/lit/ - Literature

>>15033523
monte cristo
idiot
bros karamazov
therese raquin
bel ami
day of the triffids
grapes of wrath
east of eden
heart of darkness
steppenwolf
house of leaves
catcher in the rye

>>12613975
okay, thanks for the pointer. i really struggle to break away from cliches and i’ll make note of this

Sup /lit/. I'm a dumb guy who never reads, but a conversation I've had with a fellow dumb guy yesterday made me really curious about a /lit/ topic, which is the origins of morals, customs, social habits, social institutions, etc.

I'm basically interested in reading the theories of the "historicity" of those things. Like, why we develop a certain moral code and why and when it changes. So if you guys could tell me what to read, that would be bananas.

Thanks.

My mind—as well as my room—were once so cluttered that I was unable to use my time effectively and I could not do what I love, now thanks to Mari-san I turn on the TV and I see clutter, I browse the internet and I see clutter, I see my hoard of books I'll never read and I see clutter; I see a hot girl in the street, I stare mindlessly at her breasts, and I see clutter; I see my cat and I see clutter; I watch autumn leaves being moved around by rain and wind, and rotting, and I see clutter.

>>11865845
This seems super interesting. Thanks anon.

>>11852288
Wow! He must have a really detailed personality! Congrats for working hard anon!

>>11826229
That's the spirit!

>>11814276
Great, that sounds just up my alley. I guess I'll have to read it then.

>>11735001
Stick with your guns. It's going to be hard at first, but you'll get there.

>>11733955
Shouldn't be too hard.

>>11711331
By reading a few good books, and starting to imagine all the great shit you're yet to read.

>>11681259
You're in for a treat.

>>11675989
It just means he only reads good books. Good for you anon.

>>11652775
You are, anon.

>>11649195
Good one.

>>11609400
Good taste in games, anon.

>>11589694
I wrote a sword & sorcery story. >>11587570

I mean it has a king too, but nobody really cares. And the whole thing wraps up in a single book.

>>11551886

>>11348068
That was a good read, Anon.

>>10951992

>>10732017
Unitask. Do one thing at a time. Stop blasting music and netflix in the background while listening to a podcast as you play a videogame. If you're reading, just read. If you're watching a movie, just watch, and so on.

Another thing is task commitment. Whenever you undertake a certain task, assign a certain goal that needs to be met. Read at least a chapter of a book, or a certain set of pages. Watch a movie all the way through without pausing and/or grabbing for your phone. Listen to a music album all the way through, etc.
This also apply to the small things. Even if it's a 3 minute youtube video, or a 1000 word article you have to commit. You can drop the activity if it turns out to be trash -20 seconds in the youtube video is not at all what you were looking for, to give a stupid example- but generally speaking you need to commit to whatever goal you've established.

Lastly, just ignore distractions. Whenever you're doing something and you feel that pull to go do something else, don't give in to it. I'm not exclusively talking about 'physically' doing something else, I'm also taking about mental rumination and daydreaming.
I think we all know that moment where we're faced with the decision to give into a distraction (physical or mental), or to go back to whatever we're doing. It's in that moment you need to decide to ignore the distraction. Making that decision is like a rep for your concentration-muscle. Likewise, if you choose to give into distraction, you're exercising your distraction-muscle. The good news is, is that there's a dozen, hundreds even, moments where you get to exercise your concentration muscle -unlike physical muscles, you can do an infinite amount of 'reps', and these opportunities naturally present themselves during the day, so concentration can be quickly cultivated.
If you really commit to it, you can improve your concentration to a noticeable degree very rapidly (just a couple of weeks).

>>10221393

>How do I stop reading things I enjoy

Good job OP, you're well on your way to becoming a Patrician