Thursday, October 01, 2009
Why I'm a reader
I'm listening a podcast of one of my fav technology minds right now and what he's saying is sticking in my head as well as olive oil on lard. It's not his fault. He's an interesting speaker, he's talking about something I'm interested in, I should be loving this. Yet, I'm also hearing general office work over the wall and was distracted enough to go blog.
This is why I read. I can focus on words in ways I can't focus on what comes in my ears. I think this is also why I'm a casual (at best) music fan. Words capture my eyes, I can hear them in my mind as I see them and finally, I read them. They capture more of my senses and I'm less able to be distracted by the "ooooh shinys" going on around me. Listening just doesn't do that for me.
Sorry Hoff.
This is why I read. I can focus on words in ways I can't focus on what comes in my ears. I think this is also why I'm a casual (at best) music fan. Words capture my eyes, I can hear them in my mind as I see them and finally, I read them. They capture more of my senses and I'm less able to be distracted by the "ooooh shinys" going on around me. Listening just doesn't do that for me.
Sorry Hoff.
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I agree. And for me, It HAS to be print. The very idea of the Kindle freaks me out. I need paper, bookmarks, and yellowed edges. It adds substance to what I'm reading, and therefore, the reading means more. I get more out of it. Plus, when you listen to someone, you're hearing information in their (probably) cloying voice. Reading is your voice or whatever voice you give to the author and characters.
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