About three years ago I (see About Us) wrote an essay called, “A Lexicon for Illuminating.”
It’s a good overview of what illuminating is all about. I originally wrote it for a philosophical audience, so it’s not as easy to read as it might be, but I doubt you’ll find it too daunting.
Illuminating is a fundamental idea that all adults should understand, so please take on the essay. It’s ten pages plus one of footnotes so I suggest that you print out a copy or two (of course you’re welcome to print as many as you like). If you can find friends to read and discuss it with, I think it’ll be more engaging and fun.
If you want to get your feet wet without reading ten pages here are a few short articles. Make sure you read them in order, because they build on each other:
Accelerating the Knowledge Boom
