tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548495379867511133.post3480512900085909530..comments2022-10-12T13:52:12.399-05:00Comments on Davy's Delights: On ReadingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299992025215585620noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548495379867511133.post-28351030569467989402014-01-10T14:07:21.079-06:002014-01-10T14:07:21.079-06:00I absolutely can relate! Especially with feeling d...I absolutely can relate! Especially with feeling discouraged when I would pick up a book and only be able to trudge through a few chapters before forgetting about or giving up. Thanks for the encouragement and insight! Jasper-Lynn Sweazeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513833896679348979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548495379867511133.post-57899225596927774352014-01-08T19:11:33.660-06:002014-01-08T19:11:33.660-06:00Thanks for the insights and encouragement, John. I...Thanks for the insights and encouragement, John. I have found that having a reading list helps me as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299992025215585620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548495379867511133.post-59169181456223987842014-01-08T13:23:06.426-06:002014-01-08T13:23:06.426-06:00I have a few thoughts. First, it helps to change ...I have a few thoughts. First, it helps to change your perspective on the abilities of the human mind. Read a book like "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman. Chapter 4, where he writes of the Lincoln-Douglas debates is truly humbling. The effect of television and modern visual mediums has led to the atrophy of the human mind in many ways that impose artificial limitations on us.<br /><br />We got rid of our television not long after I read that book, and I've subsequently found far more time to read. Go figure.<br /><br />Additionally, I have found that having a plan for what to read next keeps me reading something all the time. I simply put the completed book away and pick up the next.<br /><br />Next, for books with long chapters, or even just long books in general--keep reading them daily. Even if it is just for a short time--read continually. It will keep the material fresher in your mind and keep you engaged with it, and won't let you feel like you've either abandoned it, or that you've forgotten what has happened and what is happening.<br /><br />Finally, think of reading as training and exercise. Reading is not an end in itself. We read to get something out of the activity. We can't expect to read a deep and complicated book without first reading a simple and short book--just like we can't expect to go run a marathon on a whim. You've got to work up to it. Keep training and you'll find the more challenging reads less challenging the more you train your mind.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616807366341767951noreply@blogger.com