HOW CAN I BETTER CONCENTRATE?

Answer: Read poetry!

From Philip Yancey:

“I find that poetry helps. You can’t zoom through poetry; it forces you to slow down, think, concentrate, relish words and phrases. I now try to begin each day with a selection from George Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins, or R. S. Thomas.”

The rest is below (HT: Thomas Kidd’s email letter)

Reading Wars

 

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