Missing My Attention Span

Thank Heavens, winter and snow dropped in, my TBR list for the next two months has grown exponentially.  I have started and have read two of the first new releases but I am feeling a little overwhelmed by the number of books.  Usually this is not a problem for me, but I need to admit I am struggling with attention span. I wondered why…

1.  Recently, I have made a distinct effort to read more women’s literature books than I have before.  I wanted to stretch my brain in new ways, since I was not able to teach.  In the past I literally plowed through historical fiction and fiction at a huge rate.  Now I am trying to read books that have more meaning, more thoughts to them.  In some cases the books are for an online book club.
2. Distractibility due to screen time.  I have been reading a lot more on my phone where it is really easy to skip from one app to another.  I have also found all these short stories to read online and quite frankly the vast majority of them are so-so every once in a white I find a gem.  That means I have to navigate my way through ads, and pages and constant interference when trying to read.  
3. I worry also about the constant connection to the world and everything happening in the world today more than anything else. I am horrified by the lack of basic human decency, acceptance of everyone’s differences, and the rise of fascism.  

So I need to change the narrative.  I am going to read on my kindle or in a physical book more. I am going to turn off my phone.  I might even need to put the phone somewhere outside of my reach.  The last thing I must do is to turn off the news and the weather channels.  I can allow those to pull me in and the next things I know I am looking up more information and still even more.  Those are my self diagnosis and prescription to move forward. 

Elise has been very busy reading.  She sent in a guest review of Then She Was Gone by Isobel Booth. A thriller about a missing child.  On top of that she interviewed with Kathleen Donnelly.  She focused on three of her novels Chasing Justice, Hunting the Truth, and Killer Secrets, the first three books in the National Forest K-9 Series.

I wish you joy and peace in your reading!