https://schaver.com/tags/reading/Recent content in Reading on Schaver.comHugoenmark.schaver@gmail.com (Mark Schaver)mark.schaver@gmail.com (Mark Schaver)Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:57:20 -0400https://schaver.com/posts/2026/reading-is-like-exercise/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:57:20 -0400mark.schaver@gmail.com (Mark Schaver)https://schaver.com/posts/2026/reading-is-like-exercise/<p>A professor <a href="https://www.chronicle.com/article/deciding-that-things-are-too-hard-for-students-is-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">said this about teaching students to read</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Reading is like exercise. You have to go a little bit beyond what you’re comfortable with, a little bit more than you can really do, in order to get the benefit and to be able to do it easily later.</p> </blockquote> <p>I&rsquo;m saving it as a reminder for myself because like a lot of people, I&rsquo;m finding it more difficult to read books now than I used to.</p>