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GENERAL BOOK/READING THREAD sankara-salute

How do you find time to read lotsa books ? Anytips +input. I dont really wanna cut into my little game time and time for painting. But I also wanna read more books. Atm I have read 5 to 6 short 300-400 page books a year which is good if I compare it to the fact that I read 0 books in some years before.

I "think" I could up my yearly books to 7-8 but 10 would prolly feel like im pushing it (if we talk about 300-400page books on average)

Gimme your thoughts or praise (for being a good boi who reads books) I know its not theory just ficiton but I just really started to read again in the last 3 years so Im easing myself into it by reading 40k novels. Its chill and mostly simple I also read some Brandon Sanderson fantasy novels. I know not high art but you gotta start somewhere.

EDIT : Good thread. Thanks for everyone who participated

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[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago

Some strategies I've used over the past few years to turn me into a proper reader:

  1. Book clubs/reading groups. I've been in 3 this year. It's a great way to stay motivated, keep in touch with friends and deepen your understanding of the text by hearing other perspectives. A book club does not need to be formal - whenever someone is talking about reading something on my list, I'll say lmk when you start I'd book club that with you. If you know other ppl who'd be interested, loop them in otherwise 2 ppl is still a book club.

  2. Audiobooks to supplement denser texts - when I'm logging through a tougher (usually non-fiction) text, I'll get the audiobook as well and do both: I might read first then use the audiobook to review chapter-by-chapter, or I may use the audiobook as a preview so I know which sections of the text I can skim, vs ones I'll need to go through slowly and take notes.

  3. Set reading goals: last year I set a New Year's resolution to read X titles, but I found it made me less likely to tackle larger texts. So this year I chose a page count instead, and I've basically already hit my year's target.

Good luck comrade, good for you for having reading goals and asking for help sankara-salute braver than the troops