Great article G! You’ve inspired me! I agree that the classics are the way to go. I just finished Edgar Allan Poe Stories. It took me a while to finish because I haven’t prioritized reading. Thanks to your tips I will make the time. O Henry Short Stories is my next read.
It’s good to read books in translation, as well. There are so many literary traditions worth exploring, such vibrancy of other cultural worlds. Currently, I’m most impressed with modern and contemporary French, Japanese, Italian and Bulgarian fiction.
The older I get the less I read and I didn’t think this would happen to me. I always loved to read but my list was not as refined as yours Gregory. I still have time to correct this and hope my concentration comes back some day. You have inspired me to challenge myself before it’s too late. I think it’s great you also incorporate exercising your body as well as your brain each day.
Excellent stuff Greg. And it hits too close to home as I've dropped off my reading schedule over the last year. But I agree with all of these ideas and have found great success in the past when doing similar things. I think I've got to rededicate myself toward Habit #1 and let the rest follow. I think #7 & #8 are great advice too.
You are in a class all by yourself when it comes to reading and the thought and effort you put into it. If the average person could devote a fraction of the time they spend on their phone to reading they’d be much better off in so many ways. Maybe someday I’ll make the time to read more often than just before bed, or in the middle of the night when I wake up and can’t get back to sleep, which I love!
on the money. a book is a weight machine for your head muscle. use it or lose it :) hey....side note. i'm curious what a modern bibliophile thinks. if i listen to an audio book, can i tell people i "read" it?
Point 3 certainly resonates. As does the note on treating time missed out on reading like a missed workout.
Time to get back on the grind.
Great article G! You’ve inspired me! I agree that the classics are the way to go. I just finished Edgar Allan Poe Stories. It took me a while to finish because I haven’t prioritized reading. Thanks to your tips I will make the time. O Henry Short Stories is my next read.
It’s good to read books in translation, as well. There are so many literary traditions worth exploring, such vibrancy of other cultural worlds. Currently, I’m most impressed with modern and contemporary French, Japanese, Italian and Bulgarian fiction.
The older I get the less I read and I didn’t think this would happen to me. I always loved to read but my list was not as refined as yours Gregory. I still have time to correct this and hope my concentration comes back some day. You have inspired me to challenge myself before it’s too late. I think it’s great you also incorporate exercising your body as well as your brain each day.
Excellent stuff Greg. And it hits too close to home as I've dropped off my reading schedule over the last year. But I agree with all of these ideas and have found great success in the past when doing similar things. I think I've got to rededicate myself toward Habit #1 and let the rest follow. I think #7 & #8 are great advice too.
You are in a class all by yourself when it comes to reading and the thought and effort you put into it. If the average person could devote a fraction of the time they spend on their phone to reading they’d be much better off in so many ways. Maybe someday I’ll make the time to read more often than just before bed, or in the middle of the night when I wake up and can’t get back to sleep, which I love!
on the money. a book is a weight machine for your head muscle. use it or lose it :) hey....side note. i'm curious what a modern bibliophile thinks. if i listen to an audio book, can i tell people i "read" it?
I’m torn. I usually will specify that I listened to the audiobook version. It doesn’t quite feel the same.