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Reading is a muscle

hey jeyello, i’d recommend starting with easy, fast reads. page turners like mysteries work best for me for getting back into it. it’s a muscle, the more you read the more you get into the habit of reading, no matter what book it is. once u get into the habit of it again u can move on to harder and ”smarter” books. hope this helps :)

@little_purple_fish

Oct 22, 2024

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Reducing friction

not an avid reader (~3-4 books / year, trying to get that number up) but the things that have really invigorated my reading when it feels like a chore to get started: - reading books that aren’t challenging to start off. all about love and the will to change by bell hooks were the first books i was able to successfully finish in like, years bc her writing style is very colloquial despite the subject matter being very dense. similarly, finding a fun fantasy book (or other genre fiction) to get back in the practice of turning pages and “wanting to find out what comes next” is gonna be paramount to being able to do that for books that are gonna require a little more give from you down the line (haven’t read a physical book in over six months so personally going to start legends and lattes soon to try and trick my brain into not thinking books are time-consuming and scary) - audiobooks; for me at least reading requires too much visual processing + “sitting still” time that i can’t multi-task and read, so i have to schedule when i’m gonna try and do it (unlike tv where you can have it on in the background as you do dishes or working from home or something and can look up periodically) - taking a chunk of podcast + music time and replacing it with audiobooks has been a game changer bc i now read at the gym, at the office, and in transit <30 min long bc i have to track what station i’m at or see where i’m going

@alaiyo

Mar 28, 2024

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honest take: don't rush yourself

so the funny thing about people who have 100's of books their yearly reads... most likely they don't grasp the book, or reread it, or take notes, or get anything out of it. they take those numbers as a sport, and a competition. there are definitely outliers to this, but don't let these people force yourself into rushing. that sort of competition kills learning. if you're wanting to still get stuff out of your media, and increase your consumption rate, my best suggestion is to listen to your brain. what i mean by that is pay attention to your focus. If you feel yourself drifting, slow down. you know your mind the best out of all of us. you can keep an obsidian vault with your notes. that's what i do. active note taking is something that really helps me grasp the content im consuming. every time something stands out to you, write it down. every once in a while, go back and expand on those blurbs. start thinking and diving into how that quote or idea makes you feel. that's my method of consuming actively. if i'm being honest, this method has slowed down my reading numbers, but i walk away remembering a lot more.

@waaxfeathers

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