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Write your own post (at least 150 words with a revealing title and multimedia component) that responds to these two questions:

1. What is your relationship with reading right now? (Do you have positive or negative associations?) What kinds of things do you read? What kinds of tools do you use?

2. What is your relationship with writing right now? (Do you have positive or negative associations?) What kinds of things do you write? What kinds of tools do you use?

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My relationship with reading is weird right now. I try to find time to read but it is very hard to find. The only time I read by myself this year was when I was on vacation in Hawaii. I feel like I enjoy reading but only when it is on my terms. I also enjoy reading summaries of books so I can figure out what to read. I used to have a bad relationship with reading because it was forced on me. I feel like I would like it more if I was not forced to read things I do not like at times I do not want to. This bad relationship has carried over to now. I feel like when I want to relax and when I have no worries I can read but that does not come very often. I like reading Holocaust survival stories because they show me how hard life was. It makes me look back and feel grateful for how good my life is now. I just read books I do not really use tools. My relationship with writing is bad. I never like writing and I try to avoid writing at all costs. The only time I write is when I am texting or writing thank you notes. Writing is also very boring in my opinion because it is the same process over and over again. When the outline was introduced I honestly lost any love I had for writing. I want to start writing a journal or something that has to do with poetry so I can express myself better. It would also be a little therapeutic. Whenever I do write I use Grammarly because when I type I never go back right away to change the mistakes.

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I feel like I used to have a really good relationship with reading back when I was younger. Now, however, I only really read when I have to. I feel like it was a combination of my personal interests changing and the pressure in school to read texts I found uninteresting that muddled my relationship with reading. There are still some books and genres that I enjoy, but I just do not really read as often as I used to anymore. One genre that I have really gotten into this past year that sort of rekindled my interest in reading was self-help books. I enjoy these types of books because they provide actionable information that I can use to improve various aspects of my life.

I think I have a pretty good relationship with writing. While it can be frustrating sometimes, I do enjoy writing and find it sort of therapeutic. Formally, I only really write for school work and emails. Recently, I also started journaling a bit. Journaling is a practice I discovered in the self-help genre I mentioned earlier, and it is something I am currently experimenting with. However, in reality I do not even go 15-20 minutes without writing during my waking hours. I text my friends a lot, which is technically considered writing. When writing, the only tools I really use are autocorrect and Grammarly. I will also sometimes use ChatGPT for research purposes, using the AI to find information and giving me its source, so I can go and look at the source directly.

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I do not like reading. I have always struggled with it and did not learn how to read until 3rd grade so I have always felt behind in that sense. Since I was never good with reading I never enjoyed doing it and it always felt like a task I just had to do for school. The only time I really read is when my English class has mandatory books that are required, but other than that I do not read outside of school for fun. I also do not love reading because it takes me multiple times re-reading sections to actually comprehend it. I use this app called Libby which had audio books to help the reading experience not be so awful for myself. Since I dread reading assignments especially long books I will always use an audiobook. Using an audiobook helps me stay on task (my mind usually wander) and also helps my comprehension.

My relationship with writing is a little bit better. I don't love it thought. Things I write is for class such as AP lang which were essays. They were about 10 pages in length. Some tools I use for writing is grammarly and spell check. Another one is the bibliography sites such as easy bib, although not all the time they are right.

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I have always had a very neutral relationship with reading. I don't hate it, but I am usually not reading's biggest fan. I have just never gotten into reading as much as my other peers. I can't really say if I have a positive or negative association with reading, but in the past, I could easily say that I did. In elementary school, I always remember having a hard time reading. For example, in my 4th grade social studies class, I was counting down how many students until it was my turn to read. I accidentally "pre-read" the paragraph before my assigned one. I remember my teacher was frustrated with me being unable to pronounce anything, and I began to start crying in class. As embarrassing as that is, I can confidently say that I definitely don't hate reading now, but that doesn't mean I love it, either. But now I mostly read manga and occasionally a novel I am interested in because social media has given the said book a lot of attention. However, when I am reading for school, I honestly don't really have any tools, but the one thing I do (I'm not sure if this is good or not) is I just read in my hear because I'm already a slow reader, and just reading in my head makes me go a normal speed.

I feel like as I grow older, I tend to write more. I keep a journal that I write in sporadically, and I try and do manifestations every day. As of recently, I have more positive writing associations rather than negative ones. I feel like already, this class is already allowing me to enjoy writing much more, and I feel like it will only get better from here. I feel like the tools I have for writing were actually the same tools as many high school students in the last article we read about the different expectations of college writing versus what high school teachers believe to be the expectations. I am excited to improve on those tools and try to write with more purpose rather than just "fancy," "flowery" writing.

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I'm bad at reading. (my post came up as anonymous so I reposted it) 

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I'm bad at reading. (my post came up as anonymous so I reposted it) 

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I have always had a very neutral relationship with reading. I don't hate it, but I am usually not reading's biggest fan. I have just never gotten into reading as much as my other peers. I can't really say if I have a positive or negative association with reading, but in the past, I could easily say that I did. In elementary school, I always remember having a hard time reading. For example, in my 4th grade social studies class, I was counting down how many students until it was my turn to read. I accidentally "pre-read" the paragraph before my assigned one. I remember my teacher was frustrated with me being unable to pronounce anything, and I began to start crying in class. As embarrassing as that is, I can confidently say that I definitely don't hate reading now, but that doesn't mean I love it, either. But now I mostly read manga and occasionally a novel I am interested in because social media has given the said book a lot of attention. However, when I am reading for school, I honestly don't really have any tools, but the one thing I do (I'm not sure if this is good or not) is I just read in my hear because I'm already a slow reader, and just reading in my head makes me go a normal speed.

I feel like as I grow older, I tend to write more. I keep a journal that I write in sporadically, and I try and do manifestations every day. As of recently, I have more positive writing associations rather than negative ones. I feel like already, this class is already allowing me to enjoy writing much more, and I feel like it will only get better from here. I feel like the tools I have for writing were actually the same tools as many high school students in the last article we read about the different expectations of college writing versus what high school teachers believe to be the expectations. I am excited to improve on those tools and try to write with more purpose rather than just "fancy," "flowery" writing.

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As of now, my relationship with reading is erring on the side of being positive. If you had asked this question approximately one year ago, my response would undoubtedly have been "NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP!" I looked at reading as a chore and did not see the point of it except for school.  I always wonder why you would want to spend all that time reading when most of the time you can watch a movie that is an hour long. This was all until I had an experience with my first page-turner.  The book rarely came out of my hands.  After reading the book, I watched the movie, and it clicked. The movie just wasn't the same.  There were details that I enjoyed in the book missing in the film.  This leads us up to today. As of today, I wouldn't say my relationship is utterly positive because I feel it needs some work to reach that point, but I would suggest that it is headed in the right direction.

I feel my relationship with writing is poor now, but I believe it is improving the more often I write. I mostly write for assignments and emails. Rarely will you find my writing in a journal. The tools I have used in the past were rules described in the "Academic Writing in College" PDF, although after reading this PDF, I think it might be best if I unlearn these rules.

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Potatoes give us energy so we can read books and write stuff. Cheer for potatoes!

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1. I would say that I have a positive relationship with reading right now, but it was the opposite case when I was little. I realized that not all books are boring; some books are indeed fascinating and I just can't stop reading them when I am in the right mood. My favorite books might be historical books: the plot might be a little twisted just to make the books sound more fun, but they are overall true to history. The book I am reading right now is a classic Chinese historical novel called Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It talks about the history of China around 2000 years ago and how the three big countries in China at that time fought each other. I use my mobile phone to access them so I can read them at any place, and I usually listen to books at night when I can't fall asleep.

2. I have a neutral relationship with writing now. I do not love it that much but I don't hate it. When I write, that would either mean I have something to deal with my professors or talk to my friends. I barely write on paper these days since I am a Comp Sci student, but I would still do it when I need to do it. I use all kinds of tools online to help me write, including Grammarly, etc.

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My relationship with reading and writing. 

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My relationship with reading and writing. 

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I really enjoy reading, but not everything. Everyday I try to read something I enjoy, typically a science or horror fiction novel/short story of some sort, aside from the readings I do for my school work. However, I don't always get to read as much as I would like. Sometimes I go weeks without reading these books of my own personal interest, mostly because of my schedule and not having enough time to do so, and find myself reading math and science books the majority of the time. A major tool or technique that I use while reading is annotation. Overall, I think I have a positive association with reading, but feel like I can improve this relationship by incorporating books I personally find interesting into my schedule a little more. My relationship with writing could improve. When it comes to writing, specifically essays or short passages in which I feel limited, I tend to find it difficult to get my point across. Aside from mostly writing for school, I also write journals and sometimes short stories for myself. Overall, I think I have a positive association with writing.

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The so-so relationship with reading/writing

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The so-so relationship with reading/writing

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My relationship with reading write now is somewhat tense. I want to read on my own like things that I'm passionate about, currently I have a quantum physics book that I need to read that I just haven't and honestly I dont know why. I have both positive and negative relationships with reading even if i'm forced to read theirs a good chance that I will like it even though I did not want to read in the first place they may both be forced on by someone but the outcomes could be completely different. I wanna get to the point where reading is fun its just hard to. The things that I like to read are like mentioned earlier are non-fiction books like my quantum physics book but I also like to read dystopian stories that dont seem to have a end like 1984, or The Alchemist where u had to guess what was going on tell then. The thing I do to get myself to read is try to think about what I read in the best and get excited about what comes next and be more interested in that then the task of reading.

My relationship with writing is a little better than my reading. I can look forward to writing a little more regardless if it is a assignment because its something that I get to created regardless if its bad or good I get to try and make it good and something I can be proud of in the end hopefully. The things I write are mostly for school so essays for the most part and nothing really outside of school as it does't interest me as much as a activity then reading out of school does weirdly enough. Writing for just the sake of writing with out a purpose sometimes just kind of feels useless to me in a sense. The kind of tools I use to get me writing is think about the things I could write and how to incorporate evidence and how to write an amazing thesis. The tools that help me while writing is spell check sometimes which helps check that my sentences are relatively coherent and good.

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My relationship with reading right now is pretty positive. I read a lot when I was younger which I think has made me a stronger reader. I used to read mostly fiction, so sometimes reading in school is a little difficult for me. I always read the summaries of books to understand what the book was about and if I would be interested in it. I also would search up the definitions of any words that I did not understand. Overall, I really love to read so I don't really mind the challenges that come with it. My relationship with writing is quite different. I have always struggled with writing as I never really did it outside of school. So, the stress of getting a good grade always got to me. I have mostly written assignments and essays that we were assigned in class. Outside of school I have been writing text messages. I have improved my mindset in the last two years. The English classes that I took as a junior and senior have really helped with that. The main tool that I use is Grammarly.

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I'm a bad writer, but have a decent relationship with reading!

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I'm a bad writer, but have a decent relationship with reading!

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The relationship between me and reading is decent. We are like great friends but sometimes harm each other. Specifically, I like reading but with specific topics such as science, especially biological science, which I have a deep interest in, and photography since I love taking pictures, and cooking. The thing is, only sometimes can I read stuff with those topics; sometimes, I have to read things like novels, biographies or history books. I don’t really like reading those kinds of books because most of the time, the vocabulary is a great challenge for me. Also, the narration of those books are hard to understand. The tool I would use to read is basically several colored pencils and probably a translator. After I read the whole story, I will check the vocabulary I don’t understand.

The relationship between writing, we are reconciling with each other. As I keep practicing my writing skills and grammar, we will be good friends one day in the near future. Usually, I will write English class homework, and sometimes I will take notes for classes like biology and chemistry. The tools I am using are Grammarly, Deepl, and Google Documents. Those tools helped me a lot with my writing, especially Grammarly; it helped me a lot with my grammar. Another reason I think our relationship is kind of bad because TOEFL, I only got 24/30 on my writing part but for reading, I got 28/30. I tried a lot on practicing writing, but the result is still unsatisfactory.

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My current relationship with reading has taken a negative turn. Reading used to bring me a lot of joy and comfort in the past. However, it has recently felt more like a chore than a leisurely activity. The enjoyment I used to have from reading has been overshadowed by the pressure to read for school or professional purposes. The constant need to process information quickly made reading feel more like a chore than a pleasure. I find myself reading textbooks, research papers, and articles for school, leaving no time for personal reading. But when I do read, I like to read more fiction and romance novels. For example, Colleen Hoover's books or books from the show “The Summer I Turned Pretty”. I like to use my phone and online resources to read for convenience and accessibility.

My relationship with writing is also currently negative. It's a scary and tough task that I try to avoid whenever possible. Writing, which was once a creative release, became a burden and source of stress. The stress of having to write well-structured essays or reports has taken the fun out of it. I often procrastinate or struggle to find the right words, making writing a source of stress. My writing currently consists mostly of academic papers, reports, and texts. I use Google Docs as well as grammar and spell-check tools to help me.

Overall, my current relationship with reading has worsened due to the pressures of academic life, whereas my relationship with writing is pretty negative due to pressure and a lack of freedom. Both activities have become more functional than joyful.

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My current relationship with reading is positive but not as good as it used to be. I love reading, I enjoy it and think it is a lot of fun. I only read fiction novels for fun and never nonfiction simply because I do not enjoy it as much. I still love reading but I do not read as much as I would like to because of the transition into college life and the fact that all the books I used to read were borrowed from the library back where I used to live. I do not use any tools for reading but I do have my phone next to me while I read in case I need to look up the definition of a word. I also use a app called The StoryGraph to record my thoughts and reviews about the books I read.

My relationship with writing right now is alright although it is not positive. I have mostly negative associations because I do not believe my writing is good and I struggle in improving it. While I write (usually online), I like to have a dictionary and thesaurus with me to make sure I understand any words I am not too sure of or to replace them with something more specific that I can not think of otherwise. I do not have any physical tools because the majority of my writing is done online. I mainly write for academic purposes such as essays, journals, short responses to prompts, etc.

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My relationship with reading and writing

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I have a really close relationship with reading. For the past year, I've been reading book after book. I usually pick up a book when I have nothing else to do. My imagination has always been extremely vivid, so when I begin to read I get lost into the pages. I can see every detail described inside my head, almost as a daydream with a script. Reading allows me to remove myself from wherever I am and enter a new world. Even when the beginning is difficult to understand or even boring, I can really get into it after a few pages. I love reading popular novels like Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Bell Jar etc.. I also really enjoy reading books that have movies because I can then compare both versions. I also really enjoy reading textbooks, articles, and research related to science. In my opinion reading provides so much information, regardless if it's an educational text or not. When I'm having trouble understanding certain topics I annotate everything with post-it notes and highlighters.

My relationship with writing is a little different. There are times where I really like to write. If I'm motivated by a particular assignment I can really get into it, engaging into multiple ideas. I also have a close relationship with journaling. It has helped me nurture my mental health by talking about my inner thought, feelings and just a run through on all the activities I had accomplished that day. I don't have to worry about grammar errors or whether I sound intelligent enough, when I journal I can speak with my own voice. However, I really have a tough time writing essays and research papers. I overthink the level of writing I'm at and over use grammarly. With that said, I am so prone to procrastination. It's really difficult for me to let my mind flow without rereading each sentence I have typed up. I'm aware that is not the purpose of being able to write freely which is why I really like doing the journals for class.

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My relationship with reading and writing

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My relationship with reading and writing

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My relationship with reading is not that close. However, I used to read a lot when I was a kid, and I loved to spend a whole day in the library and read. As I grew up, I started to have less time to read outside of class because of the school work I needed to do and the distractions such as phones and video games, so the time I spent on reading became less. I still like reading, but I did gain reading habits over the summer, which was a great decision. I will maintain my reading habits.

As for writing, my relationship with it is good. I love writing journals and recording my memories daily, and I never tire of it. I, however, prefer writing them in Mandarin because it is easier for me, and it takes me less time to think and translate. On the other hand, I have to work more on English writing. I did get a lot of experience through high school, but I am not confident enough to say my English writing is perfect.

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When it comes to reading and writing right now I would say that my feelings towards both are relatively positive. Growing up I used to read all the time to the point where I developed a favorite genre that I preferred reading. My favorite type of books or even articles to read usually are associated with crime, mystery, and just a tad bit of romance. Now that I am older I feel as though I am short on time to read books like I used to before. I would say the only times I read are not for pleasure but more so when it is assigned and I actually have to do it. I really would like to get back into reading books like I have before.

My relationship with writing was extremely rocky when I was first introduced to it. I couldn’t master the “perfect essay” no matter how much time and effort I put into it. It wasn’t until I got to high school that I felt I was becoming much better as a writer. I feel as though my relationship with writing now is great. I have the confidence and I also believe I have good enough skills for the level of writing that I believe I am at. I do though believe there is much more room for improvement and development for new skills that could help me become an even better writer.

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I enjoy reading, but I do not enjoy it enough to regularly read on my free time unless it's a particular book I'm very interested in. I enjoy reading manga/comics and self-improvement books like "Atomic Habits". I would like to expand my interest in books through various genres, but I'm just too lazy. I believe reading has great potential to become a hobby for me if I just put in enough effort. Nonetheless, I am interested in books and stories for their life-changing perspectives and ideas.

I enjoy yet dislike writing. The process of regularly drafting, editing and manipulating content to be better is enjoyable, but it can oftentimes be repetitive. This repetitiveness is often necessary, but it doesn't take away from the fact that it can still be tedious. Besides the required essays I write at school, sometimes I write in my journal when I'm feeling very overwhelmed by life. The only notable tools I really use to write is google for synonyms.

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As of now, I wouldn't say reading is like my mortal enemy, but it is something that I can have some struggle with from time to time. Usually I can zone out from time to time and have to reread parts again to actually retain the knowledge or understand what's happening. Again, it's mainly school based assignments or articles I would typically struggle with, other than that there isn't much problem. I like reading stories of other people online, mainly threads of murder mystery, family or relationship issues, or personal stories. I rarely get recommended books but when I do I would try to look into it and maybe read it. If I had the choice, I would never read by itself, without a doubt I would listen to audio along with the reading. I become more focus in reading when audio is paired along with it.

My relationship with writing on the other hand is not the best. I am the type of person to write down words without thinking about proper grammar or punctuation a lot, so frequently I would have to double or triple check my writing. Moreover, writing was a bit restrictive in my school, where it was normalized to write in five paragraphs with a word limit and such. I enjoyed writing fictional stories for projects as they were the most fun, and they allowed me to write in my own wording and structure. As of now, writing is not my favorite thing to do, in comparison to reading, as I have an easier time describing in person rather than through text. I understand the value in writing and how people develop skills and hobbies with it, but as for me, writing is not really my strong suit, but definitely something I can work with.

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My relationship with reading and writing right now leans towards the negative side. I rarely have good interactions with reading and writing. That's because I only enjoy reading books that contain pictures. My attention span is pretty low so books without pictures make it difficult for me to stay focused. My creativity isn't the best as well, which means I can't easily visualize what's happening in a story with just words. So, I would only read graphic novels or mangas and would never read a book that doesn't include pictures for fun. But when I do read just words, those two negative traits of mine make it so that I have to reread every so often to understand things as my mind becomes blank while reading. My writing abilities are worse than my reading abilities. On the typical occasion, I only write when I text with my friends or write notes for other classes that aren't related to English, for example, math. When I'm texting, I notice that I often utilize the autocorrect tool. This might be from a tendency to type fast and ignore spelling mistakes, but this does reflect on my writing. While writing this padlet, I've seen at least 12 underlines that I've clicked on to correct. Other than that, I normally don't write much. I honestly don't like writing that much since it feels so tedious. I could blame my distaste for writing on the fact that I had bad childhood experiences with it, however, I also think a big part of it is because I'm lazy or it just feels overwhelming seeing what I have to do and everything I have to do to achieve that result. From what I've learned about myself is that English is not my best subject, in fact, it's my worst subject. But that's not gonna stop me from passing this class hopefully with an A.

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I enjoy reading a lot but only specific genres. Genres such as romance, mystery, thriller, horror and dystopian keep me intrigued and keep my passion for it alive. Normally in my free time I like to read online texts or listen to audio stories. I like buying hard copy books so that I am able to have them in person and annotate them after i’m done.

I don’t enjoy writing as much as I do reading. I feel like I am a generally creative person and have always been, but when it comes to writing my mind always falls short when trying to think of ideas. Usually I only write when it is required for school or if ai am having a bad day. Sometimes I’ll write in the notes app on my phone or I will vent to my friends about situations in my life. Writing for me can sometimes serve as an outlet for my feelings when I feel like I need to tell someone but can’t tell anyone.

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Reading to Learn but Still Learning to Read.

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Reading to Learn but Still Learning to Read.

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At this point in my life both reading and writing are life skills I have mixed feelings towards. When it comes to reading, I am brutally aware of the struggles and abilities I have. Because of that, I can take the steps to overcome this avoidant pattern I have in a school setting. In a professional or personal setting, I continue to fall behind on tasks knowing they involve a certain amount of reading. While I enjoy reading to educate myself on interesting topics, I know it is a prominent weakness of mine. Writing for me has always been something I view as expressive, therapeutic and truly a skill I like to hone. Due to the creative aspect that I try to find in every assignment, I feel it has led me off track of the parameters required for grades and assessments in school. My relationship with writing has developed into something that I can properly use professionally, and therefore something I have accommodated to. I have learned to compartmentalize to write with a in a timely manner regardless of my feelings towards the topic.

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My relationship with Reading and Writing

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My relationship with Reading and Writing

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It's a pity that I don't spend as much time reading as I used to, but the impact of reading on me is still there. My relationship with reading is more like it guards me than an old friend. Through it, I broaden my horizon and increase my knowledge, which has always helped me to think and care about the problems around me in both study and life. It forms my thinking, my cognition. I still use the computer and other tools to retrieve the articles and content I want to read, but these are only fragmented reading.

On the contrary, my relationship with writing has always been more like an old friend. Writing has played different roles in different stages of my life. It also became one of my few hobbies. As for me, I will make related creations in my spare time for TV movies or books that I am interested in. Sometimes I also post what I create online and share it with others. And these contents are more like a projection of my inner world, often mixed with my recent thoughts. When I write them as stories, I'm actually recording my thoughts at different stages.