The Complexities Of Adult Life Get In

Too Many Facts Are Often As Much Of An Obstacle To Understanding As Too Few. There Is A Sense In Which We Moderns Are Inundated With Facts To The Detriment Of Understanding.

The Rules For Reading Yourself To Sleep Are Easier To Follow Than Are The Rules For Staying Awake While Reading. Get Into Bed In A Comfortable Position, Make Sure The Light Is Inadequate Enough To Cause Slight Eyestrain, Choose A Book That Is Either Terribly Difficult Or Terribly Boring-in Any Event, One That You Do Not Really Care Whether You Read Or Not-and You Will Be Asleep In A Few Minutes. Those Who Are Experts In Relaxing With A Book Do Not Have To Wait For Nightfall. A Comfortable Chair In The Library Will Do Any Time

If We Consider Men And Women Generally, And Apart From Their Professions Or Occupations, There Is Only One Situation I Can Think Of In Which They Almost Pull Themselves Up By Their Bootstraps, Making An Effort To Read Better Than They Usually Do. When They Are In Love And Are Reading A Love Letter, They Read For All They Are Worth.

Ask Others About Themselves, At The Same Time, Be On Guard Not To Talk Too Much About Yourself.

We Are Selfish When We Are Exclusively Or Predominantly Concerned With The Good For Ourselves. We Are Altruistic When We Are Exclusively Or Predominantly Concerned With The Good Of Others.