tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191584171026068508.post1897297160389180235..comments2024-03-18T04:14:41.296-05:00Comments on An Experiment in Retirement: A little history of the WorldRamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082860404675699556noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191584171026068508.post-53792636945053092722008-08-31T20:04:00.000-05:002008-08-31T20:04:00.000-05:00Got to agree with Arvind on (b). But then, that is...Got to agree with Arvind on (b). But then, that is a better problem to have than no knowledge and no understanding.Gouthamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10235549623465864641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191584171026068508.post-32552314064024754462008-08-25T12:38:00.000-05:002008-08-25T12:38:00.000-05:00Ram,Will try and get my hands on this book. Howev...Ram,<BR/><BR/>Will try and get my hands on this book. However, I am in some sense at the exact opposite end of the spectrum. I am realizing how<BR/>( a ) i have no use for most of my current knowledge<BR/>( b ) I have way more knowledge than understanding<BR/>( c ) Most of what I know, was put into my head by my need to impress people (teachers, friends etc.)<BR/>( d ) Only an extraordinarily small part of my current knowledge makes life more meaningful and beautiful for me<BR/><BR/>I am trying to focus more on (d) above and this has mainly led me to books of the following kind<BR/>( i ) Zen poems, Smullyan and the like. <BR/>( ii ) Awareness of the human condition<BR/>( iii ) A return to math reading after stripping out ( c ) above while being conscious of ( d )<BR/><BR/>ArvindArvindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308823543207696883noreply@blogger.com