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how to read faster?
i am just such a SLOW reader. i find myself having to re-read the same sentences multiple times because i don't feel like i'm fully absorbing what i'm reading. and then when i close the book i practically forget everything i just read. i feel like reading would be so much less daunting if i could get through books quicker. is this just a symptom of adolescent + adulthood internet addiction/short-form content fragmenting my brain?!!?!
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@chloev
Oct 19, 2024
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@eoin_mc_loughlin
Legit for me is finding something that really grabs me. Rn readin Giovanni’s Room and Im zooming thru it 🤷🏻‍♂️
Oct 19, 2024
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@dotmatrices
i was a pretty abysmal reader as a kid until i took debate in high school, where i was forced to regularly reason and talk about the things i read publicly. i think that’s the key. even now, a lot of how i metabolize books is by talking about them with my “book” friends - summarizing the events / arguments within them, walking other people through my emotional experience as i progress through the book - it all helps to crystalize the thoughts in your head. even just talking out loud to yourself about what you just read helps.
Oct 19, 2024
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@theeyah
i defs went through this phase and realised the reason I was so slow is being i'd gone from not reading consistently to forcing myself to read for large blocks of time. add to that the stuff I was reading was so dense and just not interesting or exciting. to get myself used to reading, I ended up picking up the practice of having 3 non fiction books on rotation. I'd treat each chapter as an essay, finish the chapter and then switch to another book and finish one chapter. this only works for NF because it's not a narrative structure. but since doing this I've been able to remain consistent with reading and finish more books. also like if a book is not interesting to you, you will naturally read it slower.
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I try to do anything I need to do quickly and efficiently so that I can have more time to take it easy when I’m done. inefficiency drives me crazy. I’m a big multitasker where I consider how much time everything I have to get done will take and do things that are passive (doing laundry, running the dishwasher, air drying hair) while doing things that are active and require my direct involvement… I only love wasting my time when it’s something I enjoy and am doing willingly rather than out of necessity.
When it comes to reading I would say that I had hyperlexia as a child and I still read very quickly, with excellent comprehension. most of the time I would prefer to read about something I’m interested in rather than listening to a podcast or video essay about it because I like to actively absorb information and it takes a lot less time for me to do that by reading/I comprehend it better. If I do have to learn something by listening to audio or watching a video about it I will listen on 2x speed LOL
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@taterhole
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Short-Form Reading
I think a lot of us want to be able to read longer material, but our attention spans are fried for various reasons. For me, it was the fatal combo of doing a reading-intensive degree that ate away at my time + social media brainrot + a high level of anxiety that makes me feel generally restless and unfocused. I used to be a huge reader, so I've tried jumping right back into reading long novels multiple times. This hasn't seemed to work in any lasting way. I've had more luck recently with starting small. Even if you set your goal as: "I want to read something longer than tweets or social media posts," it's progress! Zines, articles, Substack posts, anything just a little bit longer that your brain can latch deeper into will help rebuild your attention. Short story collections and novellas have also been helpful for me, especially if you pick a topic or genre that you're really interested in.
I'm still on some forms of social media, so I haven't gone cold-turkey. But I do feel like incorporating longer-form material again, even mixed in with scrolling, has helped my brain so much already. It's refreshing to hand-select what I want to read and give my attention to, instead of letting an algorithm serve me topics. I didn't realize how much depth I was missing in exchange for the breadth of the internet!
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it's been a week since i'm rid of it and tbh i don't really miss it; i just buy cd's from the charity shop and listen on my cd player when home. if i REALLY crave a certain song whilst out and about then i'll just go on youtube. so far it's nice to not have the decision paralysis of what music i want to listen to and i feel like i'm getting to experience music as more of a whole thing bc i can't just keep flicking between artists. and i'm not ashamed that i did enjoy coldplay's parachutes album on a soft and fading thursday evening!
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every year i make a new video to mark a theme that has defined the past year: this year it was all about addiction to the internet and subsequent feelings that time spent online takes me away from my sense of self !!!!
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