Screw Audiobooks: 8 Services I Use to Efficiently Consume Content Every Week
I used to live with a lot of consumption guilt. I should be listening to more audiobooks. I should be reading the latest books from that author. I should be listening to that in-depth podcast discussion. But it can take hours to get through those audiobooks. Those nonfiction books are often a slog to get […]
My 3 Favorite Features of the Kindle Paperwhite
Two years ago, my wife bought me an Amazon Kindle for Christmas. Of all the Christmas gifts I’ve received over the years, this is probably the one that has been used the most. Now called the “Kindle Keyboard”, the model I had was my first foray into the Kindle world, and I really enjoyed it. […]
4 Books I’ve Read So Far in 2013
One of the intents of this site was also to chronicle my adventures in “learning how to read” again. The beauty of having an open concept for a blog like this is that I can write about pretty much whatever I want – and I have. But I also want to make sure I return […]
Thoughts on Manvotionals, Chapter 1
I haven’t written a whole lot about reading yet because, frankly, I don’t know how to. I don’t know what form this post will take, nor do I know whether or not it will change as time goes on. Either way, we’re just going to roll with it and see what happens. What Chapter One […]
5 Places to Get Book Ideas
It’s a very proud week here for me as a writer. I’m pretty pleased with how Reading Week has gone, and maybe it’s just because I’m happy I stuck with a topic for 5 days straight. It’s the little things… Anyway, we’ve covered losing the desire to read, as well as getting back into it. […]
Squeeze Reading into Any Part of Your Day
Reading Week continues today with a look at how to find time to read. We’ve already talked about when reading went south for us, making it easier to do, and finding an outlet to share our experience. We’ve established the following, if you’ve come this far: you like to read. You know that it’s important […]
Finding an Outlet for Your Reading
This week, we’re chatting about reading – everything from why we all stopped reading to making it easier to pick up again. Reading is a big part of this journey I’m taking to learning about myself as a writer, and it’s a big part of anybody’s development. So let’s jump in! No man is an […]
Make Reading Easy on Yourself
This week, I’m focusing on the act of reading, which is one of the major points of this blog for myself. Yesterday, I talked about how I fell out of love with reading (and why you probably did, too). Today, I talk about falling back in love with reading. After losing the “fire” for reading, […]
When Did We All Stop Reading?
One of the big reasons why I went this direction with my writing is to become a better reader, so this week, I’m going to focus exclusively on reading. Today, I’ll discuss why I stopped reading (and why you probably did too). Reading and reading comprehension came naturally to me, as far back as I […]
Why I Ditched “The Brothers Karamazov” for “Manvotionals”
I’ve done a few rants now on this site, and I talk about writing, but one thing I mentioned is that I want to use this space to learn more about reading: I want to challenge myself to read new things, old things, and everything in between to help myself become more literary and self-educated. […]