Does Anyone Still Know How To Read?

The Attention-Lacking Generations

By Grace K. Bianco

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go.” — Dr. Seuss

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Before I even get started, I want to make it clear that I am writing this to remind myself as well. I go through phases. Sometimes, I will read and finish a book every four days. Other times, it may take me a month to finish. I go through phases of reading the Bible and journaling every single day to twice a week.

Reading is an amazing tool that we should take advantage of. Our minds are so complex and creative that we can read a book and imagine another person’s story. But instead of opening our minds in that, we put a screen in our face, and say we don’t have time for that anymore.

As I said above, I can be guilty of all of this too.

Find Your Genre

As a Christian blogger, I find myself trying to read only nonfiction. I will read as many self help books as I can. I will read about missionaries and people’s testimonies. I read their writing to get ideas for my own.

Nonfiction is great and can be super informative. Yet, the constant self help books start to blur together, but instead of finding a…