Why Is It So Hard To Find Time For Reading?
Moments ago I found myself staring at some 50 odd books on various things. A few were fiction, some non-fiction, some technical books on automotive stuff, some magazines, DIY, motivational stuff and a biographies.
It's hard to maintain them when you live in a coastal city as the humidity does spoil the pages of the books over the years. More importantly, managing a collection of books when you tend to move around or travel can be hard.
I always thought about building a massive book shelf so I can store all my books. I have a lot and they are all currently boxed up. I take the ones I want to read and then they go back in again! For lack of space and time I haven't gotten around to making this idea a reality.
After moving cities and taking these books with me back and forth, spending a ton of money in the process, i'm sure now that I don't want to be doing this ever again. It's a tedious process, not to mention wastes so much money given the weight and size.
But reading ebooks isn't the same sometimes as I do this a lot more off-late. It's cheaper, easier to carry and doesn't waste precious natural resources. But sometimes, I just love holding a physical copy. Not all books are made the same, some are just exceptional.
This sentimental value drives a lot of us and our purchases of books. I certainly have a large wish-list online of titles I want to own someday and read. But if this past year is any indication, I don't think I will ever have that much free time on my hand to read 3-4 books in a month.
So i'm quite split between purchasing anything now and i'm considering selling or donating some of the books in my collection. I haven't found the right place to give them away just yet but I feel off-loading the ones I've read already, and the ones I'm unlikely to ever read again might just be a better idea than hoarding them another decade or so.
In the past, i'd carry a couple of books while traveling but the sheer weight and space some of them took made me switch to kindle which I actually got used to and even began enjoying. Even though I miss placing physical bookmarks and turning pages. But somethings have to change I suppose.
Now as I packed up a big carton full of books, ready to be put in storage a few days ago, i'm wondering if I made a right decision. I'm putting them away even as it has only a few titles remaining whic I haven't gotten around to reading yet. But I consume so much material in a day being online that I find it hard to dedicate time to reading a book at the end of the day.
The information overload is quite unreal!
It's quite a predicament for someone like me who has always enjoyed reading right from my childhood. As I write this down, i'm in a dilemma what to do. I think i'm gonna open up the box, find a title I have missed reading and just get it over with and figure out the rest from there.
Have you ever found yourself in a similar situation as mine?
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Constantly. My biggest obstacle is social media, such as Steem. The Kindle makes things easier as there are no pop-ups to distract. However, my phone is always nearby and ready to ding.
I came to realize that a physical book library would never happen for me. I would like to travel in retirement. It would be much easier to carry a virtual library.
I’ve been struggling just to read some training material that my job gives me time to read. Again, the distractions.
I think I’ll have the receptionist take messages and turn off my mobile.
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i can get a lot more reading in when it's audio books😂 then i get to 'read' while i drive 😊
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Definitely, I’ve been a massive books reader and still am, but it’s getting harder (could explain my lack of commenting :) ! My preference goes way to physical support, there’s the touch, the smell and finally the soul !
That’s funny, I just posted about one of my favorite authors and his books ! Humbly recommend it to you if you don’t know about him, he’s a great & true man !
Hope you’ll find the time to read ;-)
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I think ebooks are very helpful but it never going to be the same emotion like having a copy in your hand!
I know what you mean about the e-book dilemma, I have a kindle for sometime now, but I still can't get used to it and buy books on a regular basis. When you read a traditional book, there is a certain connection that ou feel, like you physically get attached to it, you are also more aware of how things are progressing and how soon you might be able to reach the end of the story. Also, you might like the cover, the smell, or the material the book is being made from, these are things that I always notice and keep in mind while I read a book. While kindle is far more practical and ecological, I personally think I will never give up on traditional books.