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So, what have you been reading recently? | ๐Ÿ“š Weekly book discussion, review, and recommendations thread, February 1st, 2026 (lemmygrad.ml)
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Fiction or Non-Fiction, academic or casual, theory or non-theory, feel free to mention books of any genre and on any topic.

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[โ€“] 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I noticed I was getting slowly burnt out on reading theory. Haven't been as consistent in the past few weeks as I would like.

I'll take a short break from it and read some fiction, mainly to keep the habit up. I find I'm less likely to want to read if it always feels like studying.

I know some people tend to read multiple books concurrently, but I never tried it. How does that work out?
When I start reading a book, I just read it to completion before starting another one, regardless of fiction or non-fiction.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I tend to read theory on my lunch break, and fiction before I go to bed! I take notes for theory, but have no such requirement for fiction.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    That's an interesting approach. I did try reading on my lunch break a couple times, but effectively I would only have like 15 minutes to read (and that's if I skip lunch!). And if I have to take notes as well, then I'd probably only read for 10 minutes. At that rate it would take me months just to finish one book, lol. How do you do it?

    I tend to read for an hour before bed, and I haven't really been taking notes. I tried a couple times, but it's not something that comes naturally to me. I went through school and college without ever taking notes either (in my defence, I still had good grades!).

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    I have an hour for lunch, so I eat in 5-10 minutes and spend the rest reading, haha. Won't work for everyone, and sometimes I do only get 15 or so good minutes in. Alternatively, study in the morning, pleasure reading at night still, so I'd read after gym in the morning.

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