Who here can read more than 4 books in a month?

[mbewane]

Half an hour goes by face for me. I do that sometimes before bed. But like, after reading for 2 hours I'll only have covered like a chapter...that makes me mad. There's really no reason to speed read, esp because I'm doing a lot of analyzing while I'm reading, but I'd love to be able to finish 3-4 books a month; mainly because there are so many things I want to learn about and figure out. I have a goal for myself in terms of knowledge and I'm definitely not where I want to be right now.

And you're right about priorities. The internet and videogames take up a lot of my entertainment time. I'm an aspiring writer, so I like to write to, but I don't do that consistently. Now that I'm back in school, I have to do a lot of school and shyt so I don't have the time. I can make time, though.

Why don't you own a TV? I had an older friend who told me that in college he didn't own a TV either and got a lot of reading done. He suggested that I put away my TV as well. I don't watch TV really; I only use it for videogames and sports. Maybe I should think about putting it away though, in order to get more reading and writing done. Doesn't feel good that my ultimate goal of being a published fiction novelist is so far away from me...I have to work harder.

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TBH I read just as much even when I did have a TV, it's just that now I'm kind of between "long-term" accommodations and have the bare minimum with me. I used to be one of those uppity "TV is bad for you, books are for intelligent people" types, but I realized I like watching some bs TV and movies just as much as the average guy. But I enjoy just as much reading a good book, so it's all about balance. Once you find yours, you're good to go. I don't play video games (I like them tho, just never really got into them) but the internet still takes a lot of my free time. But since reading is not something that I feel I "have" to do but rather something I enjoy doing, it never seems like I'm "sacrificing" anything to read, since reading is a pleasure in itself for me.

What do you write?

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

I don't own a TV. Going through 3-4 books in a month is nothing.

Even when I had a TV, I'd read voraciously.

It's a habit I picked-up when I was young from watching my mom.​

 

[mbewane]

Free time = pr0n

I need rehab...

Don't get me wrong tho, my free time activities are diverse

 

[nineteeneightysix]

the act of reading and using your imagination without any visual assistance helps create stronger neural pathways for a faster/smarter brain

That's why I read academic books and articles...Only fictional book I don't get bored reading is the Bible...

Reading romance novels is not going to make you any smarter...Most people who are avid readers just read for the sake of reading, I don't think they are doing any kind of critical thinking and analyses while they are reading...

For example, people who read while waiting for the bus at the bus stop, what is that all about? How much attention are you paying to what you are reading, with all the distractions around...?

 

[DEAD7]

I do 2-3 a month if we are counting audio books.

 

[Kritic]

this thread gets a . no one has time for reading "A" book let alone 4 books in a month. i read books when i didn't have internets a few years back. straight up went to the library and joined clubs with older white women. it was a great experience ing with those old bytches. but once i got my shyt together i've never had time to read a book.

i would only read a book if i really really had to but not for leisure. and now with phones and stuff i don't have anytime. a big part of my business is online so it takes all my free time.

reading, though, is good and fundamental for the mind and soul. but i just don't got time fo dat.




and no i dont watch tv nor movies. no time fo dat bullsh1t.

 

[Shogun]

When I'm not working, yes. When I am working I barely have the time/energy to read recreationally at all .

 

[Remote]

I could read 4 books in a month, when I get in my zone.
I once read 5 books in a week. No, none of them were 50-pagers. All averaging about 250-325 pages. But I was at a point at that time where I was fed up with the internet and my playstation and I just needed to cut loose of it, so I spent all my time reading.

In college, I once read Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract in 2 days.
That book was something like 800 pages. I forget. I cut all my classes to read it though. Bad decision.

Now it takes me months to read a book.
I start it, put it down, pick up another one....
At any given time, I could be in the middle of 3 or 4 books. It's a terrible way to do things though.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

this thread gets a . no one has time for reading "A" book let alone 4 books in a month. i read books when i didn't have internets a few years back. straight up went to the library and joined clubs with older white women. it was a great experiencing ing with those old bytches. but once i got my shyt together i've never had time to read a book.

i would only read a book if i really really had to but not for leisure. and now with phones and stuff i don't have anytime. a big part of my business is online so it takes all my free time.

reading, though, is good and fundamental for the mind and soul. but i just don't got time fo dat.




and no i dont watch tv nor movies. no time fo dat bullsh1t.

LOL word? Did u hit on any?

 

[jackswstd]

I've read entire books in a day.

 

[Kritic]

LOL word? Did u hit on any?

no man. they were all sloppy. i don't even remember whether there was even one worth it. at the book club i think we had a month to read the book then we'd discuss it. then the library brought the author of the book to talk about the book. they were best seller authors.
i just remember during the discussions when i used to get my drake-on the white bytches would go



man i miss my book club goonies .

 

[88m3]

I can, I used to read 4-6, 3-600 page books a month.

I read a lot now but not novels or anything I enjoy on a deeper personal level.


Now I work all the time literally, and spend the rest of my free time drinking ipa, and having sex with strangers.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

no man. they were all sloppy. i don't even remember whether there was even one worth it. at the book club i think we had a month to read the book then we'd discuss it. then the library brought the author of the book to talk about the book. they were best seller authors.
i just remember during the discussions when i used to get my drake-on the white bytches would go



man i miss my book club goonies .

LMAO. At least u were brave enough to join. I would like the join one, but their choice of literature seems to be I've seen some of their reading lists.

 

[Kritic]

LMAO. At least u were brave enough to join. I would like the join one, but their choice of literature seems to be I've seen some of their reading lists.

man, there's a whole nother world out there. the books might not look interesting but by the time your done with them, the knowledge and experience is mind blowing and becomes a part of you. you just want to read random books from then on cause you don't know what you're missing.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

man, there's a whole nother world out there. the books might not look interesting but by the time your done with them, the knowledge and experience is mind blowing and becomes a part of you. you just want to read random books from then on cause you don't know what you're missing.

What did yall read?