The time I really lost reading was when I was writing my own book. I didn’t even realize it until after the proofreading stage when it was finally out of my hands. I read an inordinate amount for research. (Last year was the first time I ever kept count--I’ll probably never do it again, was just curious--and I read 86 books; I didn’t kee…
The time I really lost reading was when I was writing my own book. I didn’t even realize it until after the proofreading stage when it was finally out of my hands. I read an inordinate amount for research. (Last year was the first time I ever kept count--I’ll probably never do it again, was just curious--and I read 86 books; I didn’t keep track of articles and essays and podcasts but it was also a lot.) When I was finally done with the process, I picked up a nighttime read, a YA fantasy, for the first time in two years, and immediately got engrossed. I’ve been hooked on books my whole life and still literally thought, “I forgot I actually like reading!”
There are a lot of questions in this post that could probably use a newsletter from each respondent! Short answer--regular breaks from the internet entirely have become something I really rely on. Even if it’s not a reading vacation, if it’s something like camping, it makes me aware of how the combination of online and on devices keeps my brain in a bit of a fever. Being offline and away from devices is grounding in a very essential way. The more I do it, the more I think it’s important for everyone to have access to something that helps them reset and get in touch with their own selves and with the physical world around us, especially the non-human one.
The time I really lost reading was when I was writing my own book. I didn’t even realize it until after the proofreading stage when it was finally out of my hands. I read an inordinate amount for research. (Last year was the first time I ever kept count--I’ll probably never do it again, was just curious--and I read 86 books; I didn’t keep track of articles and essays and podcasts but it was also a lot.) When I was finally done with the process, I picked up a nighttime read, a YA fantasy, for the first time in two years, and immediately got engrossed. I’ve been hooked on books my whole life and still literally thought, “I forgot I actually like reading!”
There are a lot of questions in this post that could probably use a newsletter from each respondent! Short answer--regular breaks from the internet entirely have become something I really rely on. Even if it’s not a reading vacation, if it’s something like camping, it makes me aware of how the combination of online and on devices keeps my brain in a bit of a fever. Being offline and away from devices is grounding in a very essential way. The more I do it, the more I think it’s important for everyone to have access to something that helps them reset and get in touch with their own selves and with the physical world around us, especially the non-human one.
A bit of a fever. Well said.