#reading fatigue

[ladysparrow01]

How to Start Reading Again:

Read a picture book

Read children's books

Read a book with/to a child

Read a poetry book

Read illustrated books

Read comics or graphic novels

Ask someone to read with/to you

Listen to an audio book and read along

Watch a film and then read the book it was based on

Read something you've read many times or know very well

Give yourself permission to abandon books and try them again later

Read what you are interested in, not what others tell you to read

Read a little bit everyday if you can

Be patient with yourself

[tharcion]

Content Fatigue

Okay, so, if you watch the ‘What I’m Working On’ page, you may have noticed that Liberty is into the editing cycle and I’m now onto the ninth Fox Meridian book. It’s going to be ‘Fox 9’ for a while, I think, though it may end up being The Hellas Find. We’ll see.

Anyway, when Liberty hits the virtual shelves I’ll have done three Ultrahumans books in a row. Two of those were intended to be…

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[bookriot]

I’m convinced that this comes from the fact that reading for classes frequently ends up being an unnatural form of reading. When I, and I believe many others, read for pleasure it’s often an immersive experience that travels at our own pace. On the other hand reading for academia often becomes a task of quantity over quality as we struggle to pound through assigned readings. No matter how well intentioned we start out we end up turning into skimmers as we try to get the information we need in as little time as possible. (Yes, I know that there are some of you out there who don’t do any of this and yes, I am utterly jealous of you.) After enough months of this how can it not rewire the reading parts of our brain?

from Recovering From That Post-Academia Reading Fatigue