I have been having lots of interesting thoughts, one of which is that I should try to think of more interesting things. I wonder how much you can force yourself to think interestingly. I sometimes wonder if I wouldn't be better reading more of the great books from history. But I also think about the great (or at least famous) movies that I've never seen and tv shows that can learn from. I also really enjoy reading a variety of books. I've been reading Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen, which is wonderfully entertaining, but I've also been reading a biography of John Adams, and just finished Tolkein's Farmer Giles of Ham (with explanatory notes). Is it better to focus on the classics because they are classics or to let my reading wander with my attention and curiosity? I believe the better education lies with the latter.