George Washington’s birthday. To honor our nation’s first (and arguably greatest) president, I took this opportunity to demonstrate J. Robert Clinton’s “scan” reading strategy, by reading Woodrow Wilson’s biography of George Washington in less than twenty minutes. I am fortunate to have a 1907 printing of this book, passed down to me from my mother’s […]

For me, the words were slightly different but they all carried the identical connotation: “Wow!” “Really?” “Whoa.” “Yes!” “Hang on a bit there… I think I get it now…” All of them are accompanied by a magical light suddenly kindled in the eyes, the dawning of comprehension. That’s what changed my life: realizing that I […]