Imagine my surprise when a post I did a few weeks ago referencing Dierdre McCloskey was not only spotted by her (or, I’m guessing, a google search feed, considering how unlikely it would be for her to be ambling down this particularly new and untrod path), but referencedon her site and commented upon by her! Terrifically kind; thank you for that, Professor.
Thinking about that Western Civ class all those years ago reminded me of an important thing Professor McCloskey said about education: if you read four important books a year, real books, by the time you’re 40 or 50 you will have educated yourself to a significant degree. I have been following this advice for twenty years, and I have to say it’s some of the best advice I’ve gotten.
Four important books a year
Imagine my surprise when a post I did a few weeks ago referencing Dierdre McCloskey was not only spotted by her (or, I’m guessing, a google search feed, considering how unlikely it would be for her to be ambling down this particularly new and untrod path), but referenced on her site and commented upon by her! Terrifically kind; thank you for that, Professor.
Thinking about that Western Civ class all those years ago reminded me of an important thing Professor McCloskey said about education: if you read four important books a year, real books, by the time you’re 40 or 50 you will have educated yourself to a significant degree. I have been following this advice for twenty years, and I have to say it’s some of the best advice I’ve gotten.