Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living. I would take this in a slightly different direction and say that the unexamined world is not worth living in. All my life, I have approached the world by asking why and how and when. My earliest memories involve sitting in front of the television during the Gulf War with an atlas, drawing maps of Iraq and Kuwait. In 10th grade, when I wanted to understand European conflicts throughout history, I drew map after map of Europe at various points in time, in order to understand the territories being fought over. I researched and drew a combined family tree of the great houses of Europe, to understand which king was related to which other king (and why this mattered).
I have approached my whole life like this. I find a subject I want to know more about, and I read and dig and chart and graph until I have fully grasped it. And then, more often than not, I write about it. And from time to time, this has paid off.
If you have suggestions for interesting topics that you are curious about and want to understand, please e-mail me.
I have approached my whole life like this. I find a subject I want to know more about, and I read and dig and chart and graph until I have fully grasped it. And then, more often than not, I write about it. And from time to time, this has paid off.
If you have suggestions for interesting topics that you are curious about and want to understand, please e-mail me.