Sublime

Not exactly surprised by Merve Emre's response to the question: "Where and When Do You Read ?" but: respect/admiration/envy. An ideal I only sometimes manage to approach. https://t.co/jAIg23f8jH

He described reading a book as being “in conversation” with the author. But reading has the added benefit of allowing you to concentrate deeply, move as fast or as slowly through an argument or idea as you want, and formulate and reformulate your thoughts as you move through the text.

Tried massively reducing screen time this year to increase reading time and it paid off! Enjoyed reading quite a few good books this year. Some favourites: - Visions of Technology by Richard Rhodes - Permutation City by Greg Egan - Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo -... See more

In his 1905 essay “On Reading,” Marcel Proust puts it nicely: “With books there is no forced sociability. If we pass the evening with those friends—books—it’s because we really want to. When we leave them, we do so with regret and, when we have left them, there are none of those thoughts that spoil friendship: ‘What did they think of us?’—‘Did we... See more