Reading Material

I graduated from college this past May, and ever since I've been reading romantic novel after romantic novel. As fun as this is, recently I've noticed people around me talking about books that I haven't read, i.e. non-romantic novels, or about topics I'm not all that informed in. So I've decided I need to start reading something a bit deeper than what's been on my nightstand of late.

It's great to dream about reading topics of great depth and having enlightened conversations, but is it really practical. I've gone through this phase before. Whishing I was more informaed about culture, history and science I have stopped reading "fun" books and gone on long excursions through the non-fiction side of the library. This has never lasted very long (hence my 6 month hiatus in the real of romance). So how will it work this time.

I came up with a theory. It isn't based on any facts, but I'm going to test it out. 1 "heavy" book is intellectually equal to 3 "fun" books. I base this theory on the idea that 1 of the former category will take the same amount of time as 3 of the later. Also, 1 of the former will drain your brain, and body of energy that is equivalent to the amount of energy you regain from 3 of the later. So I am off to test my theory. I just read a series of fun books, and now have started my "heavy" book: The Closing of the Western Mind by Charles Freeman. I have even been taking notes on the book.

Hopefully my theory will prove true, and I will be able to read these heavy books while managing to keep my energy up, and not lose my desire to read. This will hopefully warm me up before I start Graduate School next year.