I was wondering this today. Let’s take a book with 20 chapters for example.I was thinking, if I read 5 chapters in one day, I should stop there and pace myself, and don’t read more until the next day.
I was thinking, If I read too much in one day, I won’t have time to process it all and let it settle. I can probably read an average 300 page book in 2 days, but if I never slowed down and processed it, maybe it won’t hit as hard? It be as impactful? I don’t know. I’m kinda thinking that though.
Maybe pacing yourself helps the story have more emotional impact, so it doesn’t seem like one big blob of information stuffed into your brain without time to process it.
What do you think? Is this stupid? Do you agree with it? I’m still thinking this over.
by justkeepbreathing94
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Sometimes, perhaps.
I think the key thing here is time to process what you have read and to let those feelings linger, to give yourself time to absorb it.
Nowadays, we jump from one piece of media to another and rarely reflect on what we’ve just read/seen/heard. It’s become a numbers game/race to keep up with the latest content, rather than the content itself.
Giving yourself time and space to reflect on things is generally positive.