/lit/ - Literature

You don't know whatcha got, till it's gone.

>>24234
I promise both friend

I promise to sign up to the gym once my doctor clears me to lift

ok

>>24234
I will continue to jog and eat healthy and read!

>>24234
/fitlit/ actually convinced me to take a weightlifting course at school since I need units in p.e. anyways. I didn't even know that was a thing in college.

>>24234
/lit/ here. Fuck that. Instead of wasting my time at a gym I could be working on my novel (I mean I probably won't but I technically could).

>>25235
>wastes time on 4chan instead

Takes 3 hours a week for better health and gains.

>>25235
That novel won't get you laid lmao

>>24234
I promise you /lit/. We're all going to make it. Our combined disciplines will propel us to CHAD.

ok

>>25280
I don't need it, I have a boyfriend.

>>25130
And do any physical therapy he recommends. That shit is like magic and will save you some much pain down the road.

I'm going to go read a book now.

>>24234
I do both but I need to do them more. Promised.

>>25295
Not for long with that fat ass.

We're all gonna make it /fitlit/ bros

>>24234
B-b-but I already do cardio exclusively /fit/.

>tfw I was an avid reader and lifter even before /fitlit/ existed
Nice to see you guy's are already sorting yourselves out!

>>24234
rather kill myself than wasting time on 2deep4you literature, hundreds if not thousands of pages each that can easily be summarized by an idiot in 10 pages max

>>25337
>Not for long with that fat ass

You know nothing

>>25235

Literally 3 hours a week is enough. If you commit to that you can get ripped and your improved mental health will lead to more productivity.

Never gonna make it.

Remember fitlits.
It's not what's happening here but what you take with you in your hearts that matters.

>>25337
>fat ass
>implying

>>25417
>reading for plot

>>25417
How does it feel to know that you will always have the mental capacity of a literal retard?

>>25417
>hundreds if not thousands of pages each that can easily be summarized by an idiot in 10 pages max
weeeeeeeew lad.

I haven't read anything since January. I really need to get back in the game.

>>25417
great bait

>>24234
My good man, I was already a lifting reader, or a reading lifter.
I think this board should stay because if you aren't both, you deserve neither... But that's just my opinion.

I haven't read a book in 6 years.

>>24234
Whenever I read, I have trouble recalling information I just read, hence why I really don't read.

Is this something that will go away with practice, or perhaps am I doing something wrong?

>>24234
I'll miss you lads from /lit/
Been reading Catch-22 for the first time on the bus rides recently and loving it. What's some good stuff like it? I've already read most of Vonnegut's work.

>>25478
I didn't say that
>>25509
There's a decent chance I have a higher ed than you. 4 years into CS engineering (inb4 >cs). In fact, I usually read through the hundreds of course material book pages, extract and write down the relevant information and usually end up wtih just about ~10 pages. Why wouldn't you be able to do it with your 2deep4you literature?
>>25521
>>25568
see above

>>24234
Will do lad

>>25638
Yeah, you just need to practice focusing and recalling with reading more, eventually it'll all be good

>>25478
please no, corn father

>>24234
I've been meaning to read Twilight anyway

>>25671
Alright, I'll do my best anon!

Cheers

>>25661
>Why wouldn't you be able to do it with your 2deep4you literature?
because it's 2deep4u.
the entire point is that it can't be summarized. in your case, hundreds of pages being condensed to 10 is just bad education and a waste of time.

>>25661
>thinking that notes is as good as the whole thing

>>24234
strong mind and body are the essentials to being a man. gonna start with the greeks and work from there

Yo /lit/ I know some of you are commies or whatever but do you have any opinions about The Gulag Archipelago? I tried to download it on my kindle and it was out of stock. Is it worth driving to a bookstore or whatever the fuck?

Figured I'd snag this opportunity to ask.

What other boards got combined aside from fitlit and mlpol?

>>25768
I know there's /cock/ /can/ and /fap/

Thoroughly enjoying them

>>25768
/cock/
/fap/
/can/
/mo/

>>24234
I will. I've actually picked up my metro 2033 book for a reread. Thanks fitlit for rekindling my interest in literature. The maturity of this board in my eyes has increased tenfold since the merge.

>>25709
>the entire point is that it can't be summarized
So it's not possible to read between the lines and condense what the 2deep4you author is trying to convey, or the all possible alternatives thereof? I have a hard time believing that.
>hundreds of pages being condensed to 10 is just bad education and a waste of time
Well extracting the relevant information requires a good understanding of the material and what exactly is relevant and not, in which you learn the shit you need to learn. It just werks for me and my grades reflect that.
>>25710
Well the exception is plot-based literature where the extra filling is a big part of the book.

What if the real gains were the friends we made along the way.

>>25733
Though Greek classical works are a bit hard to follow, they are worth their weight in gold.
Ancient Athens 4 life

>>24234
I can't read

>>25813
Nice, those are really well thought. I would've expected fit to be partnered with fa though.
I will be saving pages of these boards so I can show them to my grandchildren.

>>25814

I thought Metro 2033 was enjoyable enough and had an interesting setting, but wasn't very well written.

>>25868
anon is stupid and smelly

>>25828
Deep.

i promise i will suck a lot of dicks from my gym friends like every /fit/zen should properly do

>>25893
We had a bad breakup with /fa/. We've actually been mirin /lit/ since at least winter.

>>24234
I'll go through with it for you anon

>>25895
Mind you it is originally in another language, and to be honest I thought he did a good job at writing what can possibly be the most boring places on earth: the endless tunnels of metro/subway systems.
Think about it: how do you keep the claustrophobia of the tunnels fresh with every chapter without being super redundant?

>>25821
>So it's not possible to read between the lines and condense what the 2deep4you author is trying to convey, or the all possible alternatives thereof?
no, you could do that. i mean that once you summarize it, it's no longer that experience. the summary is not worth reading, whereas the full thing is (for good literature, that is).
CS material is only supposed to be informative so if it can be usefully condensed to 10 pages, then obviously there's a big problem of extraneity the original material. but literature is art, it's supposed to be enlightening, not informative. it's not about extracting useful information from it, it's about reading it.

>read more
FUCK that gay shit, there's literally nothing to be gained from reading save for being more knowledgeable about literature. It's useless, a waste of time, a luxury which people take pride in for being good at. Reading is after all just a form of escapism, essentially the same as wasting your time playing video games

promise

>>25638
Yep, I think everyone's been where you are right now. Just get into the habit of reading a little every day and it'll stop being a problem in no time. Depends what you're reading, of course, but it will still get easier either way.

When I saw /fitlit/, I thought "fucking finally!" and I know most of you guys thought the same.
So I think it should stay.

i promise :3

>>25302
Not him but I def will start once my therapy ends, based /fit/ anons.

So...are squats enough for a daily exercise?

>>25235
so you gotta novel you're working on? Huh? Gotta a big, uh, big stack of papers there? Gotta, gotta nice little story you're working on there? Your big novel you've been working on for years? Huh? Gotta, gotta compelling protagonist? Yeah? Gotta obstacle for him to overcome? Little story brewing there? Working on, working on that for quite some time? Yeah, talking about that years ago. Been working on that the whole time? Nice little narrative? Beginning, middle, and end? Some friends become enemies, some enemies become friends? At the end your main character is richer from the experience? Yeah? Yeah?

No, no, you don't need to workout.

Are we still here?

>>24234
I promise to get to a healthy bmi by summer. 25lbs overweight right now.

>>26299
No, but deadlifts are

>>26305
>family guy
>breaking bad
it's pottery

>>26184
If you read more you'd knew why reading is nothing like you said, except if that's what you're seeking

>>24234
bruh

>>26184
>Vanity of vanities. All is vanity.

The only thing I've ever expected to gain from lifting is exactly what I got from lifting: satisfaction. Life is pain. If reading helps you forget about that pain in a constructive manner, than I for one say that reading is good.

>>25828

>>25302
No physical therapy needed, really the doc just said I should avoid any sort of strenuous lifting until around May.

Come May I go true /fitlit/ mode

>>26386
good luck

i promise i will continue to exercise, brehs.

>>26398
Thanks friend

>>26318
Damn, that seems like something I'd have to do at the gym. Was just looking for something I could do while working at home.

>>26433
Go to the gym, enjoy the view

>>26457
SNOO SNOO

>>25235

Implying better brain health through exercise won't help you write

>>25509

Reading doesn't change your mental capacities

>>26539
It's the implication.

>>26457
>dem quads

You'd go to pull out and she' be like "oh no you don't daddy"

>>26184
if you think proper literature is about escapism, you clearly don't read enough

well today I read a shit load of posts because of today, I usually dont

>>26457
Nah, I'm a girl...but then again your point still stands. The weight room at my school is always full of sexy shirtless men in their early 20s. Nice.

>Getting mentally in shape
>Getting physically in shape
When are the mods going to make this permanent

>>26539
What neuroscience research are you basing that off?

>>25661
Do you ever read fiction? Or philosophy?

>>26184
Watch the school of life video. Whats literature for

I'm going to exercise more, I swear.

Gonna get huge

>>25235
Sure there buddy, keep working on your novel

>>26615
Come visit fit once in a while for that test boost and ZYZZ BRAH FUARK motivation.

I always used to read alot as a kid. Always enjoyed it so much. For some reason this all dissapeared when I grew up. I barely touch any books in my life.

I think /fitlit/ today might have rekindled an old flame. Been so obsessed with my body that I forgot to take care of my mind.

Thanks /fitlit/, I love you guys, I wish we could stay together forever, no homo

Massive desire to smash some bookworm boipussy after today

I promise I will read at least 10 books this year

>>25966
You add in some Nazis and a lot of creepy tunnel monsters

>>25337
>>25426
>>25466
>being fat was never denied
fatass confirmed

>>24234
I'm neither. I just came to see the mashup, but you guys inspired me to read AND lift.

>>25235
I say this in a very honest way: Lifting will help you write your novel. Your page output will increase tenfold if you're feeling the burn daily.

>>26826
:)

>>25828
Holy shit
I'm gonna miss fitlit so much

Thank you for the reminder that I need to read more. I'll never forget you, /fitlit/

Pls bring back /fitlit/ annually

>>27191
good idea. it'll be like an e-christmas, hanging out with your extended e-family once per year

>>24234
I read 20p today

Am I gonna get doms from this?

>>26696
I suppose that adds on to it all, but there's something in the way the actual tunnels are described. Their architecture, their varying states of decay, and how the micro societies reflect themselves on their individual home stations. It's all done without being supremely and utterly boring like I imagined it would be.

Idk maybe I'm biased? I loved the book enough to buy 2034, and will probably get 2035 when I finish rereading 2033.

>>27255
Just use the scroll roller after reading.

>>24234
I promise, my friend

Heh I'll be working out in the library

>>24234

But op, i do both... I love Argentinean/Chileans autors (novels) and hell! i read a lot books about public administration/political science & economics.

My rutine today:

burpees x 150
pullups x 60
pushups x 100
Hiit run 100 x 6
Shadow boxing x 20 min
Abs work 30 x 5

>>25235
>tfw when too intelligent to lift

I'm only into /k/ tier literature.

>>28006
Check out At Leningrad's Gates senpai

>>26584
squats + dl are a great focus for a girl if you want a nice a e s t h e t i c ass, which it seems a lot of people are into. You don't have to look like a roided woman, /fit/ has definitely redpilled me on how a woman can be strong and very sexy because of definition.

ill try

>>28006
/k/ is my main board too, are you a native speaker? I'm a2 german, I probably couldn't read that yet.

>a joke turned into a love affair

I'll miss you /lit/

>>25478
Please no, corn father.

>>25828
Damn, bro

>tfw I always tell myself to read more and exercise more
>Always lacked motivation
>Never frequented /fit/ or /lit/
>Today showed me what self-improvement can be
>I biked to and from work and stopped at the library on my way home

>>28291
Proud of you bro

>>25828
What if the real books were the friends we made along the way?

>>24234
>/fit/ promise me you will read more
no

>>28291

ill try

god speed anons, what a wonderful day

>>24234
Just bought an ereader, today really motivated me.

>>28425
I believe in you

>>24234
We are all going to make it. Gains and Brains.

>>28658
Gains and fucking brains bro

>>24234
Okay on both accounts.

who needs stupid books, they are for faggot gooks

>>26558
her hamstrings would be engaged more if she was locking her legs around you

>>25813
What I would give for r9k and soc to be merged

>>28874
Soc got merged with out. Of only soc r9k and out

>>28425
No need to be sad pepe

>>25828
;_;

This has seriously been some of the best time I've ever had in this board.

I will never forget you guys over at /lit/ and how much you've enriched my life with advice. I promise to you that I will read more, starting with the book I was recommended the most!

>>25828

>>25828
Damn dude

>>28291
Nice dude

>>25235
getting /fit/ is good meditation to overcome writer's block.

>>28395
my cerebellum is experimenting a spike of neuronal activity

>>25895
did anyone read the sequel to metro 2033? and what about other post cold war russian authors?
recommendations?

>tfw haven't read anything outside of a textbook in over 11 years

Goodbye forever, escapist faggots.

>>25828
Hold the fuck up

Not right now, I was just bout to... hit the plates';';'

I... I will try to become fit.

You guys are awesome

>>28291
That was quick progress. Good work anon. I'll sleep well knowing you did that.
>cant wait to workout tomorrow morning

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This was... unexpected.

As it happens, I may be able to actually become a fit and smart man thanks to this board fusion.

It should be kept.

>>31690
Use that emotion to lift greater.
Here is some inspirational music to help you along the way.
Remember to explode at climax.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z96ModuOAQY

>>24234

nah reading is fcking gay

>>31839
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I FEEL LIKE A WEAK BITCH

I WANT TO READ A GOOD BOOK MY FRIENDS RECOMMEND TO ME
AND HOLD IT CLOSE TO MY CHEST

>>31815
Hey mods: /fitlit/ needs to stay as an unlisted board.

>>31904
Wish I can find that screencap of anon explaining his lifting buddy would've loved to lift another day, but I can't... If someone has taht image plz post. Google is failing me so hard.

Moral is: Lift now. Someday you won't have the chance.

Also books are bae

Truly the best merge.
I'll come visit you nerds I swear.

>>31904
Plato's Republic
It's the type of book a true /fitlit/ should have

I will

I've slacked on both reading and lifting the past several months.

>>25478
please no, corn father

I'll do both

"mens sana in corpore sano"
whatever side we come from, we should explore the other

so i was a lit major in college but never really went to their board. but kinda like this merger.
also any current lit majors gtfo and get a useful degree.

What is the /lit/ equivalent to starting strength?

I will, violent Anon.

I promise, boys. I've always given up on working out after a couple months, but no longer. The ultimate aesthetic the cultivation of both body and mind, synchronously. The mind is nourished by a healthy body, and the body held to higher ideals by a healthy mind. Only by improving and maintaining both can we be truly virtuous. God bless, /fitlit/.

>>32269
Start with the Greeks

>>32336
I don't know if this is a /lit/ meme but thanks, should I audiobook it or get a physical copy?

>>32269

Start reading Cat In The Hat, and read progressively more "advanced" literature. 50 Shades of Grey is probably the next step up, then Twilight, then Catcher In The Rye, then literally anything by Mark Twain, then you can move on up to shit like Goodnight Moon and Everybody Poops

Standard progressive overload. It's how everyone gets better at everything

>>32336
Thanks anon.

does reading schematics and manuals count?

>>32356
Physical copy is preferred around here, but whatever works so long as you can concentrate on the content