I read the encyclopedia, and you?

Not long ago, I was discussing the concept of knowledge with someone who had read the encyclopedia, something I had once done myself. In fact, I also read an interesting book “Know it All” by AJ Jacobs, it’s fun to read, you might want to read it, the author read the encyclopedia and then wrote about his adventure. Funny, as I read, or flipped through and read, the Encyclopedia Britannica, Dictionary and the entire “Tell Me Why” series as a child and teenager.

Are you a know-it-all, if not apparently you could be, if you go and read the encyclopedia yourself? How long with this take? Well, when I was a kid it took me 5-6 years, since I read little by little. But it’s worth doing, and this experience helped me in college as I was able to read the textbooks before class started. Of course, it really annoyed the teachers when I asked questions about things that hadn’t been covered in class yet. Ha ha ha, I think I drove them crazy?

What benefits will you get if you read the encyclopedia? Well, you’ll be able to have higher level conversations about history, civilizations, and industry than you normally would. You will also be able to grasp concepts faster. It should make you a better and faster reader and it will help you in forming thoughts when you go to write something. What I like about this is that you can have fun telling people you did it, but it could also give you away as a nerd. Ha ha ha. Think about this.