Full of questions, short on answers
My friend and I talked tonight about our plans to discuss what we need to know or what we need to know more about. That's just how weird I am. I already set an agenda for our next e-mails and chats.
I need to know more about a lot of things in 2007. The following list isn't meant to be some New Year's resolution. It's just my way of writing ideas on paper and holding myself a little bit more accountable.
And the list unfolds here...
--Foreign policy. That sounds vague, but it just gives you more insight into how much I don't know about foreign policy. I'm so ignorant that I don't have a specific period of history in mind.
--Personal finance. Real estate. I have more questions than answers. I want to be smarter about managing my money.
--Creative writing. I get bogged down by formulaic writing sometimes. I need a sexier vocabulary. I want to command more active verbs.
--Great journalists. I need inspiration once in awhile. Need I say more?
If you have any book suggestions to study the above subjects, let me know.
posted by Brady @ 11:14 PM
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Brady -- I don't have any foreign policy book recommendations. I would, however, recommend getting a subscription to the Economist, if you're serious about world news and foreign relations. The writing is crisp, and, because it's British, the perspective is vastly different from anything you'll find in American magazines. I found by reading the Economist every week for a year or so that I learned more about foreign affairs/policy than by trying to digest one long book, or even several, on specific topics. It's also less daunting.
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