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[-] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago

She gave up on herself, that's it. I started reading recently and I HATED reading for my whole life. It's enjoyable as you mature and start to use your brain more.

Most people do not believe in themselves and do not trust themselves to do anything new or to retry something they didn't like before. It's a shame cause it hurts you for your entire life.

Don't be like the post, improve yourself and find more hobbies.

[-] ianhclark510 8 points 4 days ago

Shout out to Mr. Miller for punishing me for reading in class while I was in Middle School, really ground that negative reinforcement in while I was young and impressionable

[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 days ago

Heh, I distinctly remember having the dubious honor of having the most detentions (sitting out from recess) in first grade because I'd be reading a book underneath my desk as the teacher was lecturing.

[-] trslim@pawb.social 4 points 4 days ago

I started reading again, it really doesn't take much effort. My husband and I carve out around an hour or so of reading time before bed. Been reading Stephen Baxter novels and I forgot how much fun reading is.

I'm a big fan of Sci-Fi so if anyone has some recommendations, gimme some.

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Problem is when I start reading and like the book I want to binge it, I was never a "read one hour each night" kinda guy but more like "read for 48hrs straight, forget to eat or sleep".

Some recommendations:

  • Asimov...
  • Andy Weir novels
  • Roger Zelazny chronicles of amber
  • Douglas Adam
  • Adrian Tchaikovsky children of times
[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

what impact have you found it has on your sleep / life?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 4 days ago

Oh wow, 3-4 books in the whole of middle school.

What a peak.

[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 4 days ago

I'm thinking she meant at the same time. I know I juggled a few books at once while in school, and I'm not counting textbooks.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 4 days ago

It's possible, but unlikely considering... America.

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago

You have to actively make the choice to read books. It doesn't just happen. I did several years ago after not reading much of anything for many years, and I'm closing in on 20,000 pages read this year.

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

tbf there's an art in summarizing a complex thought in a short piece of text. you could think of it as "enrichment"

[-] Kenny2999@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

My intellectual decline correlated with game manuals; from 150 pages on the history of war to 15 random characters in an otherwise empty box.

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