For me, it’s more of an inspiration to observe widely, think about what I’ve seen in a little deeper manner, and enjoy a laugh or two

Napier, Nancy K.

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 Mindsponge https://mindsponge.info/posts/258 Last updated:10/20/2023A collection of interestingthoughts to help spark... thinkingNancy K. NapierDistinguished Professor, Boise State University (Boise, ID.)October 16, 2023*Note: This column reprints the book review for Meandering Sobriety [1] on Amazon.Author Quan-Hoang Vuong is a longtime and prolific social science researcher in Vietnam,so a book like this is a departure from his more traditional academic publications. He writesin the introduction that the book “helps show that thinking is worth thinking about” andhopes that it will “advocate nuanced thinking in everyday life as well as in professionalactivities.”Photo: Dr. Nancy K. Napier (https://www.nancyknapier.com/)For me, this collection of short commentaries, observations, and stories from science,history, and his experience reveals how curious and wide-ranging his own thinking is. Hisobservations confirm that he reads widely and deeply—from the past, from differentdisciplines, and from different countries and cultures. It’s as though I had bumped into himat a coffee shop, and he said, “Did you know….” With that, he launches into the fascinatingfact he just learned from reading journals like Biological Conservation, Science, or even theInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences! I could sip coffee while he shares aninteresting point or question that intrigues him. The book’s stories and incidents read likeremarks he could make as we let the world around us disappear, and instead, we have fun“thinking.”This is not a “how to think better” book. For me, it’s more of an inspiration to observe widely,think about what I’ve seen in a little deeper manner, and enjoy a laugh or two. He claims hewants it to bring moments of calmness. Maybe, but I found it to be more of a fun way tospark some creativity… and thinking.Screenshot: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3P7P5KAFY0D0P/*Remark: Dr. Nancy Napier has published several books about Vietnam (such as [2]),organizational creativity and culture, blogs for Psychology Today, and writes a column forthe Idaho Statesman. She has received two of Vietnam’s top medals given to foreigners forcontributions to education in Vietnam and for helping to build friendship between the U.S.and Vietnam. She is a Distinguished Professor Emerita at Boise State University (Idaho, U.S.).References[1] Vuong QH. (2023). Meandering Sobriety. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2TXNX6L[2] Napier NK, Ha DT. (2020). The Bridge Generation of Viet Nam: Spanning Wartime toBoomtime. CCI Press. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GWT3CBH ©2023 AISDL - Science Portal for the SM3D Knowledge Management Theory

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