/lit/ - Literature

Go on a technology fast for a week. I did this for the first time a couple weeks ago and read the Iliad in 4 days. It’s amazing how much you can accomplish when you don’t have your mind pumped full of dopamine and entertainment. Now I came back to the internet i haven’t read a single page in weeks.

>>20543853
Kitchen timer. Train yourself to read the instant you start the timer. I like setting it for thirty minutes if I'm not feeling like reading. You might have to start with fifteen minutes. It just gets easier and easier to do. If can do this living with a mood disorder, you can manage. It's not about discipline. You train yourself like a dog.

You don't need to. I can already read plenty.

>>20543853
Just do things that require more discipline. Go on a diet, wake up earlier, set a timer and force yourself to complete tasks. Take a cold shower. Stop jerking off, or at least resist the urges for awhile.
Work out. Go for a walk. Better yet, go for a run. Then force yourself to read 15-30 pages.

You can do it. Don't take the easy way out and deny responsibility

KEK at these plebs forcing themselves to do what we do for pleasure.

>>20544285
how long did it take you to start seeing more ease?

>>20544337
Also, just a quick extra. Not sure if you're at the place you want to be in life. If you are, good for you

If not, you should probably try to get more things done. Do it faster too. Time passes fast. You are really going to regret it later if you fuck it up now

>>20543853
Unplug your TV, turn off your phone, take out your ethernet cable, go into a well-lit room, and set a timer for however long you wish to read.

>>20544352
this

I also find that people waste a lot more time on youtube than they care to admit

>>20543853
You need to learn to enjoy it. Find books that you would be interested in and start there. Read plenty of what you like until you're someone who reads regularly, even if it's absolute shit, then slowly pull away from your comfort zone and towards better literature.

>>20544892
This. Don't be afraid to not finish books you don't like. Every time I've forced myself to finish a book I really dislike it puts me off of reading for a while.

>>20544285
Similar to the pomodoro technique

>>20543853
Kitchen timer. Train yourself to read the instant you start the timer. I like setting it for thirty minutes if I'm not feeling like reading. You might have to start with fifteen minutes. It just gets easier and easier to do. If can do this living with a mood disorder, you can manage. It's not about discipline. You train yourself like a dog.

>>20544285
>>20545214
lol

>>20543853
Leave the book pile near the toilet

>>20543853
Reading books you actually enjoy helps.

You don't need to. I can already read plenty.

>>20543853
unsub from netflix, nbo and the rest
sell your tv, steam account etc.
join book club, irl one online ones are useless

>>20546863
This is the most important bit.