Stop, Dig A Little Deeper

Image via Wikipedia

There's nothing like receiving newsletters from people and brands you trust. Tonight I received the newsletter from THE Trust Agent himself, Chris Brogan. If you're reading my blog for the first time, Chris Brogan is someone you must follow, either on Twitter, or his blog, those are two good spots to find him. His words are simple, his message priceless. I've admired how he takes the time to observer the simple things that we so often overlook and call attention to them.

At the end of his newsletter he discusses the importance of bookstores and libraries, words that have almost lost meaning in today's digital world. I, like him, spent hours and hours of my days in a library, either at school or the public one in my neighborhood. I still get goosebumps walking into a bookstore as that is where I love to curl up and catch up on the volumes of knowledge held within.

It begs the question, do you still read? When was the last time you sought true knowledge for the sake of expanding your mind, broadening the depth of your knowledge? I'm saddened, at time, at how information has become bastardized and turned out to the fast food mentality. I'm not talking about everyone, for there are still a good many that take what they learn online and dig deeper on their own time. Traits like this I admire, but I wonder how many of us have actually stopped to do this.

Chris brings up some good points and if you've not subscribed to his newsletter, be sure to visit his site and get it as fast as you can. It's one of the few newsletters that shouldn't hit your spam box.