The Wisdom of the Past
There is deep wisdom in the past, letting one discover, connect and gain inspiration from a reservoir of information.
Almost everything important and valuable has its roots in the invention of the written word.
86
315 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
Whenever I have a problem I just sing, then I realize my voice is worse than my problem
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about problemsolving with this collection
How to set new goals
How to take action towards a new life
How to create a plan for change
Related collections
Similar ideas to The Wisdom of the Past
World-Changing Invention
According to the ancient Sumerian writings, the mythical king Enmerkar is credited with the invention of a written language, leaving a permanent mark in history and all the human literary output from that point onwards.
The preservation of ancient writings has prov...
The History Of Declining Memory
Anything that was written before 200 BC had no punctuation, all texts were basically just word strings. If you didn’t already know what you were reading, reading was useless.
In 1440, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, and it was all downhill from there.
Gaining wisdom from the past
Life can feel overwhelming. With so many new technologies and ways of doing things, knowing what to pay attention to can be difficult.
In How to Think Like Shakespeare, professor Scott Newstok writes about what people of the past have already learned about better thinking
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates