Portable: I admit to not doing it very often, but if I want to, I can read on my smartphone or even my computer to continue my reading.If I’m interested in a topic, I can get a book on that topic and read through it quickly while I have a passion and interest in the book. Read More: I’ve read much more than before.Keeps Your Place: I pick up the book and read exactly where I left off.I do admit to buying more books than I would have before, but I think that’s a good thing as long as I read them. Borrower Capable: I have learned to take advantage of my library’s borrower privileges on the Kindle.I can do a little nighttime reading with a very small amount of light. Sleep Friendly Lighting: I have the Kindle paperwhite that doesn’t blast light into my eyes and keep me up.It seems like a small thing, and admittedly a first-world problem, but I love how I can read the Kindle with one hand laying on the same side for as long as it is comfortable. So I have to move to read the other section. Then I read fast and get to the other side of the book. And I get comfortable holding a book in one hand. Position Independent: this may seem small to some, but I like reading while I’m laying down.It’s not like the power sucking smartphone or tablet. I have to charge it every once and a while. Battery Life: I don’t have to be preoccupied with powering the stupid thing while I’m using it.I like it that there aren’t pop ups telling me all about the emails I’m not reading or the cool Facebook posts that I need to be looking into. Distractionless: yes, that’s a feature and not a bug.I’m going to talk about a better way to read books: through the Amazon Kindle.Ī few years back a friend asked me what I thought about the Kindle, and my opinion to him as of Jwas: “ It seems like having a book would be better.” Well, thankfully my friend didn’t listen to my awful advice and bought one, told me about it, changed my mind, and I haven’t looked back. ![]() So how do we do that? The solutions that come to mind immediately are: on our smartphone, a paper book, or a tablet. And beyond that I’m convinced to lead a life of growth and meaning you need to read. Probably more than you are right now. You have to make sure your smartphone is serving you and not enslaving you. Other things have a good alternative, like reading the Economist instead of going to news sites.Īs I wrote last time, though, in this mobile world that isn’t enough. Some things are just a complete waste of time like the local news. I’ve been writing about focusing on what matters lately by making good choices with how and what you consume.
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