# Make ideas your own Books are signposts for ideas. It is your work to make ideas your own - nobody can do it for you. "The mind is enlightened only by its own light". Think by yourself when reading. Make sure that outside ideas evoke further ideas. It is good for remembering to [[Elaboration|stick]] new ideas to ideas you already own. "A book is a cradle, not a tomb" Reference: [[@The intellectual life]] ## Created 2023-09-05 22:21