋友,或張貼在留言板上。添加您的2美分,成為最大的一部分爐邊聊天世界上前所未有的。

by Jamie on March 4, 2009

The Master Course in Personal Development May Already Be Sitting On Your Shelf

Reading the great books takes a lot of effort. Studying masterpieces such as the Odyssey or the works of Shakespeare requires more concentration than picking up a Tom Clancy novel. But, the payoffs can be tremendous.

If you’re not sold on starting a reading plan, consider the benefits that reading great literature can bring to your life. Here are 10 ways reading these books can have a real impact on who you are and how you think:

1. Understand what shapes your thoughts and beliefs. Whether you’re conscious of it or not, chances are your belief system is based on social norms that have evolved through centuries of history. What you think are independent ideas may very well be philosophies created by the great thinkers of previous generations. Robert M. Hutchins, Editor in Chief of the Great Books of the Western World, explained it this way:

“These books are the means of understanding our society and ourselves. They contain the great ideas that dominate us without our knowing it. There is no comparable repository in our tradition.”

Consider your thoughts on subjects such as romantic love, truth, democracy, and freedom. Are your ideas your own? Or are your thoughts dominated by an outside cultural influence? By reading the great books, you can see how ideas developed over time and be aware of how they affect you now. You may choose to accept or reject the current way of thinking. But, either way you will become cognizant that it is a choice and gain the agency to make a decision for yourself.

2. Let a little genius rub off on you. When I was growing up, my parents always reminded me to choose my friends carefully. “You are who you associate with,” some say. Perhaps the same is true of books. The great books were written by some of the best minds in history. By reading them, your own mind can expand and your thoughts reach a higher plane. Sir Richard Livingston said:

“We are tied down, all our days and for the greater part of our days, to the commonplace. This is where contact with great thinkers, great literature helps. In their company we are still in the ordinary world, but it is the ordinary world transfigured and seen through the eyes of wisdom and genius.”

Reading the great books may not turn us into Platos and Einsteins. But, their words can bring out our strengths.

3. Read like an Ivy League grad. When I was teaching high school, I noticed that students on my campus were focusing on popular modern-day books while students in the preppy private schools received a more liberal education with emphasis on the great thinkers of history. The same seems true with colleges. State programs give a cursory overview of the greats while Ivy League graduates complete school with a firmer grasp of important ideas and what they mean in the world today. Proponents of the classics in schools say, “What’s best for the best, is best for everyone.” No matter what your background, reading the classics can give you a fuller understanding of the world. It’s possible to bring your mind to the same level as Ivy League grads by pursuing a self-study of these important works.

4. Escape from the narrow box of specialization. Focusing your expertise on just one subject may be a smart way to earn a living. But, by shutting yourself off from a more extensive world of knowledge, you limit your ability to excel. In order to truly thrive in any field, people need a broad understanding of the world and how it works. Hutchins said:

“The liberally educated man has a mind that can operate will in all fields. He may be a specialist in one field. But he can understand anything important that is said in any field and can see and use the light that it sheds upon his own.”

Whether you’re in computer science, marketing, healthcare, or any other field, gaining a broad knowledge of the many subjects covered in the great books will help you in your specialization.

5. Learn from past mistakes. It is often said that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. By ignoring the discoveries recorded in the great books, we are bound to make the same mistakes – both on a societal level and in our own lives. Educational philosopher Mortimer Adler explained:

“People who question or even scorn the study of the past and its works usually assume that the past is entirely different from the present, and that hence we can learn nothing worthwhile from the past. But it is not true that the past is entirely different from the present. We can learn much of value from its similarity and its difference…

We and the ancients share a common human nature and hence certain common human experiences and problems.”

Everyone has to forge his own path in this life. But, why not see how others conquered the same challenges? There’s no point to wander lost in a wilderness when dozens of guidebooks are freely available.

6. Improve your ability to comprehend. Although the great books weren’t written for specialists and experts, they can be a tough read. If you’re tempted to trade in Sophocles for Sue Grafton, realize that stepping outside of your reading comfort-zone can do wonders for your comprehension. Hutchins explained:

“If many great books seem unreadable and unintelligible…it may be because we have not for a long time learned to read by reading them. Great books teach people not only how to read them, but how to read other books as well.”

Once you get through a few of the more challenging books, you’ll find it easier to comprehend all kinds of works. As a more confident reader, you won’t need to shy away from academic articles or historical texts. The entire body of English writing will be in your domain.

7. Be truly human. At its heart, reading the great books is about exploring our humanity. Rousseau said:

“It matters little to me whether my pupil is intended for the army, the church, or the law. Before his parents chose a calling for him, nature called him to be a man…When he leaves me, he will be neither a magistrate, a soldier, not a priest; he will be a man.”

As a pupil of the great books, you enter into a discussion of what it means to be a person. Ultimately, ulterior motives such as appearing smart fall to the wayside. You can forget all the blogs, self-help books, and magazine articles that tell you how to improve your life. The great books are the master course in self-development.

8. Find your own answers to life’s big questions. By following themes in the great books, you’ll realize that certain topics are discussed over and over again throughout history: “What is our destiny? What is a good life? How can we achieve a good society? What can we learn to guide us through the mazes of the future from history, philosophy and religion, literature, and the fine arts?”

Reading the great books won’t give you an ultimate answer to the big questions. But, they will offer diverse views and possibilities. By understanding the conclusions that great thinkers have come to about these questions, you’ll come closer to settling on answers that works for you.

9. Develop a spirit of inquiry. Too many people are complacent about their lives, not concerning themselves with the ideas that have made the world what it is today. Reading the great books can help you foster your natural curiosity and desire to learn even more about the world. Hutchins put it this way:

“To put an end to the spirit of inquiry that has characterized the West it is not necessary to burn the books. All we have to do is leave them unread for a few generations.”

That’s a pretty startling quote. But, it’s true. All the discoveries, thoughts, and ideas of the people who came before us are meaningless unless we care enough to explore them.

10. Join in the great conversation. Ultimately, the great books make up a conversation that spans mortal time and space. The Romans respond to the Greeks, the authors of the middle ages express their reaction to the Romans, and so on. Modern-day authors are responding to ideas first expressed hundreds of years ago. Once you have a grasp of what has been said in this unending conversation, you’ll be prepared to join in. Write a book, have a discussion with a friend, or post on a message board. Add your 2 cents and become a part of the greatest fireside chat the world has ever seen.

(Post Script: For related information check out The Great Conversation book by Hutchins or the essay “Why Read Great Books” by Adler. Also, be sure to keep checking the Great Books tab at the top of this page. I’ll be posting articles on the books there.)

 

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