{"id":1267,"date":"2010-12-14T11:02:28","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T16:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2010-12-14T11:02:28","modified_gmt":"2010-12-14T16:02:28","slug":"we-should-all-read-more-each-and-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2010\/12\/14\/we-should-all-read-more-each-and-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 We should all read more. Each and every day."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:13946,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/5260505235&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190113012409\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/5260505235\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-06 03:38:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-18 23:32:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-07 19:56:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-17 14:52:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-01 18:34:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-01 18:34:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:13947,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superhuman\\\/dp\\\/030746363X&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20241225090623\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superhuman\\\/dp\\\/030746363X\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-06 03:39:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-18 23:32:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-07 19:56:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-17 14:52:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-01 18:34:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-01 18:34:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:13948,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/my-fitness-central.com\\\/images\\\/300.jpg&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20160121213048\\\/http:\\\/\\\/my-fitness-central.com\\\/images\\\/300.jpg&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-06 03:39:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-18 23:31:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-07 19:56:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-17 14:52:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-01 18:34:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-05 17:36:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-05 17:36:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Books I&#039;ve purchased and haven&#039;t finished by adamjackson1984, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/5260505235\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Books I&#039;ve purchased and haven&#039;t finished\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5281\/5260505235_2f16d10c3c_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a screen shot of the Kindle app on my iPad. Last night, I purchased Time Ferris&#8217; new book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/4-Hour-Body-Uncommon-Incredible-Superhuman\/dp\/030746363X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;4-hour workout<\/a>&#8221; not because I&#8217;m clueless when it comes to diet &amp; exercise. I will never buy a diet or exercise book. My Father who runs a gym, spends 10 hours a day working out, runs an Aikido school and has competed professionally at body building has given me everything I need. Honestly, I&#8217;m still behind on applying what he&#8217;s already taught me. No need to add any bullshit on the wealth of knowledge he&#8217;s bestowed upon me when it comes to vitamins, caloric intake and proven techniques to look like one of the actors from &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/my-fitness-central.com\/images\/300.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">300<\/a>&#8216;. This book is more full of statistics and facts and food for thought when it comes to our bodies. I even bought a copy for Dad after reading a few pages.<\/p>\n<p>Moving on, each of the books listed on my iPad have never been finished. I read very slowly and most books put me to sleep. I know reading is good for me but I enjoy writing more than reading. The question arises often in my head that how can I improve my writing if I&#8217;m not reading anything but blogs. It is probably dumbing down my writing skills and reading skills, not to mention logic and vocabulary aren&#8217;t really challenged. Reading is good for us!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I&#8217;ve started reading all of these books. Some are 50% completed and others are 10%. Most of them I haven&#8217;t opened in so long that I would have to start over in order to finish. Many people have told me that I should start doing audio books. Well, when do I get a chance to do that? I don&#8217;t have a tape or CD player in my car and, while working, writing or doing things around the house, I can&#8217;t hear what the narrator is saying. I tune out noises when working on something so, for an audio book, I&#8217;d have to sit in a chair, put on headphones and just listen without doing anything else and, if that&#8217;s the case, I should just be reading and improving that skill.<\/p>\n<p>I aim to finish all of these books by the start of summer. To do that, I&#8217;m going to commit to reading for 30 minutes each day. If I need to go to sleep in half an hour, instead of blogging, answering emails or watching something on Hulu, I&#8217;m going to grab my iPad and read for no less than 30 minutes even if I have to do it pacing in my room to avoid feeling tired.<\/p>\n<p>Ayn Rand&#8217;s &#8216;Atlas Shrugged&#8217; was really getting good when I read it to and from Amsterdam last month. Fake Steve Jobs&#8217; book &#8216;Options&#8217; is funny and something I enjoyed on a bus ride to Boston.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, I have so many news articles going into my RSS reader that it&#8217;s hard to read an actual book. I spend a lot of time just catching up with today&#8217;s news. Two years ago, my RSS feeds were all technology. These days, it&#8217;s 50% tech and 50% current events but there&#8217;s also NYTIMES pieces that are just editorials and &#8220;food for thought&#8221; kind of things. I&#8217;m doing a better job at diversifying what is put into my mind which is also reflected on this blog where I talk less about technology and more about life and learning.<\/p>\n<p>Starting today, I&#8217;m going to read a book via Kindle for 30 minutes each day no matter what if it&#8217;s during lunch, during breakfast or before I go to sleep. I&#8217;m a slow reader so 30 minutes is equivalent to 8 pages of the usual 200-300 in the books I&#8217;m picking up but, eventually I&#8217;ll finish a book and it&#8217;ll be awesome.<\/p>\n<p>What do you read? Any tips to helping you read better and find time to grow your mind with a book? Is it the atmosphere, a cup of coffee or perhaps a style of music?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here is a screen shot of the Kindle app on my iPad. 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