Goldlilocks

Okay, so the other day, a friend was commenting on my monthly reading list and asked when I found the time to read. In the ensuing discussion, she described herself as a “goldilocks” when it comes to reading–she needs to have everything juuuuuust right to be able to focus. This caught my attention because, first, I thought that was a charming way of describing the condition, but, two, while we’ve talked about our reading habits, this is an interesting wrinkle. I’d never really thought about it that way.

So, this is my question to you–are you a Goldilocks kind of reader?

Do you need the light just right, the background noise just so loud but not too loud, the chair just right, the distractions at a minimum?

Or can you open a book at any time and dip right in, whether it’s for twenty seconds, while waiting for the kettle to boil, or indefinitely, like while waiting interminably at the hospital–as long as the book is open in front of your nose, you’re happy to read?

I can read anywhere, anytime.  I can read while riding in the car, I can read at my desk, I can read curled up in a chair, or on the bed, and pretty much in any light.  I can read with noise, without noise.  Usually I have the TV or the radio on anyway.    I can read in the library or in a restaurant, on vacation, or working out on a stationery exercise bike.  I keep a book in my car so that when I go through the fast food drive-thru, I can sneak in a couple of paragraphs.  The only thing I have never done, is read in the bathroom.

Posted 2007-09-06 10:54:53 pm

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