Yes, it's exactly as the title suggests. I've decided to do these weekly because of three reasons:
1.
Ever since I started my personal - self-improvement focused - project, I've
decided to read one book a week minimum. There are dozens of, I presume,
helpful non-fiction books catching dust on my bookshelves. There was a very
good reason for me buying those books but I was just too lazy to give them a go
which I'm not particularly happy about. Now I have decided to put an end to it.
There are about 30 books I want to dive into and successfully finish due
end of 2018 and If you do the math it's crystal clear how many books a week I
need to read to accomplish my rather ambitious goal.
Never mind the preface, I'll get to the actual point. Reading books is only
worth your time and energy when you take away something from the book you read
(I have serious trouble recalling the contents of a book once I am done reading
it). Otherwise, you are just pretending that you are being productive while in
fact you just waste your time abundantly with little to no payoff. I've been
thinking about a way to solve this issue for a while and I came up with this -
reviewing a book as soon as I am finished with it (or worst case scenario
within 24 hours after I finish reading it). It's a tedious way to spend my time
because I have to go through the book all over again, pay attention to every
detail to make sure not to miss anything. Is it worth it? I hope so because,
for me, it's damn hard.
2.
The second reason is rather blunt. I strive to improve my English as fast
as I possibly can to have a better shot at studying/living abroad if I decide
that it's a right path for me to take. Using different means of learning
English simultaneously should result in attaining reasonable competence in it
faster. Additionally, I hope it will make me more of a "Jack of all
trades" (I'd rather leave out the "master of none" part) kind of
English user.
My
reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary are fairly decent but I want to
improve in more practical areas of language (speaking, writing etc.) faster.
Writing reviews means writing more articles overall which results in me
improving more rapidly thanks to sufficient practice (you get the point).
Furthermore, writing book reviews is noticeably different from writing
"typical" posts about reflecting on my state of mind, therefore it
will provide me with a different skill set I'll be able to utilize throughout
my life.
3.
At last but not least there is a community aspect to it. I've started
this blog primarily to cope with stress, negativity and doubt that comes with
pushing the pedal to the metal in a struggle to achieve something meaningful in
my life but that's not all there is to it. I'd be also happy to provide anyone,
who stumbles upon this blog, with concise yet applicable advice if they want to
jump on the same boat as I did roughly three weeks ago. That's the second goal
of this blog and I want to fulfil it by providing my potential readers with
meaningful and valuable content.
That
would be all for now. I'll try to put out the review of the book I read a week
ago (The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey) due tomorrow and I'll see how it
goes. Hopefully, I'll have a good time writing it and it will not contain many
stylistic errors (watch out ! novice wannabe writer coming through - yikes).
On a more
lively note: I hope you are having a good day!
Cheers
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