¶ Reading (1)
Index Entry
Reading:
Q. “Mr. Fuller, you’re quite a traveler. Where do you find the time and the places to read?”
A. "Obviously airplanes and airports are great places, as are hotel rooms very late at night. I’m convinced you can’t put out if you don’t put in. In other words, thinking does come from experience. Reading increases the number of experiences from which you may gradually adduce generalized principles. I am now fairly aware of what my conscious part is in this very complex system called thinking. That conscious part, which is only one-millionth of the picture, can do some triggering, can be a brake or an accelerator, a valve that can shut off or turn off a process.
"We experience different rates of retrieval of information. Even in my vocabulary and in my reading, there are lags, and when people talk about speed reading, it’s really just a means of diminishing the lag. I’m not interested in speedreading, but rather in content and understanding. But I find the subconscious is very powerful.
"During 1938-1940 I was consultant in science and technology to the editor of Fortune magazine, and my function was to emphasize the science foundations of great industry.
¶ Citations
- Michael Bandler Interview, BOOK WEEK, 11 Jun’72
