While I deleted a reply that was negative about musical instruments, I still want to explain why I prefer not to hear music. It’s really simple, every time something horrible happens, it’s usually accompanied by (very loud) music. It’s like an itch, which can be removed by the pain of scratching.

Re my previous post, I saw the original movie of Dune (1984) on television, and was totally confused after watching. I believe I wasn’t the only one. I even had read one of the books in Dutch translation ten years earlier, and the movie was still a mystery to me (what’s it about, anyway?).

The speed reading fallacy: the case for slow reading - Ness Labs

Instead of trying to read faster, strive to read better.

On a personal note, I sometimes catch myself vocalizing what I read, to silence the noise going on in my mind, then subvocalize, finally reading words by their shape, all within 15 minutes. Rereading paragraphs I see myself doing as well, sometimes even rereading previous chapters.

Reading as many books as possible seems silly to me, since it’s only performative, an empty achievement, without benefiting anyone, least myself. Some books take longer to read than others.

I wonder if this book counts as reading material: Avatar - The Last Airbender - Art by Bryan Konietzko 📚 It’s more like reference material, somewhere between a novel and a dictionary.

Sketching ought to reach for the sky, while keeping things simple, IOW think big, draw small, tentative, unassuming, approachable. Making things look easy (so the viewer can relate) is hard work, takes time and patience. 🎨

While most take part in MB March to take daily photos, I let myself be motivated to make daily drawings based on the prompt. Since there are no (enforced) rules, I suppose that’s okay, other than that it doesn’t count as an entry for a photo challenge. If that’s my penalty, I’m pleased as Punch.