I love classics as well and it's a goal of mine to get back to reading more of them! Life experience is something that I've always found extremely rewarding - all you have to do is step outside of your door step and do something with the intent of curiosity and you'll always find amazing knowledge and skills!

I also see a huge issue with the trending page. There's a lot of crappy content getting shot right up to the top. I've seen a lot of plagiarism and simple content that just shouldn't be valued at thousands of dollars and taking up the precious attention of the trending page. I imagine that the Steemit team will come up with some better solution for sorting posts or other teams will (like busy.org, d.tube, etc.). It's just a matter of time in my opinion, but it's something that should be addressed ASAP.

Talking about what I learn each day is always amazing and I love hearing all of yours and others thoughts on different subjects as well! It's as if we have a great meeting hall of amazing minds sharing amazing ideas and I love it!

I haven't read Brothers K, but I will definitely check it out, thanks for the recommendation!

Ahh yes, tests always got me to learn quickly and thoroughly. Now that I'm no longer in school, I set similar deadlines for books and other subjects just to get myself to sit down and make sure that I keep up with everything. Nature is also a great teacher, have you read the biography of Leondardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson? It's a really great read and talks a lot about how Da Vinci learned from nature and how it influenced his art and life.