Why is it that I hate to read But yet I love the newspaper and magazines?

Answer 1

Newspapers and magazines are designed to be read in "bites." You can put one down, pick it up and be okay. Most also realize busy people have short attention spans. The important information gets put up at the top of the article, so you get all the facts up straight.

Novels don't do any of those things. But have you ever tried reading popular non-fiction books? You might find something there you could enjoy.

Answer 2

I, too, am like you and so is one of my kids. I think the reason why is that I have a very short attention span. I am pretty sure I have ADHD and so does my son. I know this sounds like a broken record. I have tried over the years to sit down and read a novel or some other book. I have always had a very hard time. I finally realized that I have a short attention span (and I like non-fiction books better also). My child is gifted and I am smart too. So none of this has anything to do with intelligence. I finally felt some peace when I figured this out. I stopped beating myself up for not reading what a "well educated" person ought to have read. I graduated with a 3.5 g.p.a in teaching! The way I stay informed is through magazines, newspapers, msnbc.com, the internet in general, talking with other people and reading small chunks of books here and there. I also read the scriptures every day - sometimes a page or less or more. Also, you may want to try poetry with small commentaries about the author and Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (me and my family just started doing this).
I consider myself well-read and well informed - just not in the traditional way people may say. I also ponder alot about what I have read, and it helps me to solve problems in my life. When I find out about something that interests me often I want to learn more which helps me want to read more. I realized, too, that I love to read - just not in the traditional way. I am sure that you must love to read also. I hope this helps you.

Answer 3

Well, in the first place you should be commended for "loving" newspapers and magazines. I just wish we could require that all US citizens be good critical readers of current periodicals. Just be sure to read several different points of view so that you won't be deceived by the vision currently being sold publicly by some of our large corporations.

Unfortunately most popular newspapers and magazines (and televison channels and radio stations) now are owned by those very corporate powers who want to control our thinking. I still read the NY Times and the Washington Post, though their performance has been very disappointing in the past few years. So I balance them out with magazines like Orion, Mother Jones, Utne, American Prospect, Nation, and yes American Conservative, too.

I also consult a few blogs every day, just to see what the mainstream media are NOT covering; e.g., RawStory, Huffington Post, truthout, TomPaine, and of course Doonesbury (wherever you find it, I get it on the Slate blog).

If you read mostly newspaper and magazine articles, you probably like pieces that you can read, say, fifteen minutes at a time. Sometimes I get lost in a book and stay with it for hours, but rarely. Instead, I usually have two or three going at once, and I read about ten or fifteen pages at a time.

I usually have one novel, one biography, one book on current affairs, and one thoughtful or religious book. But that's just my preference. I also read from Poem a Day and the One-Year Bible once each day (each just takes a minute or two, and they are both fulfilling to me personally). And I'm a regular browser, esp. in poetry anthologies.

These are my personal preferences; you will find your own. Find a good public library near you, or have coffee at Borders or Barnes & Noble.

And keep up with the magazines and newspapers. I wonder what your favorites are, and what kinds of articles you return to again and again.

EnjoyIII

Answer 4

The newspaper and magazines require reading, therefore you don't hate reading.

It seems to me that your question implies that you are concerned that you only love to read newspapers and magazines.

Therefore, you wish you enjoyed reading books as well as newspapers and magazines. I think the trick is to take it slow and try to find what you may be interested in reading. What are the topics that you enjoy reading in the newspapers and magazines? Then try to find these topics in non-fiction and/or fiction books, short stories and poems. Try to read something short or even if you pick a longer work, you can read only a few pages at a time. Maybe you will be surprised and find that you enjoy reading these works as well.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Perhaps, it is because, in today's "instant gratification" society, people tend to mainline JUNK FOOD INFORMATION without giving it a second thought.
Newspapers and magazines tend to be slick, exciting, and brief in commitment; whereas books are more substantial, long-term engagements. Analogously, it's sort of like comparing a Big Mac and fries to a big ole home cooked dinner that someone put time and effort, (and dare I say?) a bit of themselves into.
Fast food is quick and greasy, but it fills you up. Gets the job done. You try not to think too much about WHO is behind the paper hat. The operative word here is "fast" -- similar to the quick fix that newspapers and mags provide.
On the other hand, elegant restaurant meals, fancy sit-down dinners, and family table-time is generally more focused on the aspects of ambiance, preparation, symbolism, and the QUALITY of the food. In this case, a good book is going to be savored - not endured, and ultimately worth the extra effort.

For the record, I encourage you to try a little bit of everything on the menu... after all, variety IS the spice of life.

Answer 6

Reading isn't for everyone..maybe you just don't like using your imagination.

But it's fun and everyone should try it sometime.

Magazines and newspapers are fact and reality..but once you get past all that and can't take anymore, pick up a good fiction book and get lost in someone else's life and adventures. Sometimes it is nice to be able to leave the facts and reality behind a bit and get lost in a book. I'd suggest "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult or stuff by Nicholas Sparks.

Answer 7

If you enjoy reading newspapers and magazines, then, obviously, your problem is not that you hate reading. It seems to me that what you really hate is some of the reading matter. Perhaps school text books? Perhaps you should expound a little more on your question.

Answer 8

Newspapers and magazines skim the surface, and rarely go very deeply into a subject. Books on the other hand often deal in depth and often investigate abstruse subjects never even encountered in news media. It needs different sensitivities to appreciate reading a book (in depth) which you may never have tried to cultivate. Maybe you are relatively young? It is quite possible to appreciate BOTH kinds of reading

Answer 9

Newspaper articles are written so that the most important information is in the first few sentences... As you read further, articles go into more detail and background information... If you don't need that, you probably just skip it, and yet you have gotten the most important ideas of the article without having to read much of it...

Answer 10

well reading a book or novel requires longer periods of attention span news papers you read the articles that interest you and magazines also. They are kept shorter to keep attention. But if you get a really good book and it holds your interest you will see you really do like to read. Reading is such a good way to lose your self for a while and to use your imagination and mind.