Reading Rainbow, Comrade

Recently I came to the realization that I do actually have the patience for books...just not non-fiction books...at least not while I'm in a PhD program.  I guess, as with any other source of entertainment I want books to entertain me rather than teach me.  Though I do like educational shows........ Ok, so I guess if it's an active form of entertainment, such as reading, at this point in my life I just want it to entertain me, but if it's a passive form of entertainment, such as watching TV or movies, I don't mind if it educates me as well.  I suppose that has to do with the fact that it's far easier to focus on an educational show or movie for an hour or two than it is to focus on a non-fiction book for days or weeks.  I'm glad I'm not alone in this feel, as I was talking to other graduate students in my department and they feel the same way.  It's just too mentally taxing to read informative articles and books for work and then go home and do the same to unwind.

I leave you with this Soviet area poster:

Translation: If you don't read books, you will soon forget your grammar.