So the idea for today was to finish the post I intended to publish Saturday. What happened on Saturday? Well, you see, Youtube got me... different strokes for different folks, right?
Anyway, I sat down to explain a hard problem, which was - when will this end? - and got sidetracked. But, today, take two! I got off to a decent start, thinking critically and clearly (but mostly critically) about the lockdown, when it might end, what could happen, and so on. The obvious change was a return to some normal activity, and I started to list the ones relevant to me - going to work, volunteering, various social activity, the library...
And now we're sidetracked again, because it's been almost three months since my last library trip, and I've been fine. The short version is, I've mostly stopped reading books. In fact, my rate is so low at the moment, I could probably just buy all the books I read instead of stomping over to the library for the freebies - the cost won't be prohibitive, I'll have less infection possibilities to worry about, and having my own books might prove useful during COVID-20.
I guess the question is, why am I not reading now, and is this a permanent change? I came up with the answer when I was thinking about something slightly unrelated - I've always read as a starting point for change, but since my life isn't changing very much at the moment, I have no need for reading. I guess the answer is pretty straightforward - once my life stops being the same day, over and over, I'll feel the pull of the library again, and return to my old ways.
