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Anonymous Sun 18 Feb 2018 22:02:24 No.1207064 View View Reply Original Report

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I want to take up some serious reading after some wasted years. I am 25 years old.
I just can't concentrate. Maybe it's TV and browsing the internet all day and the whole smartphone stuff, maybe I am just stupid or biologically inferior, but I am a super slow reader. My mind drifts off very easily and if an author writes long sentences, I usually need to reread to understand the text.
What can I do? :(

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Anonymous Sun 18 Feb 2018 22:04:00 No.1207065 Report

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To clarify, I am not handicapped, did normal to well at school and never had serious substance abuse that would have ruined my brain.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Feb 2018 22:05:42 No.1207067 Report

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>>1207064
Idk man, ask /lit/ or something.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Feb 2018 22:11:06 No.1207070 Report

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You’re probably just not used to reading books. Just find some you like and read them, you’ll probably get better at it with time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Feb 2018 22:18:13 No.1207076 Report

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Lots of books are formatted into shorter segments like a page or few paragraphs. Non-fiction, almanacs, geographical, history, or special interest. You can also get "readers" of famous/established authors that contain excerpts from their longer works.

I'd recommend an introduction to Greek mythology, but really you should go to a book store and look around at everything.

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Anonymous Sun 18 Feb 2018 22:18:46 No.1207077 Report

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>>1207064
The trick is finding something you want to read

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Anonymous Sun 18 Feb 2018 22:26:43 No.1207082 Report

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>>1207064

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Anonymous Sun 18 Feb 2018 22:51:43 No.1207101 Report

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>>1207064
Kinda am in the the same boat, often stop reading to refresh /out/ a shitpost.

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Anonymous Tue 20 Feb 2018 06:58:41 No.1208316 Report

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>>1207064
It's probably just that too much internet, TV and video games temporarily ruined your attention span. I minored in English literature but now that I've graduated and have broadband I have trouble concentrating on long complicated books too. I have to take breaks to check the internet or play a game on my phone to get my cheap dopamine fix.

When I want something easy to read, I read kids and young adult books on the Overdrive app on my phone so I don't have to embarrass myself by checking them out from the library in person.

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Anonymous Tue 20 Feb 2018 17:24:09 No.1208538 Report

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>>1207064
Anon you could have an IQ as low as 90 and still get a /b/ average in high school.
You are probably not super bright. Most people that read books have an IQ of 120 or better.
Its just not your thing, dont feel bad you can always shitpost here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Feb 2018 17:47:00 No.1208559 Report

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>>1207067
prob this.

also if you are not enjoying a book, put it down and pick up another. i don't get why people force themselves to finish books they are not enjoying.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Feb 2018 18:04:39 No.1208574 Report

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>>1207064
>>>/lit/ is the reading/book board, but unless you want recommendations for books that will make sure you never read again i suggest you don't start there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 20 Feb 2018 23:37:55 No.1208789 Report

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Put all your distractions in a box at the end of the garden for a few days straight, including the power cables and tv remote. Tidy up your house/flat, cook a meal, take a shower, go for a walk. Come back and you'll soon get bored - pull out the book. Sit there, focus, try and read it.
Put your phone in that same box, take out your simcard and put it in a $10 simple phone - you'll still be able to get calls and send texts, and maybe even email (don't get one that can browse anything).

Just live simply for a while you fucking numale bugman, get rid of your baby crutches - Leddit and shitposting on 4chan can wait for a week or two while you actually learn something and focus your mind.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Feb 2018 00:19:21 No.1208825 Report

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>>1207064
Start with anything that interests you, dosen't matter what, Get in the groove of reading and branch off from there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Feb 2018 04:49:47 No.1209896 Report

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i'd set a timer for 5/10/15 minutes... read... till the buzzer goes.. if you like it reset the timer or add more time to the clock.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 22 Feb 2018 06:16:38 No.1209956 Report

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>>1208574
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j56IiLqZ9U

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Anonymous Thu 22 Feb 2018 07:32:12 No.1210003 Report

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I just want to make something beautiful, like this song:

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