We can expand our knowledge in so many ways. One way is to start a book club.

Not a book club like Oprah’s Book Club, but one that you meet people, learn from each other, and cultivate your intellect.

You don’t have to love reading, because whether you like it or not reading is one thing we all do in life so let’s read something that will make an impact on us. Sure, this can be a good book if we are dedicated readers.

There are many ways we can expand our knowledge, but an easy thing to get started is a book club with anyone that would be interested and/or just some of your friends.

But, a larger impact can be made overall on many levels when you are apart of a book club. Here is how I see book clubs expanding our knowledge.

Finding the Beginning Book

Exploring in general always expands your knowledge to a degree. But finding what book you want to collectively read will expand your knowledge much further.

First you have to learn about what other’s interests are when you first meet and then explain your interests to come to a decision on the beginning book.

Your knowledge will expand when learning first about what others want to read and trying to come up with a solution while figuring in your personal interests. Additionally, you if you want to read a certain book you are more likely go to strive to make a convincing argument. Striving to do so will expand what you thought was already expanded on.

Gathering Everyone’s Critique

Now that you have your first book, it’s time to critique on what you have read.

When reading your selected book, you will have different specific meanings of what the author is trying to get across to you, the reader.

These different specific meanings or critiques are what will lead to debate.

Think about how you typically expand your knowledge of anything.  We usually see what everyone else thinks and further explain our critique to get others.

Discussing What We Learn

Once we all are aware of everyone’s critique or opinion of the selected book we try to come to a compiled thought.  This process involves discussing what we have learned.

If there is no compiled thought, we are left to wonder how others feel it all relates and your knowledge comes to a halt.

Feedback is necessary for us to evaluate what we have learned and see how it changes our overall knowledge.

The LifeNotion: Expanding our knowledge happens all the time and everyday.  We can speed up the process during a given / specific time by starting a book club.

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Community Discussion

What are some specific ways you expand your knowledge?  If you have ever been or plan on being in a book club, how has it helped you?

by Derek Jensen

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