Lists are not only a popular medium for written content on the web because they're easy to peruse without feeling like you're committing to reading a long essay, they're also ideal for mobile because they can be digested in a brief period of time.
After all, it's better to browse the back cover before committing to reading the entire novel.
If you send an email now, you are committing to reading the reply or responding with an additional message later.
Similarly for extroverts, if we are "the life of the party," we may also benefit from adding a "time-out" to our lives, such as a time for reflection, a daily walk around the neighborhood or perhaps committing to reading a book 15 minutes a day.
Not ready to commit to reading a thick book?
Most enjoyable and inspiring CPD day imaginable for those committed to reading for pleasure in schools.
She is, for example, committed to reading sources in their original languages.
These last few Christmases I've committed to reading a big book I should have read before – The Count of Monte Cristo, East of Eden and the utterly extraordinary Moby-Dick.
More than 240,000 of Goodreads' 25 million members have already committed to reading more than 14m books this year, pledging to get through them at an average of more than a book a week.
Jason Farago (@jsf) I'm absolutely committed to reading all of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels this winter... an Italian escape into the power and constructs of female friendship seems like just the thing to help sustain me until the warmer temperatures return.
