Happy Saturday!
In my last newsletter I mentioned that I regularly read a number of blogs. Readers responded with some good questions, and I thought I’d answer one of them:
“How do you find good, interesting stuff?”
Mostly it’s a process of referral. Whenever a writer I trust mentions another blog, I check it out. If you’re interested, I listed some possibilities in a previous article (What Do You Read?).
The blogging universe contains literally millions of possibilities. Most of them are, quite honestly, pretty uninteresting. But blogs, in my opinion, are a great source of information, ideas, and current thinking.
Personally, I read a lot about technology and current online trends, because that’s where I spend a lot of my time. I also read articles that directly support what I’m working on. These include devotionals and articles about the topics about which I write and speak.
But I also intentionally read some stuff every day with which I don’t always agree. These are really important to me. It’s too easy to focus on ideas that support my pre-conceived positions, but there’s no growth or learning there.
I don’t seek out extremist wackos on either end of the spectrum, and I’m not interested in controversy or argument for its own sake. But I’m always looking for well-written articles that challenge my personal thoughts and offer new horizons.
So today I’ll offer a link to one such site. Tim Ferris is definitely and intentionally an alternative character. This particular article (20 Things I’ve Learned From Traveling Around The World For Three Years) offers an interesting perspective that differs significantly from what we hear in more traditional media.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Have a great weekend.