in thread "Bad influences on my intellectual side": Set yourself a reading program of great books to pursue at home. Each time you finish a book, if you didn't hate it and it's not too far outside the Overton window, bring it to your environment and leave it in sight. Be prepared to chat about it if anyone ... 3w ago (collapse hidden) 44 Set yourself a readi (view hidden) 44 For sure. That's why I advised letting a book passively lie around, and the let the other person initiate. I would then casually pursue the chat only as far they seemed interested. 3w ago (collapse hidden) 44 For sure. That's why (view hidden) 44