Dr. Victoria GrinbergDec 18

52!

It's the first time since 2020 that I managed to read a book for every week of the year. I'm really happy and proud I did.

I need reading to quiet my mind - but also reading is one of the things that are gone when I'm in certain bad places mentally.

Getting back into the reading habit (although what I read did change) is hard work, but it's paying off. More reading, less scrolling. I need to remind myself of this. And if I slip, try again. Let it go and try again. And again.

Show threadAethelDec 19
@vicgrinberg okok but how do you retain all those books in your memory?
Show threadDr. Victoria GrinbergDec 19
@Aethel what a ridiculous idea that reading is about remembering the details of every single book. See here: https://mastodon.social/@vicgrinberg/115054349302146150
Show threadAethelDec 19
@vicgrinberg if i read about german medical experiments in auschwitz and i get a chance to visit the place years later, id like to be able to recall the details to fully appreciate what happened. If i read about economy, id like to be able to remember that when watching the news to fully understand what are the implications of a political decision. Dont think its such a ridiculous concept,isnt it?
Show threadDr. Victoria Grinberg

@Aethel first of all: please leave Auschwitz out of random the examples as much as you'd like to use it to shock & make a point (you never know the background of the people you speak with; this Jew lost a lot of family during WWII).

Secondly, it still is. One of the main thing one needs to remember as (higher education) teacher is that learning is very little about remembering minute facts, but about an understanding for the large concepts and large contexts and knowing where to look up.

Dec 19 at 10:08amWeb