Thank you. :) Yes, I’ve been reading e-books since even before the advent of the first Kindle. The shelf space problem was actually my main motivator at the time, but now I’m attached to them for so many other reasons.
It works for my linear mind. ;) Although the features for that have actually improved quite a bit in recent years. You can swipe up from the bottom and then page through chapters or pages, with a pop-up window open large enough to see the text but with your original page still open in the background so you can go back to where you were by just closing the pop-up. And the menu at the top has a “Goto” option that lets you jump to specific chapters or other things in the Table of Contents.
I do prefer to read textbooks in a physical format, though, because I still think it's easier to work with something physical if I’m really going to be flipping all over the place. Especially since, with textbooks, I often want to see two non-adjacent pages at the same time.
It's just that I only noticed how much I tended to flip back and forth when I tried to read ebooks. I've gotten a lot better because, you know, shelf space, but it's been a struggle.
Ebooks offer so many advantages, in so many ways and they're getting better all the time, but even if I could read them, I'd likely not. I'm like you Tannat - I like to flip back and forth, but I also like the physical sensation of the book itself; it's part of my reading experience. And as much as the space issue is currently driving me nuts, I find a room filled with books soothes my soul and makes me happy. :)
MT used to do that thing with the television and it drives me crazy too. I think he just got used to doing it when he lived alone for background noise, as he doesn't do it all that often anymore.
I’m curious if he lived in a noisier household growing up? I always wonder if that plays some role in the kind of noise levels we like in our own homes after we're adults, although no doubt a good bit of it is just personality. I didn’t have any siblings, and I was your typical latchkey kid, so I figure that's one reason I’ve always been comfortable being alone in a completely quiet home.
Yes - he was one of three boys, all very close in age. I doubt his poor mom knew what silence was for a good 25 years. :D I'm not an only child, but was raised as one as my next oldest sibling was 10 years older, so you're probably on to something. :)
Taking political science in college, I found there was some stuff, by Henry Kissenger ,that I could only get through by reading it out loud. In a Henry Kissenger accent.
Reading Shakespeare out loud can be very helpful, too.
I do prefer to read textbooks in a physical format, though, because I still think it's easier to work with something physical if I’m really going to be flipping all over the place. Especially since, with textbooks, I often want to see two non-adjacent pages at the same time.
Reading Shakespeare out loud can be very helpful, too.