What I do is to read.
I find myself enjoy reading a lot recently, though I did so since primary school. The difference is that I read more of textbooks now. In comparison, I chewed more non-fictions, namely the Harry Potter sequels when I was between 13 to 17.
The experience is not the same. I find that there are many styles in textbook writings. Some authors prefer presenting their ideas in chronological order, presenting their points in ascending order. Whilst some of the authors would like to write in form of clusters/categorical. They group the similar ideas together, into specific clusters. I find the latter rather difficult to comprehend.
I think, it is because we are used to the chronological way of perceiving things. For example, most of the film/movies and TV series are plotted in chronological order. The stories are normally told by extending the events, then moving on to what happens next. Seldom can we see shows that are presented in a categorical way, except for the National Geographic, in which every similar events are grouped in the same episode/season.
In this way, our mind are trained to accept what happened in the past, know what is happening now and predict what will happen in the future, in a continuous way. I personally love to read and comprehend better in texts that are written in this way. When events skip and move between chapters, I will easily get confused. The next thing I will do is head to the bed. ZZzz.
An advice for those in school: It is important to read your textbooks. I regret not touching my textbooks throughout my secondary schools and college, unless told to do so. Make full use of your textbooks, especially when you paid to get those books. I personally believe that if a book is not read, then it has not been fulling utilized and you have indirectly humiliated the author(s).
Maybe it's because I have to pay big bucks for my books now.
Final note, to allow yourselves enjoy reading, you must first let it not be an obligation. =)
Cheers people!
