Most of my reading these days comes from the web, blogs, wikis, twitter, etc. I am reading mostly in a media where authors read, write and interact with the same tools as I do. When I read "traditional" media, such as a book or magazine, I need to remind myself that I am in a different world. A world where I cannot:

• skim through a body of text and find a keyword I am looking for with quick CTRL-F
• click on an link to jump to more or related information
• watch and listen to video or audio directly embedded in the text

While I was reading the hard copy book "The Geography of Bliss " by Eric Weiner. One quote almost past by, while I am reading

A love of language may not guarantee happiness, but it allows you to express your despair in eloquent ways, and that is worth something. As any poet (or blogger) knows, misery expressed is misery reduced.

That was the first time for me, when reading a non tech related book, that there was mentioning of "the other world"! I almost missed it…

Eric Weiner on his website says:

I believe a book should signal the beginning of a conversation, not the end. So I’d like to hear about your happiest places. It might be a favorite country or city. Or perhaps a park or café that, for whatever reason, brings a smile to your face. A genuine smile. Tell me about your happiest place and I’ll post some of the responses here.

Posted: 13. May, 2008 at 7:55 pm. Filed under: Books, Quotes.
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