What have you found helps you read more?

  • @theRealBassist
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    51 year ago

    Audiobooks.

    I swore them off for a decade and I regret it so much. I’ve been reading for fun for the first time since I started my undergrad, and it’s been amazing.

    Say all you want about the “nostalgia of holding a book”, but a book in your ears is better than none at all.

    • @james1
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      31 year ago

      I spend so much of my free time listening to audiobooks nowadays. And it feels like a bit more variety having audiobooks, physical books, and ebooks available depending on mood.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 year ago

      Audiobooks are a weird medium for me where I’m not really sure what to do with my body while listening to them. I get easily distracted if I try to do something else like cooking or knitting, and I get fidgety if I just sit and stare at a wall. My mind just wanders and I can’t lose myself in the story like I can when eyeball reading. I listen to podcasts on my walk to work, no problem, but I need to focus 100% on books or I don’t process them at all.

      • @markovianparallaxOPM
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        21 year ago

        Yeah, it took me awhile to train my brain to focus on them. I have to do something that requires almost no thought to basically keep my hands busy without distracting me from focusing on the book.

    • @markovianparallaxOPM
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      21 year ago

      I’m 1000% pro-audiobooks. I listen to them when I wash dishes, drive, or play certain video games.