/lit/ - Literature

I went out on my own. I have tons of work I need to do, but I'm now kinda stuck at home due to the weather and I just can't for the life of me focus and get something done. It's not even doing other 'fun' things. Like I know I should be working so I'm not playing games or reading books or painting miniatures or watching movies with my grandma. I'm stuck in this loop of drinking coffee and refreshing 4chan. Any time I think about doing work it feels like this stress bubbles up and my monkey brain goes NOPE. Like, I know I should do it, but it feels like when you have two magnets pushing against each other. I used to be able to chug through work like no one's business back in school and at jobs where I was obligated by a boss, and I know my clients are relying on me and I know my family relies on me too, but I just can't. What the fuck is wrong with me? Is this the build up of too many breaks over time an now I've trained myself to not work? Can some magical series of motivational words be put in a proper order to shift my subconscious perspective and make me a workaholic again? How to I brainwash myself into enjoying work more than literally anything else? This feels like I'm typing out all the dumb threads of 'why can't I read book???' and everyone gives the answers of 'turn off phone and just read lol'. I get that it's about setting up systems when one is unmotivated, but I feel like I, myself, have become weak compared to who I used to be. Anons, what gives? Please help.

>>17679701
buberfly, why don't you just tell me the trap you're pulling me into instead of baiting the question?

can someone post the edited photo of DFW where he is shirtless and jacked?

What happened to you /lit/?

>>17403755
nothing of substance if you're past the age of 11. If you want to get into lit, skip the old boring shit with British people just standing around talking.

>>17354334
>>17354264
>>17354413

is it better to have perfect word choice or rhyme?

>number of books you own
>number of them you've read

For me,
>194
>63
Almost exactly only one 3rd

Let's see if you can out pleb me.

I often finish writing something and feel quite happy with it afterward. Then a few days go by, I start to question everything I've written. This process has always ended in me abandoning my work.
So tips and tricks por favor

>>15473090
>guitar
>Mahjong
>Meditation
>photography
>coffee
>reading shit

I refuse to list all my bad habits in order to look like a total bad ass.

Anyone else keep getting randomly banned for no apparent reason? Eat shit JANNY.

>

>>14493577

Why should i bother reading poetry when i can read a novel or a philosophical essay?

>>14417042
True. There's even a character on that novel who is literally traumatized by being a sweaty freak. I guess he had this problem his whole life and it made him extremely self-conscious about it.

>tfw have gotten both INTP and INFP in tests throughout the years

>>12137885
>ask me anything
>there are secrets

>>11812642
>reading the bible

What do different philosophers say is the true nature of man behind every action?

>read book
>a year later someone asks me about it
>can't remember most of it

Sometimes I question the value in reading. I mean yes we can recall the general themes and ideas of a book (and vaguely the characters and scenes) but eventually our memories of books end up in some dark abyss, mostly inaccessible to us.

So we're left with nothing but hazy residual memories. What's the worth of these? Do we use them for formulating more grand ideas or what?

Please tell me it wasn't a waste of time.

>>11669619

Is there a scientist that understands philosophy or a philosopher that understands science, and also has written about the science/philosophy (false) dichotomy?