I also strongly endorse the practice of maintaining a good record of one's
life, be it in a diary or by other means. I've never been a good diarist,
but I'm a fertile (some would say gone to weeds) correspondent. I've kept a
copy of almost every letter or email I've every written. As Jefferson said,
"The truest history of a man's life is to be found in his letters."
While some might say that it's self-absorbed to do so, I find quite a bit of
insight to be gained from occasionally going back and re-reading fairly large
selections from the library of my own correspondence. I feel like I am
having something of a dialogue with other of my selves, from other times. It
tends to keep me honest with myself, I think, and aware of the vectors of my
own development.
Greg Burch <GBurch1@aol.com>----<gburch@lockeliddell.com>
Attorney ::: Vice President, Extropy Institute ::: Wilderness Guide
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"We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know
enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on to another
question. This has become the greatest survival trick of our species."
-- Desmond Morris
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