reading &mdash; Numeric Citizen Musings https://write.as/numericcitizen/tag:reading **Musing** about anything, often about war in Ukraine Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:02:49 +0000 https://i.snap.as/GrAu8UaJ.png reading &mdash; Numeric Citizen Musings https://write.as/numericcitizen/tag:reading I Should Read More Books https://write.as/numericcitizen/i-should-read-more-books?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[๐Ÿ“š Today, after opening Apple Books on my Mac, I concluded that Iโ€™m not reading enough books. Why is it so hard for me to sit down regularly and read a book is beyond me? I do read a lot during the day, but only fragments of things like articles, tweets, and RSS items. I started to read The Phoenix Project a long time ago but didnโ€™t finish it. However, it was amusing and in line with my job! A friend of mine shared a draft of a book she is writing; Iโ€™m only halfway into it. I cannot finish it. Pathetic. ๐Ÿ˜’ Am I alone with this? #reading #musing a href="https://remark.as/p/numericcitizen/i-should-read-more-books"Discuss.../a]]> ๐Ÿ“š Today, after opening Apple Books on my Mac, I concluded that Iโ€™m not reading enough books. Why is it so hard for me to sit down regularly and read a book is beyond me? I do read a lot during the day, but only fragments of things like articles, tweets, and RSS items. I started to read The Phoenix Project a long time ago but didnโ€™t finish it. However, it was amusing and in line with my job!

A friend of mine shared a draft of a book she is writing; Iโ€™m only halfway into it. I cannot finish it. Pathetic. ๐Ÿ˜’

Am I alone with this?

#reading #musing

Discuss...

]]> https://write.as/numericcitizen/i-should-read-more-books Fri, 06 May 2022 12:05:56 +0000 On My (Lack of) Medium Readings https://write.as/numericcitizen/on-my-lack-of-medium-readings?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[๐Ÿ“– This week, I received my revenues report from Medium for last year (for taxes purposes). I made less than 500 CAN$. It reminded me that I was a much more active publisher last year than now. My last publication on Medium was on February 12th. This morning, I spent a few minutes on Medium. I canโ€™t remember when was the last time I visited the homepage. I was curious about the web experience changes introduced since my last visit. Another reminder is that I donโ€™t spend as much time on the platform as I used to. Iโ€™m wondering if I should keep my Medium account. ๐Ÿง #medium #reading #writing]]> ๐Ÿ“– This week, I received my revenues report from Medium for last year (for taxes purposes). I made less than 500 CAN$. It reminded me that I was a much more active publisher last year than now. My last publication on Medium was on February 12th.

This morning, I spent a few minutes on Medium. I canโ€™t remember when was the last time I visited the homepage. I was curious about the web experience changes introduced since my last visit. Another reminder is that I donโ€™t spend as much time on the platform as I used to.

Iโ€™m wondering if I should keep my Medium account. ๐Ÿง

#medium #reading #writing

]]> https://write.as/numericcitizen/on-my-lack-of-medium-readings Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:20:12 +0000 People No Longer Read Apparently https://write.as/numericcitizen/people-no-longer-read-apparently?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[๐Ÿ“š While looking around me and paying attention to the generation that follows, I see most people on their screen looking at videos (Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, etc.). I rarely see someone reading on their screen, even less a book. I find it troubling in a few ways. First, I think people are becoming lazy about getting new knowledge and culture. Second, itโ€™s harder to read than watching videos. Third, attention span has never been this short in the younger generation. When I write an article with an average read time of more than four or five minutes, I know before hitting the publish button that very few people will read it. Those who do are probably older people. I might be wrong. I hope. ๐Ÿ˜’ Do you feel the same way? #reading #writing #musing a href="https://remark.as/p/numericcitizen/people-no-longer-read-apparently"Discuss.../a]]> ๐Ÿ“š While looking around me and paying attention to the generation that follows, I see most people on their screen looking at videos (Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, etc.). I rarely see someone reading on their screen, even less a book. I find it troubling in a few ways. First, I think people are becoming lazy about getting new knowledge and culture. Second, itโ€™s harder to read than watching videos. Third, attention span has never been this short in the younger generation.

When I write an article with an average read time of more than four or five minutes, I know before hitting the publish button that very few people will read it. Those who do are probably older people. I might be wrong. I hope. ๐Ÿ˜’

Do you feel the same way?

#reading #writing #musing

Discuss...

]]> https://write.as/numericcitizen/people-no-longer-read-apparently Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:27:55 +0000