1. You can do more than you think.

Before this, I kind of assumed I wasn't a very fast reader. I thought it would take me a long time to finish a book. Now that I'm forced into professional reading, I know that that isn't the case. I can read as much as I want in a day - it all depends on what I'm willing to do and how hard I'm willing to try. I know I'm just talking about reading a book, but maybe this can apply to other things as well. If you love to do something, then work hard at it!

2. Try new things.

Most of what I'm reading this semester is stuff that I already know that I like, but I have been reading works that I've never heard of before. I'm reading some of the earliest novels in history - that's pretty cool! I'm reading so many new works just within the genre that I like, so how much more can I explore by delving into genres I've never read before? Reading is so exciting, so why limit myself to stuff that I already know? Again, this could be applied to other stuff too. Trying new things is always exciting and fascinating, if not scary at times, but it's usually worth it!

3. Too much of a good thing.

This is more of a negative lesson, but I think it's still worth mentioning. I love reading, and this experience has helped me love it even more, but I will need to be careful about not getting too much of a good thing. I'm not saying that I'll burn out and never want to read again, but being forced to do something you love and getting grades on it can dampen the love a bit. I just need to be careful not to push myself so hard that I don't love it anymore (which would be hard to do, but I could get burned out). I guess this is why some people say you shouldn't do what you love as a job because you won't end up loving it anymore. I guess that depends, but I do know that you can get too much of a good thing.