Yeah, I often have to put aside specific "theory reading" time when I'm in a good mood and not feeling sick or anything, it's very exhausting stuff to get through a lot of the time, I try to view it like working out or something, it hurts now, but it makes you stronger and more well equipped to deal with problems.

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah. You definitely gotta be in the right place emotionally or all you're going to accomplish is a headache now and tomorrow morning.

Tbh, I really love listening to it rather than reading the text, it makes it a little easier to follow in some ways, and I think it's probably a neurodivergence thing, but doing something else with my hands and a small sliver of my focus really helps me actually process it and get through a whole section of a given text in a sitting. If I have a physical book or text on a screen, it'll take me a while or I'll keep putting it down to take a break, with audio I do actually remember exact phrasing a lot less and get a lower percentage of understanding on a first read (come on, not one of us gets the full understanding possible the first time we read a given piece of theory) but I'll get most of what's being said and I'll just power through a few hundred pages worth without even realising how much it is.