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3292444 No.3292444 [Reply] [Original]

How does one sit down and read a book when incredibly short attention span?

>> No.3292449

Marijuana or Adderall, depending on your chemistry

>> No.3292468

what type of marijuana?

>> No.3292469

>>3292444
The same with movies

Related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPpJoTmIeuc

>> No.3292472

>>3292468

That also depends on your chemistry.

I love me some indica

>> No.3292473

>>3292468
sativa

>> No.3292474

electrodes on yr testicles

trust me anon

>> No.3292478

Weed actually makes me have a shorter attention span...

>> No.3292491

>>3292478

Take Adderall

>> No.3292500

Yeah i've smoked mj before. But it's always made my attention span decrease ridiculously. Like my thoughts would just keep switching topic. However thai weed seemed to calm me down abit..

>> No.3292502

>>3292472
how does one get hooked up with specific strands of weed when living outside of Cali or CO?

>> No.3292530

>>3292502

By not being an idiot.

You have friends, don't you? Coworkers? Someone you know is getting weed from somewhere.

I get my shit legally, praise Rang

>> No.3292537

>>3292500

Are you really taking this guys seriously ? Just read. Read daily and read a bit more every day. I had a ridiculously short attention span and couldn't read more than 10-20 pages. I did that and now I can read for hours even.

>> No.3292543

>marijuana

Has this honestly worked for anybody here who has ADHD? Smoking marijuana gets rid of what little attention span I still have when I'm off meds, at least as far as reading is concerned.

>> No.3292563

>>3292543

Marijuana helps me focus on reading and writing in an enormous way. I wouldn't have suggested it otherwise.

Clearly, every brain is different.

>> No.3292600

>>3292530

Common sense and a T&E reference, bravo!

>> No.3292630

>>3292444
Medication worked for me. I'm two years into college after never having been able to last two consecutive semesters previously.

Also, it helps to be reading about something that fascinates you, so your natural hyperfocus ability kicks in. I've always been an expert on the arts, even before medication, because sculptors and painters just amazed the hell out of me. I'm sure you've found that to be true of yourself, as almost every ADHD person has.

Just be patient with yourself. Take a break if you need to. Next to medication, nothing has helped me more than interacting with people who are interested in the subject I need to absorb. Study groups, 4chan, etc.

>> No.3292676

>>3292478
same here. It's different for everyone.

>> No.3292769

I don't have ADD but when I smoke weed my concentration increases a lot, Makes it easier for me to assimilate the text faster. You should try for a while to see how it works, if you're into that sort of thing. I would prefer it over medication

>> No.3292882

Weed also helps my concentration but it screws with my memory.

I could spend 20 minutes rereading one page.

What I do learn on weed seems to really stick with me.

>> No.3293372

Chances are you just need to shut off the internet for a while and read daily