{"id":2504,"date":"2022-10-20T12:51:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T19:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danielyerelian.com\/blog\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2022-11-28T06:36:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:36:41","slug":"creating-time-for-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danielyerelian.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/20\/creating-time-for-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Time for Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Also posted on Medium<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding time was the challenge \u2014 I told myself for the umpteenth time. How am I supposed to find time to read while I work a full-time job, help take care of my 1 and 3-year-old, spend time with my wife, take care of our energetic rescue pup and try to stay in touch with my friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forget about finding time for self-care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

When I was younger with different responsibilities I was a voracious reader, mostly of fantasy and fiction stories. I would travel to the universes of the world\u2019s greatest storytellers: Frank Herbert, Tolkien, CS Lewis, RA Salvatore, George RR Martin, and probably my last binge from JK Rowling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Times were different now. I was at a job where I was working long hours, and every minute of time outside was allocated to taking care of the family, with whatever precious hours were left over for sleep. To rise again and repeat, trying to avoid burning out before Friday afternoon came. I could then begin to piece myself back together before Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I needed a way to grow and stretch in a different direction mentally. Books had done this for me in the past. But how could I find the time to get back into reading? \u2014 Audiobooks were the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started with the LibriVox<\/a>. Classics that are in the public domain were recorded by volunteers. This is a free app and I dove in. Three of the favorites that come to mind that I listened to on this app<\/p>\n\n\n\n