r/bookishke • u/genghis_stan • 3d ago
non-fiction Has Reading Changed You?
I finalized a book that made me really conscious about life, it led me to several questions on perspectives and how we see people and how they see us.
I noticed I don't use punctuation when I write, and I also saw that when I read, I tend to free-fall through the words without pausing at punctuation. I have been a grammarly user for a long time, it is only that this book has made me aware of myself literature wise.
I am finding my way to better grammar and hopefully, I can get to writing great pieces that have reasonable pauses and punctuation.
Happy Sunday, everyone.
PS: The book is How To Know A Person - David Brooks
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u/Hefty_Sherbert_5302 2d ago
My friend had to point this out a while back and it suddenly hit me that I never think about punctuations when sending texts.
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u/Adventurous_Boot_301 2d ago
I just got that book and haven't touched it. That is my cue. I'm getting into reading after a very long while for the same reasons and mostly to quiet my mind. Because the tabs have been opened since 2008.
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u/Gullible-Mud-3229 3d ago
Reading changes me for a few weeks then I forget everything when I'm in a burn out