The Reading Experience: has Writing Changed it?

For me, the short answer is no. 

The long answer is well, writing could have changed it in a theoretical sense. Because, like a mechanic, a totally valid way for learning is to take a piece of writing apart and try to reverse engineer something of your own. In that sense, as a writer, one way to approach reading is to take what you read apart and analyse it so that you can internalise whatever craft element you are interested in. 

For me personally, I just enjoy reading too much to ever adopt that mindset in everything I read. So my approach to book analysis is basically the following: I would handpick certain books to analyse. But the first time I ever read it is still as a pure reader so that I can wring whatever enjoyment I can get out of it first. And then I would go back and read the book the second time around and start my analytical phase there. And I might do iterations, if I want to, for different aspects. 

Has writing changed the reading experience for you, my fellow writers? I would be keen to learn of other different answers to my own if you are willing to share in comments.