Notebooks of the mind
by Vera John-Steiner · first published 1985
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In this revised edition of Notebooks of The Mind, Vera John-Steiner combines imaginative insight with scientific precision to produce a startling account of the human mind working at its highest potential. To approach her subject, John-Steiner goes directly to the source, assembling the thoughts of "experienced thinkers" - artists, philosophers, writers, and scientists able to reflect on their own imaginative patterns. More than fifty interviews (with figures ranging from Jessica Mitford to Aaron Copland), along with excerpts from the diaries, letters, and autobiographies of such gifted giant
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…trace and easy find back what you discovered or learned in a technical book. There is a good reading about taking notes and especially the approach of thinking while relying on our current readings : Notebooks of the Mind, Exploration of Thinking, Vera John-Steiner (ISBN13 978-0195108965). We are often learning at school to always finish a book even if we don't like it or we have some difficulties to read it. I tend to…
on “Ask HN: Books - how do you read?” ↗The classic book on this topic: Notebooks of the Mind: Explorations of Thinking https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195108965
on “Guidelines for keeping a laboratory notebook” ↗…(only 1 published after 1990): - A Clockwork Muse by Martindale - The Art of a Scientific Investigation by Beveridge - Consilience by Wilson - The Act of Creation by Koestler Finally I would recommend “Notebooks of the Mind”. Don’t know why I just thought of it but it’s the best book of the bunch I recommended.
on “Ask HN: Any good books for an inspired, curious, but wannabe innovator/genius?” ↗