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How to get back to reading? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello, comrades. I'm here for your suggestions.

As the title says, I have been having a really hard time trying to read texts. I just find it very hard to concentrate on large text. I used to love reading, but all the years spent in the education system and having to read/study for lessons that I don't really care for made me (or, most probably, my brain) dislike reading, and I still haven't fully overcome that state of mind. I start to read a book, but I can't keep reading for long. Also I'm easily getting distracted (surely a trait that I picked up while being on social media), so practically reading any book or long text, even if I find it really interesting or useful, gets even harder and progress may slow down to < 10 pages a day at times.

So, has anything like that ever occured to you? How did you overcome it? Thank you for reading this, comments will be appreciated.

Edit: Thank you for all the replies! It seems like many comrades went through something similar and I appreciate your replies.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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When I was little I used to read all the time in class and before bed. Around 7th grade I pretty much stopped. I barely read any of the school books and didn’t read at night. Eventually my friend gave me ‘Perfume’ and forced myself to read it, and it was pretty good. In the summer before ninth grade I had to read the summer homework, and I hated it but it was readable. I also listened to some Micheal Parenti audiobooks. They were great. I honestly liked some of the ninth grade stuff. It was easy, though it being for school made it harder. The books were ‘The Hunger Games,’ ‘The Fault in Our Stars,’, and ‘Fahrenheit 451.’ I read a ton of books, primarily before bed the following summer. ‘Half-Earth Socialism,’ ‘Fully Automated Luxury Communism,’ and ‘Socialism or Extinction’ were really engaging reads. The last is the best but also highest level. Now I’ve been a little tired of reading, though I’m finally spending time meditating which helps me focus when I have the time to read. It’s also just easier to scroll. I know, I’m young, but here’s some advice:

Articles, Comics, audiobooks, and Fiction can be a lot easier to engage with, tell me if you want recommendations. Try reading before bed. Try meditation. Try to find space free from distractions (leave your phone elsewhere). Pull out a book when you’re tired and would rather scroll. Habits are more important than willpower. I get distracted by my thoughts all the time when I’m reading, try to get them out in a journal and or letting go of them in mediation.