Q5: Are you an avid reader?

Upon reading this question for the first time, it invoked a chuckle. Given my broad range of interests, as well as a deeper than usual interest in those select topics, it is necessary to be an avid reader. The chuckle came when I pictured the nightstand next to my bed. There are towers of books on topics from architecture, psychology, foreign policy, law, history, anthropology, business, classic poetry, biographies, textbooks, self-help, and of course the Bible. This is just my nightstand, there is a bookcase that has a more extensive selection. One of the things missing from this list is fiction. Because there isn’t a clearly expressive utility in fiction, I’ve had trouble enjoying it as I’ve gotten older.

What I call “Google paths” are something I frequently engage in. A Google path is where a particular fact or piece of intriguing information come to mind. After performing a Google search on the subject, you generally find much more information available that then leads you down many paths of greater discovery in an ever-expanding topic. Beginning my study of adult giftedness is a prime example. Before I knew it, I was reading about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and studying Dabrowski's Theories on Overexcitabilities. I’m excited to see where these studies take me!