As much as I enjoy movies, I will admit that much that passes as visually entertaining does not do much for the analytical side of the mind. But I have also found that it doesn’t do much for the creative side either.
If I really want something that will both stimulate my mind and give it a good solid workout then reading is what is necessary.
Recently I have been traveling through a reading desert. My schedule has been super busy as of late and has included several late nights working, and some after work appointments to deal with side projects. The drain on my free time has been critical in the last 2 months in particular and I find that I have had little time for reading at bed time. Those few nights that I do have time I find my mind to be too exhausted to read. I’m one of those people who needs to wind down at bed time and with my 5 to 6 hours of sleep per night, I need to set aside some of that wind down time with nothing to do and that includes reading.
One side effect of this reading drought has been on my writing. The ideas don’t come as they used to. I find the same old themes and same old characters and plots swirling round my mind and I have no place to take them. My first thought was to ascribe this effect to aging but some older acquaintances assured me that this wasn’t the case. I can only assume that the lack of reading has stunted my creative mind.
So I have started to take measures to fix this and to take in some reading. Even short snippets here and there. Honestly I could probably go on without reading for a while longer and trudge on as is but why would I want to when with some extra effort I could help improve my analytical and creative side by indulging in a good book?
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