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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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[–] thesa_bronto_saurus@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

For me it was turning myself into a captive audience for my books. Being stuck somewhere on a regular basis for hours and knowing that my phone battery and data plan were not going to last very long. I don't have that commitment anymore, but I still do the most reading when I go out to a park away from my computer and chargers and my phone will be difficult to see and overheating in the sun, or when I'm in bed and avoiding screen light.

Also, I discovered how much I love ebooks (as long as I keep wifi off to avoid rabbit holes). I forgot how annoying it was trying to get comfortable and hold the book open without cracking the spine, plus it is nice to make notes without concern for margin size and resize text for my bad eyes and have countless options carried with me if I feel like switching. Smoothing over all the friction and little things that made reading more of a hassle helped. A pile of little "oh but if I do this I have to also deal with that" misgivings are what commonly keep me from forming better habits.

I think my biggest problem is that now reading relaxes me enough that I sometimes fall asleep midday.