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GIVE YOUR SELF A GIFT

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ALIEN INTERVIEW AUDIOBOOK

Here is a recent e-mail I received from a reader of the book ALIEN INTERVIEW:

ALIEN INTERVIEW

“Dear Lawrence,  This book allowed me to change my thoughts from a blaming attitude of looking for the “why” in things, to a wider acceptance of life as it is.  By reading this book I was reminded that there is no answer to the small why’s.  The small why’s  represent the bigger why: the question which asks why we are here.  It is clear.  It is the answer I have been looking for probably since early youth.  I feel guided and supported. Mostly, I feel free. Now I am free to enjoy my life, every moment, as the big why is answered and smaller why’s are no longer relevant. I want to thank you for this experience.   And for publishing this information.  I am grateful and wish you many blessings. Especially at this time of yearly celebrations, I wish the spirit of the joy of celebration to be with you.  And I trust the information in the Alien Interview has provided you with the joy of understanding as it has provided to me.   —  Many blessings,  Alysa”

Download the audiobook from Audible.com
(ABRIDGED – without Footnotes), Edited by Lawrence Spencer
Narrated By Lyanne Greystoke
Length: 5 hrs and 22 minutes

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INFORMATION VS KNOWLEDGE

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A person can have access to unlimited quantities and varieties of information (data), yet have no real knowledge, i.e. cognizance or comprehension.  Data is only as valuable as it facilitates understanding.

knowledgeDefinition of knowledge

  1. 2 a (1) :  the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association (2) :  acquaintance with or understanding of a science, art, or technique b (1) :  the fact or condition of being aware of something  (2) the circumstance or condition of apprehending truth or fact through reasoning :  cognition

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QUANTITY OR QUALITY?

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I’m not a very fast reader, but I’m a very thorough reader.  As a writer of books I learned to hard way that it is vitally important to use the exact word, in the correct context, you intend your reader to understand.

Therefore, I take care to understand each word I’m reading.  What’s the point of reading if you don’t understand — or misunderstand — what you’ve read?

When was the last time you used a dictionary?  If you don’t know the meaning of each word in the sentence, you won’t understand the sentence.  Simple.

Reading is a form of communication.  Our environment is saturated with verbal, visual, musical and printed communication.  Too much communication prevents communication. We can’t process all of it, so we begin to ignore it, reject it and treat it all the same.  When that happens we loose are ability to differential, which is our ability to reason and make rational judgements.

A good rule of thumb about reading is this “QUALITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN QUANTITY“.

The “Dumbing Down of America” (and the world) is happening because we are reading more quantity, but the quality is dwindling grammatically.  The content of Twitter, television, films and popular media is diminishing our ability to evaluate the relative value and validity of information.  Are minds are literally being drowned in drivel!  The Draconian education policy of  “No Child Left Behind” is designed to drag everyone down to a level of  dim-witted incompetence.

Don’t fall for this bullshit.  Understand what you read.

Here is a great tool to measure your reading speed and comprehension:

ereader test