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kevinholochwostaut
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Bibliotherapy part 3: The Children
Children are stressed. In interviews with adolescents and children at remarkably young ages, they are self-reporting depression, sadness,...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jun 19, 20244 min read
Don't Outsource Your Knowledge
This morning an ad on YouTube mentioned that I could have an AI assistant to help tie together all my known financial inputs and outputs...
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kevinholochwostaut
May 28, 20242 min read
Bibliotherapy part 2:
Do you want to reduce stress levels, lower heart rate, and ease tension in the muscles? Usually, this kind of claim is a start toa bad...
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kevinholochwostaut
May 21, 20242 min read
To reread, or not to reread: Dune
I read Dune many years ago, when I was in my teens, and I didn’t care for the book. I never moved on to other books in the series. But....
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kevinholochwostaut
May 14, 20243 min read
Read to Your Health
Let’s talk briefly about mental health. According to the CDC “In 2020, 20.3% of adults had received any mental health treatment in the...
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kevinholochwostaut
May 7, 20242 min read
Let’s Talk About Money
In the United States, movie tickets typically range in price from about $9 to $20 per person. If you get some popcorn, lets call it 50...
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kevinholochwostaut
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Reading Foreign
I would like to talk a little today about The Witcher . It is a series of six fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej...
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kevinholochwostaut
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Time Enough for… Eternity
Actually, I want to talk about Time Enough for Love. Robert Heinlein is about the biggest name you can get in the history of science...
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kevinholochwostaut
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Alternate History
A fun way to explore your understanding of current history is to read about “what if,” alternate histories. Alternate history novels are...
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kevinholochwostaut
Apr 2, 20243 min read
Book Review: God's Demon
The depiction of Hell throughout history has been profoundly influenced by literary figures who have provided descriptions and...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 26, 20242 min read
Let’s talk about pacing…
I want to talk about pacing in books, movies, comics, and just stories in general. I want to explain why books are a much-needed source...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 19, 20242 min read
Watchers, Need Readers, Who Need Authors.
In the realm of creativity, writers and readers are integral players, each contributing to the tapestry of storytelling that shapes our...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 12, 20242 min read
Beyond The Grave
I walked through a store the other day, and I was very confused to see a book on a new release rack by Terry Pratchett. A Stroke of the...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Is It Me?
I was reading last night, and I noticed as I approached the 50-page mark or about 1/8 mark that I give to most books that I was not...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 27, 20242 min read
When to stop reading a series?
It is a question I have had to ask for two series of books specifically that I have read since I was a child. Margaret Wies and Tracy...
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kevinholochwostaut
Feb 21, 20242 min read
Historiography
Oxford definition: (noun) the study of historical writing. In other words, historiography is the study of the history and methodology of...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 23, 20242 min read
Reading Junk Food?
When are you reading too much junk food? I’m not sure. I thought about it when I was looking at the stack of books I have up in queue...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 16, 20244 min read
Return to The Doom Loop
A little while back we reviewed the reading algorithms doom loop. If you haven’t seen it take a look here or some context. I wanted to...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jan 9, 20244 min read
10 Reasons Writers Should Read
Today is a reminder to the writers among us, why you should read. This is not really a question. I know every writer knows they should...
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kevinholochwostaut
Dec 26, 20234 min read
Money Where Your Mouth Is.
This is about books, but the idea behind it is broader than that. The message is simple, and it is in the title but how it plays out can...
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