Then, as the years progressed, my reading plummeted. I started playing video games (Starcraft would take up 3–5 hours every day). I started spending more time with friends and on MSN Messenger (remember that?). I discovered that I could watch movies online. YouTube happened. I left the house more. I spent time reading textbooks (ugh). I went to college. I stopped reading and gradually picked the habit back up a couple of years ago.