• socphoenix@midwest.social
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    Maybe it’s just me but I lack the free time to get meaningful progress, if I’m lucky maybe 2-3 chapters a week by the time works and housekeeping is done. It often feels unrewarding to need to look back and remember the plot by the time I get back to the book

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      I loathe sluggish pace reading where I lose the plot inbetween sessions.

      I love binge reading a book but rarely can.
      I already read a gazillion emails, documents, specs, and whatnot and the same braincells are often cooked.

      Similarly, I just can’t deal with physical jigsaw anymore. Same braincells used in work-related pattern recognition in troubleshooting, that I find it unsatisfying.

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        1 day ago

        Try audio books. I used to not enjoy them but I’ve come around for similar reasons as you described.

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      Yes my issue is by the time i have time to read its nearly time to go to bed, and i find having the light on and staying in a comfortable reading position delays my sleep too much unless its something really dense, in which case i don’t end up retaining any of it.

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        22 hours ago

        Get yourself a kobo and both of those issues disappear. Also, you get free books if you are willing to sail the high seas, which is nice.