👋 Lets chat about reading better books. 🤔What do you think about this argument? Is there value in reading books that challenge you? 🔥Leave me a comment below. Happy reading.
I am on Christmas break from university and have two weeks off work (I'm a youth pastor), so I wanted to be intentional about what I read during this downtime. I have found some books on living simply and slowing down/resting. This has challenged me because I'm usually a pretty go-go, do-do type of woman. This video reminds me to read for whatever season we are in. Thanks for keeping my mind open to what I read. Merry Christmas! 🎄
This is so perfect for me today! I appreciate your example with your kids associating with positive influences - it's absolutely true for me in terms of my writing, which takes on aspects of what I have read recently. It really feels like I'm doing an athlete's diet in terms of idea and media consumption when writing, because I am so porous in that state. And it's so important to be mindful of what we are absorbing from media around us because it influences us in so many subtle (and unsubtle) ways. I've started reading Four Thousand Weeks (I'm sensing a theme in the books you are reading right now :) ) and I love how he references both Mumford and Heidegger (I studied both in grad school and appreciate them). And that made me want to go read Being and Time again, which led me to my bookshelf with a bunch of academic books I only browsed and didn't have time to read in detail in school. I had to take a break from those, but I've been getting back into reading academic articles as a stepping stone, and it's helped me to feel ready to come back to Foucault and Habermas and others to give me perspective for the story I'm writing. And your reading advice is going to help me to avoid burnout on them - I'll take it slowly and give myself grace and breathing space. I'm excited for you traveling on your philosophy journey as well! (Also, I appreciate how you can recognize "Ugh, Freud and weird stuff" while engaging positively with the book and context - we need more of this, and I try to surround myself with people who can take this mature and generous approach to books)
Thank you for this comment! It sounds like you’re the kind of person I could hang out with. I’m glad the video sparked some ideas for you! My philosophy journey is just getting started and I’m very excited for the road ahead.
@@TheReadWellPodcast How kind of you! It has been great finding thoughtful people to connect with and to be able to learn from. It's too easy for us to become isolated, so finding others with common interests is a blessing. Have a great holiday season!
I never thought to plan out the Books I am going to read for the year. But I am doing it for 2025. In addition to 20 pgs a day with my Book Club, I am adding an additional 40 pages a day. Twenty for another Classic Literature, 10 pages for self improvement and 10 pages for sci/fi fantasy fiction. Pretty ambitious for me because I work most of the day but why not challenge myself. 😊
One of the fun parts about reading is that you are in control. You have more time to read than you think, and once you set a goal, you find and make the time. I love it. It's great to see you here, Anna. Happy reading.
I love Stephen King! As mentioned in the video, keep reading him but consider adding one book to your rotation that will challenge you at a higher level. My favorite King novel is Misery. Read on.
👋 Lets chat about reading better books.
🤔What do you think about this argument? Is there value in reading books that challenge you?
🔥Leave me a comment below. Happy reading.
I read complex material for work so I enjoy reading non-challenging material for recreation. But I understand your point.
Yeah, I get that! In fact, we only have so many hours of deep focus available to us each day. That’s why fun books are so wonderful.
I am on Christmas break from university and have two weeks off work (I'm a youth pastor), so I wanted to be intentional about what I read during this downtime. I have found some books on living simply and slowing down/resting. This has challenged me because I'm usually a pretty go-go, do-do type of woman. This video reminds me to read for whatever season we are in. Thanks for keeping my mind open to what I read. Merry Christmas! 🎄
Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas.
Great thoughts! Funny that I just picked out the Douglass book from my TBR to read tonight--- just before clicking on this video!
That’s amazing. It’s a great book.
This is so perfect for me today!
I appreciate your example with your kids associating with positive influences - it's absolutely true for me in terms of my writing, which takes on aspects of what I have read recently. It really feels like I'm doing an athlete's diet in terms of idea and media consumption when writing, because I am so porous in that state. And it's so important to be mindful of what we are absorbing from media around us because it influences us in so many subtle (and unsubtle) ways.
I've started reading Four Thousand Weeks (I'm sensing a theme in the books you are reading right now :) ) and I love how he references both Mumford and Heidegger (I studied both in grad school and appreciate them). And that made me want to go read Being and Time again, which led me to my bookshelf with a bunch of academic books I only browsed and didn't have time to read in detail in school. I had to take a break from those, but I've been getting back into reading academic articles as a stepping stone, and it's helped me to feel ready to come back to Foucault and Habermas and others to give me perspective for the story I'm writing. And your reading advice is going to help me to avoid burnout on them - I'll take it slowly and give myself grace and breathing space. I'm excited for you traveling on your philosophy journey as well!
(Also, I appreciate how you can recognize "Ugh, Freud and weird stuff" while engaging positively with the book and context - we need more of this, and I try to surround myself with people who can take this mature and generous approach to books)
Thank you for this comment! It sounds like you’re the kind of person I could hang out with. I’m glad the video sparked some ideas for you! My philosophy journey is just getting started and I’m very excited for the road ahead.
@@TheReadWellPodcast How kind of you! It has been great finding thoughtful people to connect with and to be able to learn from. It's too easy for us to become isolated, so finding others with common interests is a blessing. Have a great holiday season!
I can recommend: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler.
Great book
I never thought to plan out the Books I am going to read for the year. But I am doing it for 2025. In addition to 20 pgs a day with my Book Club, I am adding an additional 40 pages a day. Twenty for another Classic Literature, 10 pages for self improvement and 10 pages for sci/fi fantasy fiction. Pretty ambitious for me because I work most of the day but why not challenge myself. 😊
One of the fun parts about reading is that you are in control. You have more time to read than you think, and once you set a goal, you find and make the time. I love it. It's great to see you here, Anna. Happy reading.
I just ordered 7 Stephen King books 😢
I love Stephen King! As mentioned in the video, keep reading him but consider adding one book to your rotation that will challenge you at a higher level. My favorite King novel is Misery. Read on.
Charlie Tremendous Jones...paraphrased "you'll continue to be the same except the books you read and your 5 closest friends"
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