Just sit, think, and write

Do you keep a journal? I recommend it.

And I challenge you all to sit for at least 15 minutes the night before each class and write your thoughts about the next day's assigned reading. You can respond to the discussion questions I've posted, or to classmates' posts, or to your own reflections-after you've done the reading. 

And then, as a bonus, you can claim bases on the scorecard the next day.

The bigger bonus will be your growing capacity for clarity and depth of focus, and your acquisition of a philosophy grounded in your own experience and considered perspective.