You are what you read, even if you don't always remember it

Re:You are what you read, even if you don't always remember it by p0w3n3d on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @11:35PM (#40153122)

Very close to "I am a product of my environment"

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:You are what you read, even if you don't always remember it by Nevermark on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @11:45PM (#40153181)

You are a product of how you process and interact with your environment.

Be alert, situationally aware.

Process actively, notice and distill patterns.

Try things. Push the environment.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:You are what you read, even if you don't always remember it by TeMPOraL on Thursday April 25, 2024 @12:00AM (#40153272)

Which also reminds me of "You are the average of the few people you interact the most with".

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:You are what you read, even if you don't always remember it by wyclif on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:03AM (#40155139)

I don't think it's quite that close. There is still a distinction between being a product of your environment and being influenced by your environment.

My HS college prep English teacher, who was one of the best teachers I ever had, put it this way: "Garbage in, garbage out." His point was that it simply isn't rational to believe that you can read nothing but National Lampoon, Mad Magazine, or the county newspaper and become a great writer. You have to read, digest, and breathe the air of the great works of fiction and literature and allow it to do its work in influencing your prose style, cadence, and structure.

[ Parent | on HN ]