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Reading Reflection written July 2021
What is it about Neil DeGrasse’s voice that is so damn magnetic and comforting? His voice is a continuous injection of dopamine.
I know the universe is massive, a vast endless space full of life, but wow, I really know nothing. Why didn't I pursue/study astrophysics or chemistry when I was younger? It’s as if all the galactic-curiosity I possessed as a child dimmed as my glow in the dark space stickers transitioned into globs of dried BluTac on my bedroom ceiling. I think my self-deprivation in this field must have seeded itself as I developed my inflammatory relationship with maths and numbers. In hindsight, I probably wouldn’t have had the attention span to read through the astrophysics terminology in the tangible book, so I'm ever so grateful for the gift of Neil’s oratory charm. I’m so glad I read this, it feels good to wander in wonder.
Read this book when you want to zone out to a master in their field. Read again and again when you want to feel the humble-gratitude of not being the smartest person in a room.