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Old 01-15-2011, 02:50 AM   #175
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Originally Posted by RolandD View Post
I wonder what you'd make of my house? The TV is on most of the time for background noise, and only one or two books in sight. No Kindles, Nooks, etc., but you might find all four of us sitting around looking intently at our phones.
Continue the quest for civilisation, naturally.

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... I think that people who REALLY love reading are the visual learners/thinkers. Y'know how teachers are always splitting people in groups of visual/auditory/whatever? I don't really know all the types, I've never put much stock into it. I find I learn best when I do all kinds of learning. But my point is, to really enjoy a book, you'd have to be able to visualize the world being set up for you. Otherwise, you're just staring at a ton of letters and who wants to do that? So... not everyone is made to be a reader?
The eureka moment for me was back in the 70s, when I read Tony Buzan's book Use Your Head.

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