Adam Stahr’s Posterous

an informal space.

12
Jan 2010

Mastering Language

Studies have shown that there is a strong correlation between people’s abilities with words and range of vocabulary and with success in their chosen fields. People who can express themselves clearly are perceived as more intelligent and of higher status. They are accorded greater respect. So why do we not continue to enhance our verbal skills? Why do we stop doing what we spent most of our early years doing? The trouble is that we take our verbal abilities for granted. Once we have mastered reading, writing and speaking we move on to other things. We have acquired the most important tool in our mental toolbox. We depend on it for all sorts of tasks but we rarely take time to sharpen it. It makes better sense to maintain, enhance and extend the tool. Here are some ways we can do that.

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02
Jan 2010

Reading List for Charles Spurgeon Fans

Looking for items to add to your 2010 reading list? The Resurgence has just posted a comprehensive list of everything written by Charles Spurgeon. I expect that even the most intense Spurgeon fans will find something they have yet to read on this list.

Enjoy and Happy New Year!

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