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“We ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we are reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for?”
— Franz Kafka, “Letter to Oskar Pollak (27 January 1904)”
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do you still say reading is one of your favorite activities/hobbies even though you haven’t actually read in months but you used to read like a book a day when you were younger so much so that it became a personality trait and now you for some reason cannot for the life of you make yourself read but you’re still emotionally attached to that part of you and hope by speaking it into existence you’ll someday rediscover that happy version of yourself or are you normal?
I think most people who stop reading, stop reading because they keep going back to the reading that they used to love. But, they’ve grown up, and now reading about children saving the world isn’t an empowering statement, but, like “Who’s pushing that responsibility on children?!”. Reading the same sci-fi looking for new ideas and novel adventures (pun intended) doesn’t scratch that itch because they’ve read enough stories that they recognize all the tropes and it ain’t fresh and new anymore. Reading character romance has become stale because, well, they don’t have the same lovey-dovey daydreams about their own lovelife anymore, for whatever reason. ( . . .maybe they now regularly have sex and don’t have to vicariously be a slut through a fantasy mary sue, and are just busy loving the hell out of their own slutty life. (We do self-callouts here)). Point is: their taste in reading has probably changed, because they’re in a wildly different part of their life, but when they try to rekindle that love of reading, they go back to what (they think) they know they will enjoy . . . and they don’t ‘get into’ the book, because it’s like playing with blocks when you’re 15 vs. playing with blocks when you’re 5. The blocks are the same, and there’s no shame in enjoying them still, but most people won’t enjoy them anymore, at age 15. So if you find yourself in a reading glut? Pick up something you don’t expect to enjoy, and won’t feel guilty about putting down and never finishing. And do that again and again until you find yourself surprised and transfixed and obsessed and alive and LIVING FOR READING LIKE YOU FUCKING USED TO. FUCK YEAH. Because at some point, for most of us, if we keep looking for new adventures in the same old places, we’re not going to find them. (Although, some of us develop lifelong loves of certain fiction, and there are other things keeping them from reading).
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31|07|2020
Day 19 of My Summer Studying Challenge
✨ 31st July ✨ What do you like most about the beach?
the ocean! i haven’t gone swimming in years but i loved swimming in the ocean because it just feels incredible and powerful… the only thing i don’t like is the salty water
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andreabujo
031720
this self distancing thing is so boring, I don't know how to act even tho I'm home all the time lol
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@rosesun’s archive
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↳ 03.13.20. friday
all of my finals are now online so i’ve settled in at my desk to plan out what is due when and brainstorm for the essay i have to write as well ☕️✨
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Last week spread, late but simple. 🙊
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sketching some ideas 🌿
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15082019
-a mini stationery haul-
I start my new semester on September 2nd, how about you guys??
In frame:
- Muji 0.38 mm gel ink pens (black)
- Muji 0.5 mm smooth gel ink pen (red)
- Muji A5 notebook
- Muji B5 loose leaf
- Tombow dual brush pens
- Sakura pigma micron 0.3 mm and 0.1 mm
- Sakura gelly roll metallic
- Pentel energel pen refills
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✧ march 19, 2020
It has been a while! I’m back after a long time away from tumblr because I’ve been wanting to start blogging/journaling more and explore how to express myself creatively, especially now that I’m going to be home almost all the time. Honestly, I’ve changed a lot this past year or so, and I’ve been enjoying my Hobonichi so far. I learned a lot about myself and finally found my career direction (accounting), which was so far from what I originally thought was for me. Art will always be dear to my heart, but I could only ever enjoy it if it were solely for pleasure. I think trying to make it into my career really dragged me down, so I always avoided it.
So much has changed and it’s really scary, but it will work out in the end. Don’t be afraid of trying new things, even if you feel like you’re betraying a part of yourself. I’m still in community college, working on associates for transfer. I’ve started to draw again, admittedly after a long time. I’m enjoying it though, and that’s the most important thing. I still want to do something with my art in the future, but it will probably be after I’ve established my career. I want to open a small business someday, like a cafe/coffee shop. I want to improve my art skills and draw people more often. I want a lot of things now that I’ve found the motivation and heart to create.
But for now, I’m just going take it slow! I’m going to draw, journal, embroider, dance (or at the very least try to) and learn.
I hope everyone has been well, though. Stay safe. You’re growing and you will continue to grow even if you feel like you’re not. You’re going to be okay.
hello :) i hope you have a BEAUTIFUL day!!!!
hi !!! thank u so much! i hope u have a beautiful day too~~ ur vlog was very lovely and i hope u make more !! :,)
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hold on to every sliver of hope, no matter how small
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Advice I wish I would’ve followed or been given.
And you can still do it now
fun fact: one of the best ways to keep your mind sharp is to continue learning new skills as you grow older! it’s never too late to learn how to make your own clothes or resurrect the dead or grow beautiful flowers.