I agree with all of your points. I have to personally remember to PUT DOWN the self help books, and books that I think would be GREAT for my clients (so I check them out first), and read a little smut now and again. I like to bury myself in fiction as an escape. This post reminds me I’ve got a few in my log waiting to be cracked open!

I agree that it’s hard to settle into a book in a very short gap of time (I like to have at least 30 minutes to read). And yes, taking a break to read is definitely good for your sanity!

Usually, I have a heavy (as in weight) book to read at home – requiring something to hold it up while reading. Then, there is a pocket book in my bag for travelling. I read all kinds of books, favourites being fiction about other ways of life in other countries and other times, non-fiction books on improving the quality of life in one way or another and biographies of interesting people.

I also like to read in other languages which helps me keep up on and improve said languages. I’m not a native English speaker, but do read a lot of English, as well as French and German. Now, I’m actually learning Spanish so I can read Spanish books in the original language.

On the other hand I profted from and still remember vividly many great works of fiction. Reading George Eliot’s Middlemarch, for instance, makes me see life differently. So has reading Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. These and other novels have benefited me tremendously.

Try it — read ‘em. Happy New Year!