3 Points: Introduction

Tim Brennan, one of my professors as an undergraduate, frequently encouraged us in class to never read a work, article, essay, chapter, etc. without writing down the author's 2-3 main points. If we were unable to do this, he said, we hadn't understood the text nor would we remember anything from it. Understanding and remembering are both necessary to faithful reading, not to mention a fulfilling life, so I'm trying to follow Professor Brennan's advice. All the posts under "3 Points" headings will contain a few basic ideas from whatever I'm reading, mostly for my own benefit and future reference, thanks to the blog's incredibly handy "Label" feature. But anyway, maybe the points will be helpful to others reading the same works or interested in the same topics.