how do i get to read books?instagram reels and tiktoks fried my brain I cant even focus.also is it normal if i google every fucking word in a page when reading a book i think im retarded i tried reading dune and had no access to internet i hated it i barely understood anything
Now listen here frognigger, there is something called an archive that has thousands of different threads asking the same question. Go look it up before making a new thread next time.Now for the answer:- Force yourself to keep going even when you don’t understand every word. Context usually fills in most gaps after a few pages. Looking up every single word kills your momentum and prevents you from getting into the flow. Try reading first thing in the morning (before you touch your phone) or late at night when your mind is quieter and less scattered. Building the habit of reading first thing in the morning also plants a quiet craving in the back of your mind that'll stay with you all throughout the day.- Get a Kindle, or install ReadEra / Moon Reader (or something similar) on your phone. Highlight (that's long-press you fucking idiot) any word you don’t know and the definition instantly pops up, no Google required. This keeps you inside the book instead of jumping to the browser and losing 20 minutes to random tabs. Useful for dense books.- Start with easier books. Sometimes newer isn't always easier.- Find something that interests you. Maybe Dune isn't your thing at all.- Change scene. You are currently in the potato room, where your brain is used to being a potato. Change room or force yourself to build new habits in this very same room, but if you do so then you have to cut off other stupid shit you spend all your day doing inside said room (like gooning and scrolling). In hotel rooms I can read a book a day while in my usual room it's always tricky for me to start, and I always end up being slower.
>>25044707>how do i get to read books?First answer these questions1) Why do I want to read books? Is it a college assignment or I'm doing it for entertainment/to learn something? I want to get into books because I find them appealing or because some internet e-celeb said that it would unfuck my brain somehow?2) Am I truly interested in this topic or this is a random recommendation I saw somewhere?3) Am I ok with carving out time and dedicated to reading, thus sacrificing some other activity? Are the activities that I want to replace with literature important to me or not?>fried my brainThis is a meme. No anon you are not autistic and you don't have ADHD. You successfully solved the captcha and made it this far in life, you have all the focus and reasoning abilities you need. In reality you might be simply bored, you might be used to the fact that a 30 second tiktok is funny and gets straight to the point whereas with a book or a video game it really might take a long time to get things rolling before getting into the main parts.>also is it normal if i google every fucking word in a page Yes. My worst mistake as an ESL was pretending that I would be able to read Moby Dick without problems. Take notes of unknown words, check out footnotes explanations. Consider some other entry level book that's written in plain english before getting into more advanced stuff. You can always put the book down or continue reading and return to that part later. If someone convinced you to start with a book written by an author that lived in 500 BC then it's probably a bad idea, consider modern authors.
>>25044707One page at a timeOne book at a time
>>25044761>Why do I want to read books?for fun, I have alot of free time and i dont wanna keep spend the rest of my life scrolling and also reading looks cool>Am I truly interested in this topic or this is a random recommendation I saw somewhere?ugh idk i saw someone talking about dune the movie and it had interesting topics so i thought reading the book might be better>Am I ok with carving out time and dedicated to readingyes
>>25044776If it didn't work with Dune then just move on and pick something else. Just think about things that you are interested in or that you might enjoy and go from there, or simply try and read something you never thought was interesting to you and you might dicover new things.You can always try the classics or popular books that are often referenced, maybe in HS you had to read bits of some book or a short description of the plot that you thought was interesting but you never found the time to read the whole thing, well now you can do that. Starting with the originals of movie adaptations is also a good idea.I personally started with>If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, Italo Calvino>Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino>1984/BNW>The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco>The Desert of the Tartars, Dino Buzzati>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, DIck>Storm of Steel, Ernst Junger>Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck>A Clockwork Orange, Anthony BurgessSome are hit or miss, some are my all time favourites to this day, ultimately it all comes down to>get yourself somewhere comfy>close the 4chan tab>put phone on silenced mode>read page, then the next page, repeat until you reach the last page or you get tired of readingThere's no hidden secret or shortcut, you just read, preferably things that you don't hate (regardless of what random strangers online say about a book). One day it just clicked and I just kept reading more stuff.Right now I'm reading Fahrenheit 451 that directly addresses the theme of "braindead society of morons without critical thinking glued to their TV tubes that feeds them with mass media garbage" which is really not that far fetched considering declining literacy rates and the increasing amount of people who haven't read anything in years since high school.
>>25044923thanks, anon>A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgessive watched the movie of this book and i liked it maybe its a good idea to read the book since that i already knows most of the context
>>25044707Turn off your electronics. Open a book. Check how long the first chapter is.Tell yourself no tiktok until you finish this chapter.
>>25044707For starters: delete social media. Have you ever met anyone off those apps? If not, why bother?
Only modern ones, nothing connects us, people of the 21st century, with the classics.
>>25044925you're gonna get filtered by the Nadsat1984 is a really easy read
>>25044707I recently found my way into reading and enjoy it a lot. It started with me being bored and deciding I would see how quickly I could read Charlotte's Web, a classic book read to you as a child in school. It was surprisingly fun and I read it in about 2 hours (probably would be quicker if I drank more water while doing it). I had a very big revelation though when I read a small throwaway line about Fern giving herself a sponge bath. Such a small thing painted such an immense beautiful image in my head and I felt so grateful. Having read Charlotte's Web I moved on to Animal Farm, another Elementary school book I wanted to then revisit that is strangely similar in some of the stuff with animals. It was quite well written and interesting to follow. Then I was left looking for something else on the same day. This was when I scrolled a list and randomly encountered an interesting name, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Nothing could've prepared me for how good this was. It has to be one of my favorite pieces of media of all time and left me feeling good after reading it. I won't spoil it but it has a very cute girl in it and a sweet theme. It also captures elements of youth that I feel many can find relatable. I also had another thrilling moment where a description of a creature created a very cool and intense visual in my head. The story had multiple moments where I was very hooked as it twisted and turned and even a moment where I was distressed until the tension was eased. The epilogue wraps up everything in a very nice way. I think this book cemented my newfound love for reading. I won't make a tldr so you can actually practice reading but to make my point more concise I'll say, start simple. Read a simple book you remember from school then work up to another.
>>25045231Thats the issue ive become so addicted to social media whenever i get bored i scroll.that habit has been destroying my life lately
