Okay, hold up. Obviously I know how to read, I just can't read.
Seems like ages since I've been able to pick up a book and just lose myself in it. Am I being Facebook'd, BBM'd, Text'd and Email'd to death ? Is my attention span going the way of that annoying (yet highly informative) CP24 screen where it's just mandatory to focus on everything all at once ?
I don't like this. I don't like the TVs in elevators giving me a new word for the day (I have enough words, thank you). Can't we just stand there ? Can't I just daydream about not being in an elevator heading up to work ? There's too much going on all the time. I'm being overstimulated. My brain is being compartmentalized to such a degree I don't give anything much attention because I'm giving everything a little attention. It's exhausting. I actually think I'm having a hard time reading because my brain wants to do more than just simply read.
Too bad, brain, I'm taking you back to basics. I love reading way too much to let you get the best of me.
Wow, are you ever bang-on with this! I have had that exact same 'Shouldn't I be doing something else?' feeling lately when I read. I'm finding that with all the distractions, I'm developing serious ADD! I can't remember things one minute to the next, it's insane!
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