/lit/ - Literature

>>21480787

Read pic rel, it has practical tips for how to read properly and take notes, and includes reading lists for different kinds of literature (fiction, history, biography, poetry, etc) in the back

start small: 15-30 minutes a day minimum, work up from there
read in the mornings/before lunch, not at night/before bed
if you have trouble focusing, don't use any electronics (phone, laptop, tv, etc) for 5-10 minutes before you start reading

Also read pic rel; it was basically written for adults who want to get back into reading but dont have a lot of free time and want practical, applicable methods instead of more theoretical mumbo-jumbo; it also has reading lists at the back but you dont have to follow those, at least read the first four chapters though

I promise I'm not a shill but seriously, read this book: I saw an anon recommend it a couple days ago and so I bought it and read it and it was surprisingly easy to follow and very helpful; it even has reading lists at the back but you don't have to do them, you can just read the book for the tips on how to take notes and stuff like that

femanon if you want to start reading better books there is no better place to start than pic rel; if you try to jump in directly to these books that all these pseuds are namedropping, you'll get filtered hard. Start here and work your way up, you'll thank me later

This book is probably the best place to start, hurry before people start spamming "start with the greeks"

I recently took a week-long break from the internet and all of my electronics; no laptop, no smartphone, no TV, etc., just me in my basement with my e-reader. I started getting up early in the mornings and drinking coffee and enjoying the sunset, I read more in that week than I've ever read at once before (three goodsized non-fiction books finished in a week!) and I felt better than I ever have. I realized three things during that week: First, that there is no such thing as free-time, and we are capable of achieving so much more than we give ourselves credit for; second: it's easy to overlook just how much time is wasted on the internet consooming pointless media, and third: I personally discovered a newfound love for literature and reading in general, and being elitist about what kind of books I choose to read does me more harm than good. I'm really being more conscious and selective of how I spend my time on the internet, which means I will be spending a lot less time here too. It's funny how, when I went a day without coming here I felt like I missed a ton, but after a week of self-exile, I feel like I haven't missed anything at all; I actually found myself a little disappointed that absolutely nothing had changed/happened.

One of the books I read was pic rel, which is basically a guide to classically self-educating yourself. It talks about the Trivium and classical methods of learning and reading, very useful stuff; one of the things it said was essential was to have a friend who can read along with you, someone you can deeply discuss the books you're reading with, and someone to whom you can compare your notes. I have no friends and nobody who would be interested in doing that with me in real life, and I was thinking about asking if somebody wanted to join me here, but I realize that most of the books on her reading list (the list i'm interested in is her Novels section, and it goes in chronological order, starting with Don Quixote and ending with The Road) have either already been read by anybody who's serious about reading, or won't be of interest to most people. I highly recommend the book either way, and I hope you guys have a good day