I am an avid reader of people, no matter what field to enter, intensive reading and peruse all the things I would do first, from 2003 began to write blog (http://mindhacks.cn) Until now, I have a lot of spare time Pan-spent areas of psychology (cognitive science, neuroscience, social psychology, parent-child relationship, counseling, etc.). But more important than reading, in fact, is thinking of reading, with brain and heart to read, I called this the "independent reading."
In a separate reading, we were once again the depth of knowledge processing, and their own existing knowledge & experience to control system, confirms, to crash, to contrast, to tell, then breaking legislation, integration, doubt, extend, refine. After reading such a process, it looks like we are reading an article, but in fact we are substituting his entire body and mind, thinking, personal experience first-hand material.
In such a reading, a text may help correct our knowledge in problematic conclusions or default, may provide evidence for the deeper conclusion that we have a relatively established, may help make up for shortcomings in our knowledge board, may help us to further reflect on our knowledge of those vague, and Pan Pan's preliminary conclusions, it may open a new knowledge of another branch.
On the other hand, even if the article itself seems illogical, extreme views, biased argument, loosely structured, it may not be of no benefit to the growth of our thinking, because the article is not a whole, to see if broken up, it presents a perspective may you never to focus on a word, in the above-mentioned one extreme to say you've never imagined experience, at a certain implicit argument broke you never thought about node, even one (you think) fallacy inspired you to organize and alienated from their own existing knowledge to refute that the growth of our thinking and mind are in hell.
So, I like to watch closely reasoned argument, the argument correct scientific articles, but also like to see proof loose, empirical arguments peaks article. Because for me, it really does not mean much noise is not these, but those others, and a smattering of knowledge, taste is just text.
In the "independent reading" in our thinking was able to really grow and not become the voice of someone else's race track, to the east to fight Lacy said his mouth rain, confused.
"Independent Reading" is the beginning of a painful process, because we read in the filter when it will fall unconscious does not comply with the knowledge we have both the knowledge and mental structures, unconsciously in the direction favored by our emotions to facts and viewpoints "re-interpretation" of the sub our position, expectations and emotional appeal of discarding it like a text Bilv, to close our position, expectations and emotional demands of the text is not fake a closer look at their reasoning process.
Often, we look at reading and thinking, but inner feelings searchlight really just looking for identity in between the lines, looking for self-esteem blessing in judgment, to find (just) fit their own expectations, to make their own peace of mind assertion conclusion. When our inner sight because of this psychological demands and focused on the article's concluding statement, the text of the logic perspective, the material will have become a blur spot.
So, independent thinking is the premise of independent reading. And to think, more of a personality, not a technology, in fact, everyone will think of some, but independent, you need the courage to stand still in the rough external sound and still hear the little voice within. Dare to touch the most delicate logical chain of links in logic, facts, opinions turbulent conflict, Pinza thinking and emotional patterns, upstream, looking bright in the dark but no doubt the deepest causal chain. And the courage to keep an open mind to all kinds of information, rather than rushing to find a safe Heights. Such a reading and learning, and evaluate it beyond the right or wrong, but also beyond the value of the article itself.
But independent thinking is not a sufficient condition, lack of materials, knowledge and experience of thinking often become vague river without water, in addition to reading the survey, practice, observe a critical component of the effort is also independent reading.
Lack of independent spirit of reading, a lot of the time, and watching TV is not much difference, our fingertips across the screen, the text line by line flowing through our brains, just as a picture frame, and the heart is still fixing things fixation, something ignored continue to ignore, fuzzy things are still fuzzy, the gap between the experience and knowledge remains forever, so even the best article, but also reason to wear intestine, heart obsession sit. A little bit better, they are often left brain inattentive, deeply involved because of the lack of reading, but is a symbol of memory, and no structural heart and deep integration into a temporary thing, or the original set of automatic mode.
That so painful and complex reading, necessary? If your goal is just to read pastime, and not want to make their thinking becomes more abundant, clear, flexible and mature, then indeed there is no need. If the purpose of reading is to grow, then there is no way to come out is lying.
May we all become independent readers the information age.
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