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I ask as for me it used to me mid way. I loved reading so much when I was a teenager that I got through 15 books all in one go(i mean a day), and even read them whilst I was meant to be sleeping, under the cover. I suppose that's why I ended getting glasses in the end, as I strained my eyesight with holding a torch under the duvet cover whilst pushing the words out of the book. In the end, it did turn into a habit more than anything, though I felt the pleasure inbetween, rather intense at times especially whilst under the cover. I felt like I had to rush through the pages to grasp the story there and then. This soon faded out into a more mellow pace, when I started writing and painting and letting my own creative juices flow.
Now, I read out of pleasure (because i enjoy it, and don't feel in a rush to get through the reading-but more understand the context of book) on rare accounts. I don't read as much as I once did, and even lucky if I read a book per month as I keep books within interest by my bedside cabitnet, and one book on top, when I do feel like reading. The habit vanished and the pleasure returned, especially if it has anything to do with helping me along the way, and it sparks my interest.
What about you? Do you read out of habit, or pleasure? Or even both? What do you define as habit? And what do you define as pleasure?
Now, I read out of pleasure (because i enjoy it, and don't feel in a rush to get through the reading-but more understand the context of book) on rare accounts. I don't read as much as I once did, and even lucky if I read a book per month as I keep books within interest by my bedside cabitnet, and one book on top, when I do feel like reading. The habit vanished and the pleasure returned, especially if it has anything to do with helping me along the way, and it sparks my interest.
What about you? Do you read out of habit, or pleasure? Or even both? What do you define as habit? And what do you define as pleasure?