1、提升智力的書5種書可以提升智力英文閱讀Fivekindsofbookcanimproveyourintelligenee.Wereadforinformation,withthehopethatinformationweacquirewillimproveourminds,givingusthemeanstoimproveourlives.InthemodernAgeofInformation,morereadingmaterialisavailablethanever,makingitincreasinglydifficulttoallocateourreadingtimeefficient

2、ly.Allbooksarenotcreatedequal,anditfollowsthatallreadersarenotequaleither.Toreadprodigiouslyandtoreadprofitablyaretwoverydifferentthings.Agreatamountoftimeiswastedreadingbooksthatareforgottenashorttimeafterthey"repieted.Buttimespentreadingbooksthatcultivateintelligeneeandwisdomisalaborthatyield

3、scontinuousbenefitoveralifetime.Althoughitiscertainlynecessary,forthepurposesofbusinessandeverydaylife,toreadaboutthelatestnewsandtrends,thattypeofreadingisoutsidethescopeofthisarticleMyaimistoencouragethereadingofbooksthatpermanentlyincreaseintelligenceand,asaresult,improveourchancesofleadingprospe

4、rousandfulfillinglives1.ScienceScienceisnotrestrietedtoscientifictextbooks.Itincludesallbooksthatincreaseourunderstandingoftheneituralworld.Thisincludesbooksonmerceandsociety,withtheunifyingthemebeingtheuseofevidencetoexplainevents.Thegreatvalueofthesebookses,notfromthetheoriestheyprove(whichwilllik

5、elybedisprovedinthefuture),butfromthedevelopmentofcuriosityandthemethodsoflearningScientificbooksteachushowtoinvestigateourintuitionandvalidateitwithevidence.Theyalsoinspirewonderandrespectforthephysicalworldandforourownintellect.2Philosophyinancienttimes,scienceandphilosophygrewfromtheseedofanalyti

6、calthoughtIfscienceteachesustounderstandtheoutsideworld,philosophyteachesustoundersteindourselves.Itcouldverywellbecalledthescienceofhumanlife.Inadditiontotheclassicphilosophicalworks,thiscategoryalsoincludesthegreatreligioustexts.TheBible,Koran,BhagavadGit%etc.arenotuniversalyvaluablebecauseofrelig

7、iousdogma,butbecauseofthewisdomandbeautythathasinspiredbillionstoliveloving,piouslives.ItisanunfortunatemodernbiasthatphilosophyisconsideredirrelevantAlthoughweworshipattheshrineofmoderntechnology,thisisst訂1averyhumanworld.Philosophywillincreaseyourunderstendingofhumanneedsanddesires,knowledgethatis

8、essentialforspreadingideasandpredictinghumanbehavior.3.SeriousFictiodliketopermanentlydiscreditthebeliefthatfictionalworksareinferiorbecausethey'reonly“madeupstories”.Onlyapersontotallydevoidofimaginationcouldbelievethat.Greatworksoffictioncontainmoretruththananyotherliterarygenrebecausetheyallo

9、wthereadertoexperieneeanewreality.Fictioncreatesexperiencesthatelevateyourlevelofconsciousness.Seriousfictionalsocontainsagreatdealofphilosophy,psychology,andhistory.TrumanCapotesaidthatagoodnovelisworthmorethananyscientificstudy.Forthepurposeofincreasingindividualhumanintelligence,I,minclinedtoagre

10、e.Greatfictionisalsogreatlanguage.Andasrvewrittenbefore,readinggreatlanguageistheonlywaytobeeabetterwriterItwillalsomakeyouabetterthinker,speaker,andconversationalist.4.Ilistoryllistoryfeelsboringbecauseaschildrenitmeantdulltextbooks,memorizingdates,andtediouslectures.Andwhocanblameus?Thepublicschoo

11、lshavedonetheirbesttotakethehumanityoutofhistory.Butatit,sbest,historyisfascinatinganecdotes,remarkablecharacters,andtheevolutionofideasthathaveshapedcivilization.Bylearningaboutthepastweareabletointerpretourowntimes.Weareabletorecognizemodernprejudicesandthenatureofhumanity.Althoughhistorymaynothel

12、puspredictthefuture,itincreasesselfunderstandingandawareness.Itteachesusthetimelessnessofideasandmorality.5Poetrylsavedpoetryforlastbecauseconvincingyoutotakeitseriouslyprovidesthegreatestchallenge.PoetryarousesimagesofShakespearianactorsrecitingfloweryrhymes.It,snowondermostpeoplethinkitbckssubstan

13、ceandapplicability.Buttomaintainthisopinionistoignoreoneofthegreatjoysofhumanintelligenceandunderestimatethemysteriouspowerofwords.It'snocoincidencethatmanylanguagesusethesamewordforpoetandprophet.Thereadingofgreatpoetryproducesafeelingthatcannotbeadequatelydescribed,afeelingofaweandreverencefor

14、thepowerofwordsGreatpoetryisthefusionofmusicandmeaning.Itisthemediumofhumanity，smostancientmasterpieces.PoetrysharpenslanguageskillsanddevelopseloquenceMeaningisonlyhalfofgreatlanguage.Thebestauthorswritewithastylethatisbothpleasurableandinstruetive.Anappreciationofpoetryisessentialforreachingthisde

15、greeofexcellence.ResourcesIcan,tmakeaformalsetofremendations.TherearejusttoomanygreatbooksandmyexperienceistoolimitedIlowcouldIpresumetoknowyourtastesorareaofinterest?WhatIcantodoispointoutacoupleplaceswhereyou'11besuretofindsomethingofinterestAnyonewhofollowsthissiteknowsthatI'mawhoreforthe

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17、aquicksearch.Althoughthesesitesarentgreatforlongtermreading,theycanbeusedtotestoutbooksyoumightbeinterestedinorfillafewspareminuteswithqualityreadingIfyoudontknowwheretostart,Iremendbrowsingfamousations.Onceyoufindanauthorthatresonates,learnmoreaboutthemYoushouldneverreadabookjusttobeabletosaythatyou'vereadit-Readingallthebooksintheworldwon'tmakeyouanysmarterunlessyouthinkaboutwhatyoureadandapplyittoyourownexistence.Youshouldreadforselfimprovement,nottofeeleducatedandsuperiorReading,eventhemostrigorousintellect