<p dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 13pt;”><span style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; color: #111111; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>From what we discussed last week, reading is an important component of being an effective officer in US Army. As a graduate student, reading is pretty much all I do. My professors assign readings and we come to class prepared to conduct case studies and discussions. I do so much reading that sometimes I get tired of it. There’s a solution to that, have a balance with educational/professional reading and leisurely reading.</span></p>
<p dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 13pt;”><span style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; color: #111111; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Throughout the week, I spend hours on end reading for classes. Before I sleep, I make it an effort to read an article or listen to an NPR discussion. Not only am I reading or listening to something I like, I’m not tiring or limiting myself to only educational reading. Audiobooks are a great tool if you are constantly on the go. Another alternative to audiobooks is NPR, National Public Radio. I find those intellectual discussions or topics of interest on NPR to be intellectually stimulating. Also, reading magazines or newspaper articles are a great way to read short-form literature. </span></p>
<p dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 13pt;”><span style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; color: #111111; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>For professional reading, I like to read military history (“Battle for Manila”) or any Army officers’ biographies (General Colin Powell “My American Journey” is a book that’s on my list). For leisure reading, I like to read from different genres. It could be a thriller like Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl” or Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy Rich Asians.” </span></p>
<p dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 13pt;”><span style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; color: #111111; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Feel free to send me any titles of books or articles that you guys like to read! </span></p>
<p dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 13pt;”><span style=”font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia; color: #111111; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Happy Reading!</span></p>
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