Reflections on reading part 3: How many different things to read at one time and dealing with overwhelm
“The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts.” (Elizabeth Hardwick) In my first post in this series of reflections on reading, I rambled, as I am wont to do, and waxed lyrical on how to find the time to read. Let me just point out the obvious – my ‘strategy’ doesn’t necessarily work for everyone. And I probably didn’t quite make it clear that when it comes to finding the time to read, trying to cram in any type of reading at various points of your day, it very much depends on what exactly you are trying to read. I came across a great article the other day, which is related to another strategy for catching up on reading books: stay completely away from not only social media, but any internet news. Or, you could do like this guy did and read only print newspapers for two months . I love that idea, but problematically, being in Ukraine means getting hold of a daily [print] newspaper in English is pretty challenging. I als...