Category Archives for Reading
How to Read Faster (Without Speed Reading)
If you’re someone who can’t just get enough words, you’ve probably got an ever-growing list of books that you would love to read.
Unfortunately, most of us don’t have the time to get through the volume of books or materials that we would like to, which may lead us to explore the enticing world of speed reading.
Imagine being able to start and finish a novel on your lunch break, or polish off a chapter or two while waiting for your toast. Seem too good to be true? Well, that’s because it is.
Though speed reading programs may have you convinced that increasing your reading speed to a superhuman level is within your grasp, it has been proven to be an impractical and unreliable method.
The State of Reading in 2018: Digital Fatigue’s Effects on Content Creation
Creating effective content that engages your audience is key in this day and age where people consume so much information digitally. However, it is also becoming more difficult each day, as the average reader gives only 15 seconds of their attention to an article. People tend to “skim” long-form content and blog posts instead of digesting paragraph after paragraph of text.
People are getting tired of consuming content through the same types of format, so they are looking to other options for reading. More and more people are choosing paper books instead of e-readers because, although paper books are long-form content, they aren’t as harsh on the eyes as digital devices and provide a much-needed break from glowing screens. Sometimes, people simply like to hold the real thing instead of reading text from a device.
Our Favorite Books in 2017
Last year, we published an article about our team’s favorite books of 2016. Everyone seemed to enjoy it (including a couple of the authors), so we decided to create another roundup to close out 2017.
Some of us found this rather difficult — for writers, choosing a favorite book is like choosing a favorite child. But alas, we had a deadline and a two-book limit.
So here is a list of books that made our lives a little better this year.
Embracing Non-Fiction: 3 Reasons Why I Read on Writing
I have read at least 30 books for each year I have been alive. And that’s just a conservative estimate.
Some people drink. Others party.
I read.
Reading is my escape from the world when things get tough. It also happens to be my most enjoyable pastime. This is something I have been doing since I was a young girl struggling to grasp the English language, and I do not see myself giving it up anytime soon.
And yet, despite constantly reading books for as long as I have been literate (which is as far back as I can remember), it’s only in the past two years that I have truly embraced nonfiction. Prior to that, 99.9 percent of all the books that I read were fiction.
So what changed?