Reading the Times

Reading the New York Times has brought me back to when I was younger. Not that I was reading the Times while drinking juice out of a sippie cup, but I would listen to my parents discuss the paper every morning as my main source of news. In some ways it’s a lot of fun sitting in the lounge reading a newspaper and watching people give me funny looks as they pass by. Newspapers aren’t really that common anymore, but I enjoy reading them still. There’s something about holding the reading material in your hands and knowing that the articles were written by “professionals” that just gives you more confidence in what you are reading.

Many of the stories that I have noticed have been articles that cover world events. I really don’t focus on the articles that center on what is going on in the country, with the exception of some articles that focus on the 2012 Presidential Election. I think that I notice these because these are stories that I haven’t really heard about and are more interesting sounding. Reading about some rich white guy making more money or losing more money isn’t all that interesting. I have also noticed that I do tend to focus more on the flashier articles that have a more interesting sounding headline or interesting looking pictures. Because of this I may pass over articles that pertain to more important information; information that may directly affect me. An example of this is the Eurozone crisis that is going on in Europe right now. I know that it is very important because the financial welfare of Europe affects the whole world including our markets. However, I am simply unable to will myself to read those articles because financial based information is not interesting. Reading the Times more is influencing the kinds of articles that I read now though. I do find myself better able to settle down into a news article rather than just skimming the important information. Reading the paper is something that I really enjoy and is something that I hope I will do more often in the future.