The Struggle of Reading

While I read The Shallows by Nicholas Carr, I began to notice that I also was very fidgety when I sat down to read a book like he mentioned on page 5. My mind would wonder off, I'd start thinking about my plans for the weekend, how I have to get up early for work tomorrow and other things, my mind was far from the text I was supposed to be reading. Yes, I was physically seeing and reading the words but was not comprehending it at all. I feel like my brain can only read things I'm not interested in for a very short period of time because I'm so used to short articles that only covers what is important and not all the extra jargon that is written in a book. I tried my hardest To get through the whole three chapters without zoning out but it was a little difficult. When he started talking about all the brain stuff in chapter two, I couldn't stay focused because I didn't understand a word of it. It's hard to read and stay focused to a book that you are not interested in and that you don't understand. I know, I'm going to have to read a lot of terribly, uninteresting books throughout the rest of my college life. I just hope my ability to focus will improve or I'm going to have a long, tough four years.