# Read books that leave you musing Created On: 07-29-2025 09:53 am Up:: [[Reading List]] Tags:: #note/evergreen🌲 Topics:: Related:: [[Read what you love first]] --- Read books that generate an immense desire to muse, especially about the deeper elements of a book: the style, structure, themes, symbols, etc. Everything else is basically a waste of time; you read *for these moments*: the ephemeral moments of musing. When you’re broken the water of [[Flow state]] and you’re totally immersed in it all. It’s not entertainment. To think and see the world differently. To understand the mind of the author. To have a conversation with them; the marginalia of your mind. When you find a book that strikes at the heart of that desire for surgical dissection… You’ll know you found it. Find them all, for you. **Challenge yourself and dig deep**: explore and write that discourse here. As you stated in [[Why I nurture a digital garden]], these notes are a reflection of who you are. On [[You're the average of the five people you spend the most time with]], these authors are part of that crowd and shape you. These are [[My favorite books]].