I'm sick of reading. It's finally happened, at exactly the point I get tired of all these challenges throughout the month. Except I'm not dying to watch TV or play video games. Although I would certainly like to do those things, I don't feel it as a senseless beating drum of a compulsion as I did for say, coffee or meat. I merely seek them out as something else to do.
I don't want to give it up. Rather, I have just reached the upward limit of how much I can read in a day. Although I didn't think it was possible, I believe the limit I set out for TV/Video games (2-3 hours) also applies to reading. That is, unless you are switching what you are reading every so often. I like to have a couple different books on the go right now as it keeps things interesting.
However, it can also cause me to have trouble keeping the stories and their details straight. I've found the plots end up melding in weird ways or that you start noticing plot similarities between them that may or may not exist. But I enjoy that , as you may be seeing patterns that no one else has ever seen, as no one has ever read the both of them back to back. I'm speculating of course, but it's a neat idea.
As a postscript, this has me wondering if this 2-3 hour period is just the longest I can comfortably focus on anything. I have noticed I get a bit fidgety after this much time, fun activity or no. maybe this simply doesn't apply to everyone, and I should just apply this to everything in my life.
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