I recently finished two books, Blink by Malcom Gladwell and On the Road by Jack Kerouac which I'm borrowing from William.

Blink was a very intriguing book to read that was primarily about the cognitive thinking that occurs essentially the first two seconds in any given situation. It kind of tip-toed the line of intuition but Malcom made it clear that he felt there is a difference between the emotional, gut feeling reactions of intuition when compared to quicker, conscious decision making of "thinking".

On the Road was recommended by William one night while talking about travels and what not. It tells the story of spontaneous road trips across the country from New Jersey to California made by Jack and friends he befriends along the way. It's one of those stories that I personally want to live out in real life, as I'm sure everyone else does as well, but the way that Jack describes is the way I feel is the only way to truly appreciate the experience. Some time ago I came across www.oneyearoff.net, a website documenting a couple's one year backpacking trip through countries that included Austria, Laos, Thailand, New Zealand and Peru just to name a few. What really got my attention was that they set out on this venture with the mentality of no time constraint. This allowed them to stay in small villages and with families rather than sight-seeing in a rush, allowing them to really get a meaningful experience and a glimpse into the various cultures. This struck a chord somewhere within myself and got me thinking and starting to take a different perspective when visiting new places. But now I'm just rambling, and I guess I'll save whatever I was rambling about for another post some time in the future.

Anyways, the next book I'm considering picking up is between Integrity by Henry Cloud or Insatiable Curiosity by Helga Nowotny. I've read reviews for each and I'm torn at the moment. I might not have time to read much in the upcoming weeks/months as summer classes tend to be more demanding. I guess we'll see.