reading – The Daily Gemm

Right now is a difficult time for a lot of people.

One of the easiest things you can do is read every article, keep up with live news updates online or on TV, scroll social media and panic.

But the chances are those things aren’t actually helping. Knowing the ever’changing stats of cases in countries across the globe is probably not going to bring you comfort or put your mind at ease.

Most people use social media in excess on a normal day but it’s likely that things have been ramped up even further recently.

Seeing people tell you what they think you should think or how they think you should feel might only add to your frustrations, not soothe them.

And so right now it’s worth being a little more intentional about what you’re consuming.

You don’t need to keep up with everything.

I used to love reading and I did it any chance I got. I’d stay up late with a torch reading a book under the covers until I could keep my eyes open no longer and as soon as I woke up I’d start reading again.

It was something so simple that brought me so much joy.

But the older I got the less I read. The time I used to spend reading was replaced by youtube, watching shows online and social media.

Now all of a sudden I’m in my twenties and read 100 times slower and it’s much harder to get engrossed in the books I read.

I think being on my phone and laptop, constantly switching between tabs and apps has trickled over into how I read. Reading is a calm thing that requires focus and time and I don’t give as much attention to those kinds of activities like I used to.

I miss the love of reading I used to have so I’ve decided to try and get it back.

I’m starting with reading to replace some of the time I’d spend watching shows and so far so good.

What was the last book you read?