ā¦ and actually enjoying it. In the past year iāve finally nailed down my taste/hit a groove with pleasure reading and now I canāt stop. I do a lot of reading recs in a way that I almost feel self-conscious about but I canāt contain it - truly bringing me crazy amounts of peace in my life right now.
When I was 19-22ish, I spent a lot of time reading what I thought I *should* be reading and ending up spending 3 months trudging through a book just to say I did. I blame Red Scare Podcast. Why was I 19 thinking i needed to read Houellebeq and Lasch?
Now I fly through pages and (mostly) love it all. or feel like I got something from it at least. Right now Iām reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver and loving it, can spend hours at a time with it. My favorite book is probably If on a winters night a traveler by Italo Calvino. Happy to get more recs always.
Feb 25, 2024
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In an effort to decentralize social media in my life, I started reading againā¦ and I didnāt realize what a joy it could be! I couldnāt tell you the last time I read a book of my own accord, but I started with The Bell Jar, and now Iām on Just Kids. They are perfect ways to ease myself into more patience, quietness, and satisfaction. :)
Feb 10, 2025
currently in three book clubs and loving every minute. been using reading as my replacement for cutting out most social media and havenāt regretted it.
just read The Hearing Trumpet with PI.BKCLB (about to start our February special event read, join us!) and thought it was rebelliously joyful.
read Self Reliance in another book club and thought Emerson was pretty insightful and provided some great perpective into how one should live according to their core values, especially in times fraught with voices calling for change like our own. about to start Civil Disobedience next.
read Transcendence by Scott Barry Kauffman in another and I feel like I understand Maslow in a whole new way now. weāre now beginning Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore and iām excited to dive into more thought that integrates the psychological/scientific with the spiritual.
nibbling on a few other books on the side but I picked up a book called Wasting Time and Resources in Mississippi from an indie author at a truck stop who was doing a signing and itās so bizarre but also really earnest and endearing. it gives hallmark movie vibes. the picture below is a snippet from that book.
Jan 24, 2025
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i usually find myself in reading ruts when iām taking classes and being assigned books or when iām trying to keep up with new releases and the āsmartā books that are usually dense and long. i can usually get myself out of this rut by picking out a book that looks fun to me, like a book set on a beach or something I loved in middle school. Iām reading From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler right now and itās just FUN!!! I also am very much not someone who feels like they have to finish a book. Life is too short. I think that helps!
Mar 29, 2024
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How did this become a standardized measurement tool? it has such an emotional auraā¦
Mar 5, 2024
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As pi.fyi gains popularity I notice more and more people using it like twitter/trying to hit an algorithm/ātweetdeckingā recs/memeing
so incongruent to me because pi truly feels like a place of respite from all the aforementioned internet behavior. using it to identify and share small joys from your day, talk about things you want more of in your life, share about yourself, explore things youāre curious about ā¦ I promise thatās āgood contentā. š«¶
Mar 7, 2024
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I love hand-writing a letter. the delayed gratification of it, talking about anything and nothing, decorating it with cartoons and drawings and stickers. Sending little extras and photographs with tiny micro-playlists scrawled out on the back of it. It takes at least an hour to craft a good letter, one worth receiving and replying to, and it's intimate to think about someone nonstop for that long. I just love that form of communication.
Mar 4, 2024