{"id":115,"date":"2019-04-16T12:41:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T12:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=115"},"modified":"2019-09-30T22:08:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T22:08:31","slug":"best-place-and-time-for-reading","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/chapter\/best-place-and-time-for-reading\/","title":{"raw":"Best Place and Time for Reading","rendered":"Best Place and Time for Reading"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Stop for a moment and think about yourself and the act of reading. Whether you read headlines or social media posts on a smartphone, or love to settle in with the Sunday paper, or devour stacks of hard-copy books, or read only when forced to, what does reading look like for you?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Check out some of the following <strong>tips<\/strong> as you figure out what works best for you:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Consider your ideal spot for reading. Is it a favourite chair in your living room? Your bed? A coffee shop? The cool green grass in a local park? The library?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">What\u2019s your favorite time of day for reading? Try and find when you study best \u2013 and then make use of that time.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Do you read best in silence? Or do you like to have music playing, be around other people, or have some other sort of active distraction?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Do you prefer hard-copy (printed) books, e-books, or audiobooks?<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Chapter-2-Figure-2.1-1.jpg\" alt=\"A person reading while sitting in a chair with their cat in the evening.\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1267\" width=\"594\" height=\"505\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Figure 2.1: <\/b>Best place and time to read: What works best for you?<\/span><\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Student Tip<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Develop a Routine<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"s1\">Once you\u2019ve found the perfect setting and time, use it. Develop a routine of reading and studying at about the same time and in the same place as much as you can. Doing this helps the activity become a habit, and once that happens, it will be even easier \u2013 and more effective.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"attribution-notice\">Attribution statement<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This chapter is an adaptation of: (with editorial changes)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s4\">The Word on College Reading and Writing by Carol Burnell, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear, licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/span><\/a>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Download for free at: <a href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/\">https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>","rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Stop for a moment and think about yourself and the act of reading. Whether you read headlines or social media posts on a smartphone, or love to settle in with the Sunday paper, or devour stacks of hard-copy books, or read only when forced to, what does reading look like for you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Check out some of the following <strong>tips<\/strong> as you figure out what works best for you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Consider your ideal spot for reading. Is it a favourite chair in your living room? Your bed? A coffee shop? The cool green grass in a local park? The library?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">What\u2019s your favorite time of day for reading? Try and find when you study best \u2013 and then make use of that time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Do you read best in silence? Or do you like to have music playing, be around other people, or have some other sort of active distraction?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Do you prefer hard-copy (printed) books, e-books, or audiobooks?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Chapter-2-Figure-2.1-1.jpg\" alt=\"A person reading while sitting in a chair with their cat in the evening.\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1267\" width=\"594\" height=\"505\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Figure 2.1: <\/b>Best place and time to read: What works best for you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Student Tip<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p><strong>Develop a Routine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Once you\u2019ve found the perfect setting and time, use it. Develop a routine of reading and studying at about the same time and in the same place as much as you can. Doing this helps the activity become a habit, and once that happens, it will be even easier \u2013 and more effective.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"attribution-notice\">Attribution statement<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This chapter is an adaptation of: (with editorial changes)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s4\">The Word on College Reading and Writing by Carol Burnell, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear, licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/span><\/a>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Download for free at: <a href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/\">https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-115","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":94,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1550,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/115\/revisions\/1550"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/94"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/115\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=115"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=115"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}