A Deep Dive on Reading and Writing
She sits in her bed surrounded by soft pillows wrapped in her favorite blanket. The room is illuminated only by a small lamp on her bedside table. The book lays open on her lap and she stares at the pages. Her eyes become heavy with every line she reads. She looks at the reading as a box to check off not something she is learning from. Shortly after she drifts off to sleep with the book still in her lap. I find whenever I am assigned reading, I don't go about it in the best way. Specifically, I tend to put myself in the wrong environment. I put off the reading because I know it will be hard for me to stay focused. When it comes time to read, I am usually in bed and super tired. I know that I don't retain what I'm reading nor stay focused on the text. I should instead do my reading earlier in the day and at a table. This way I can be fully focused on the assignment and not be distracted and tired. In the essay "The Slowest Reader" by Benjamin Percy, the author des...