I think most realize that when their bank account is at a minus
$100 they can no longer make purchases or withdraw cash through their ATM. Yet,
when it comes to what’s inside our brain I’m shocked and taken back by how many
take interest in increasing their ability to think critically. I had this
fascinating conversation with one of my college interns who loves to study,
think and converse. He too echoed how most today are shallow in their approach
to life. So he truly feared that he wouldn’t find a life partner that would
parallel his love of learning!
So what’s happened to cause this lack of brainpower and desire
to be capable of critical thinking? Does it have anything to with the fact that
in today’s Internet and social media driven culture that most of the reasons to
think have been taken away? I no longer have to do research on a topic I just
have to Google it and the topic unfolds before me. I didn’t have this good
fortune when I was a teen or college student. Wikipedia didn’t exist so I had to
actually go to a library and look at these strange little cards that directed
me to BOOKS. I was a science major in college so I despised the library!
I admit that I haven’t visited a library in decades but I still
read voraciously thanks to my wife’s imprint on my brain. What’s helped me
continue to be someone who loves to think, analyze and converse is a desire to
be a lifelong learner. I confess that I probably won’t buy a hardback book and
my Ipad Air is my portable library to my wife’s dismay. Yet, what’s incredible
about the Internet is that I can find new books to expand my mind and push my
thinking abilities in minutes.
I truly believe that reading has become a last art for most and
we only read out of necessity. It would seem that social media and music have
taken front stage! So real question is whether my college friend will find a
soul mate who too is capable of thinking on her own.
So if I put zero into my brain than I shouldn’t be surprised
when not much comes out of it!
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