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July
@july
Sometimes reading a book with me is like dealing with a child. It goes something like this: Me: do you want to read a book? July: yeah Me: what do you want to read? July: I don’t know Me: ok how about this sci fi… (we start reading together) July: no this book sucks Me: ok fine, how about this one on philosophy? That’ll put you to sleep July: no this book sucks too - philosophy sucks Me: what? You love philosophy you couldn’t shut up about philosophy just the other day July: I don’t want to read it Me: ok fine *picks up a pamphlet from 3 years ago on a trip we went* ok how about this tourist guide from 3 years ago about Malta July: ohhhh yeah this is great! I’m going to read about the history of Malta now and I’m going to learn everything about Malta even though you have all these other books you want me to read rn eff you Me: classic *so confused*
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Adam
@adam-
I feel this push and pull more often than I'd like to admit. Rarely are such choices a straight line, but rather a constant negotiation between various interests competing for my attention. I've come to accept that child never leaves us, and instances like this are ways for them to remind us of their internal presence.
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7858
@7858.eth
Sometimes you have to read something, but almost always you can just allow yourself to be absolutely bullied around by your muse. It’s one of the best things about reading. It’s so inherently virtuous that you can just be a complete slob about it. Not loving a book? Ditch it Like the looks of that one? Add it to the mix Feeling less than focused? Find some bubblegum and just let your eyes move over the lines
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comz
@comz
so true. for myself, where I find the child needing help is whether to add a book to the current reading rotation or be mature enough to add it to the "to read" queue
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KP
@kpx
Reminds me of the conversation between The Achilles and the Tortoise
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tyler ↑
@trh
“Interest discovery”
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