1 Guaranteed Way to Reach Farther
Growing up, my family had music blaring from our house. And it could be heard easily since, living in Atlantic Canada, we didn’t have air conditioning (we didn’t need it for most of the year and on the days that required cooling off, we relied on the mostly-present breeze), so we kept our windows open during the summer.
My brother, sister and I had the “MacDonald Trio” that sang regularly in area churches, and we’d often practice in our living room with my Mom accompanying at the piano. Our Dad, who was the “sound guy” at our church, would sit away from us and exhort us to “sing louder”. He would chide us if we didn’t project, and tell us not...
More and More. People are Reading Less and Less.
I can still remember my Mother telling me to “turn off the TV and read a book”. I think she truly believed that my brain was turning to mush. And that the TV literally sucked brain cells that only a book could replenish.
During a recent conference I blurted out “no one’s reading anymore! And if you do, you’re so old you’ll die soon”. It became the most tweeted excerpt from the attendees. I think they call that hyperbole. I realize many people read and I’m glad you read my blog!
But when it comes to most communications (not perceived as “literature” or “novels”), people have given up reading. It’s more like “browsing”.
We browse the internet, browse magazines and newspapers, and we...