I too like to read good books with my oldest. She's just five yet, but if I interpret and condense we can do a lot of fun books already. Animal Farm we did last year, now the Poetic Edda. She really loves the richness of the stories, and I find I can be more alert and present when I have to interpret and simplify and exp…
I too like to read good books with my oldest. She's just five yet, but if I interpret and condense we can do a lot of fun books already. Animal Farm we did last year, now the Poetic Edda. She really loves the richness of the stories, and I find I can be more alert and present when I have to interpret and simplify and explain what we're reading, compared to when I read children's books.
The orchestra metaphor for communication I found rich. A lot of ideals around communication centers on being clear and concise, but there is a lot of power in counterpoint and dissonance and recurring motifs etc. I will keep that idea in the back of my mind as I keep deepening my writing craft.
That's beautiful.
I too like to read good books with my oldest. She's just five yet, but if I interpret and condense we can do a lot of fun books already. Animal Farm we did last year, now the Poetic Edda. She really loves the richness of the stories, and I find I can be more alert and present when I have to interpret and simplify and explain what we're reading, compared to when I read children's books.
The orchestra metaphor for communication I found rich. A lot of ideals around communication centers on being clear and concise, but there is a lot of power in counterpoint and dissonance and recurring motifs etc. I will keep that idea in the back of my mind as I keep deepening my writing craft.