Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.
-Christopher Morley, writer (1890-1957)
Just found out this was his posthumous message to friends, printed in the New York Times and New York Herald Tribune.
Reading, Writing and the 'Rhythmatic of Life 