Ebook {Epub PDF} Feeding The Mind by Lewis Carroll

Excerpted from the Levenger Press edition of Feeding the Mind by Lewis Carroll. Original illustrations by Edward Koren © Levenger Also by Levenger Press.  · By Maria Popova. Included in the altogether fantastic Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion (public library) — which also gave us some delicious recipes inspired by the Carroll classic and the author’s tips on dining etiquette — is Carroll’s essay titled Feeding the Mind, originally written in , which enlists the power of metaphor to make a prescient case for minding our .  · London: Chatto Windus, First Edition. Carroll writes a charming essay about the nourishment of the brain, “Mental gluttony, or over-reading, is a dangerous propensity, tending to weakness of digestive power, and in some cases to loss of appetite.” and goes on to discuss how to properly tend to the hungers of the mind.

A manuscript of a brief lecture Lewis Carroll once gave, Feeding the Mind discusses the importance of not only feeding one's body, but one's mind, as well. He wittily puts forth connections between the diet of the body and mind, and gives helpful tips on how to best digest knowledge in the brain. Recent Reading: Feeding the Mind, by Lewis Carroll I was browsing free Kindle books on logic when I came across this little treasure. It was a balm for my soul today. In this short book, Carroll likens reading to eating and the life of the mind to the life of the body. And so, he gives practical advice for how to properly feed the mind. Download Feeding the Mind free in PDF EPUB format. Download Lewis Carroll.'s Feeding the Mind for your kindle, tablet, IPAD, PC or mobile.

Feeding the Mind by Lewis Carroll - Free Ebook. Project Gutenberg. 65, free ebooks. 35 by Lewis Carroll. Feeding the Mind: Lewis Carroll’s Rules for a Fine Information Diet and Healthy Intellectual Digestion “Mental gluttony, or over-reading, is a dangerous propensity, tending to weakness of digestive power, and in some cases to loss of appetite.” By Maria Popova. In this short book, Carroll likens reading to eating and the life of the mind to the life of the body. And so, he gives practical advice for how to properly feed the mind. His three basic rules are that our mental intake should include the right kind, amount, and variety of reading to support a well-nourished mind.