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>finish a book
>can't remember shit
What the fuck?

>> No.10762926

stop smoking so much weed then

>> No.10762932

>>10762926
I don't do drugs. Not even drink.

>> No.10762935

>>10762915
Start meditating, order nootropics from iherb and start working on your memory using anki. Also, use internet less.

>> No.10762939

>>10762915
at least you read more than 6-15 pages an hour and don't unintentionally stare at the page for minutes at a time without even reading

>> No.10762940

>>10762935
What's anki? Also yeah, abusing Internet might be a problem.

>> No.10762951

>>10762939
Y-yeah. Also novel was fucking long, and filled with tons of different topics.

>> No.10762955

>read paragraph
>notice I didn't pay attention/was thinking of whatever in my mind as I read on autopilot
>read paragraph again
>notice I didn't pay attention/was thinking of whatever in my mind as I read on autopilot
>make an extremely concious effort to pay attention to what I'm reading
>start reading paragraph for the third time
>not 5 words in I catch myself thinking about thinking about reading the book or whatever shit my mind can think off

Am I a fucking retard?

>> No.10762956

>>10762939
>unintentionally stare at the page for minutes at a time without even reading
a classic

>> No.10762957

>currently reading 6 novels
>remember everything
maybe dont be a brainlet?

>> No.10762963

>>10762955
youre thinking of cock. or youre a poseur simp so you aint even entertained by the word processing, its just you staring at a "status device".

>> No.10762969

not everyone can concentrate on a given activity for enough time for it to be meaningful. this is what truly separates the brainless from actual people.

>> No.10762970

>>10762957
Fuck you, I'm trying.

>> No.10762981

>>10762969
to acquire valuable meaning out of an experience is better than overload of unengagement that ticks you indifference

>> No.10762983

>>10762963
>poseur simp
What if you have enjoyed novels in the past and want to unlock the incredible experiences of more novels but your attention span is fragmented and short to power through it at the normal flowing pace it deserves?

>> No.10762988

>>10762970
dont try. forcing stuff on yourself is dumb. maybe you:

-dont actually like reading
-are filled with chemicals that are disturbing your concentration skills
-have a complexion that makes concentration harder than usual ie. a fat fuck
-have an environment which hinders concentration
-are mentally retarded

>> No.10762991

Meditation helped my memory a lot. At the end of each day you should meditate and try to remember what happened throughout your day, chronologically and in as much detail as possible. For example, don't just think in terms of "took the bus", "watched a movie", try to remember the people that caught your attention, reconstruct exactly what happened in the film. Depending on what you've been doing all day that might take up a long time, but the longer it takes, the more bliss you feel once you hit the present.

>> No.10762994

>>10762957

>seeking validation on 4chan

lmao

>> No.10762998

>>10762994
He needs those headpats, don't spoil it.

>> No.10763001

>>10762991
Fuck off, bugman.

You literally set my teeth on edge. Shove your mindless consumer bullshit up your ass, cunt

>> No.10763003

>>10763001
You okay bro?

>> No.10763005

>>10763001
>t. hasn't opened their third eye yet

>> No.10763009

>>10762991

Pardon my ignorance I'm a genuine retard, but doesn't meditation imply a blank mind? At least the mainstream concept of it. How many kinds are there?

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>>10762963
>youre thinking of cock.
a-ah

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>>10762915
Is reading for 6h/day too much?

>> No.10763030

>>10763009
there's different kinds of meditations but I don't consider myself an expert in it. to be fair I think of what I described more of a concentration exercice, once I hit the present in my mind I start the actual meditation.

>> No.10763035

>>10763009
meditation will make you relax and comfy.

blank mind isn't a bad analogy regards to the benefit of meditation. when your mind is crystal clear, it is much easier to read, and dives in into the material. to be, to live in the mind (i know this sounds cliche guys but its the truth)

>> No.10763039

Reread it.

>> No.10763070

>>10762915
Write notes in the margins

>> No.10763097

>>10762963
me in an art gallery desu

>> No.10763102

>>10762956
the same but without even being conscious you are staring

>> No.10763103

read it again

>> No.10763124

>>10763012
Those football players seem so friendly: all willing to look after her and make sure she has a fun and safe night of drinking.

>> No.10763131

>>10762988
what if you're depressed and have to force yourself to do the things you used to enjoy because the alternative is doing something you hate but requires no effort so you have no desire to do something else?
I have legitimately found myself watching buzzfeed list videos on autoplay
is the general population just unknowingly depressed or do they go out of their way to consciously watch that tripe?

>> No.10763184

>>10763131
>what if you're depressed
then clean your room, bucko. also you cant force a high brain activity like reading and even more, force yourself to enjoyment, yikes, thats some sort of torture. like tickling torture. pump your body on endorphins or engage in manual, body heavy work. that should stabilize your system first, then you can go back to reading.

>is the general population just unknowingly depressed
most are automatons. ive had people just stop for half an hour and think about themselves and their decisions. and they end up like "huh funny i never did that before, its like whoa, never knew this would feel so good". you stop them and make them think, and they discover themselves for the first time in decades.

>> No.10763199

>>10763070
Cant believe it took this long for someone to suggest taking notes. Doesnt have to be in the margins, if you dont want to wreck the book just keep a notepad handy and take notes in that

>> No.10763249

>>10762991
DUDE, what your describing sounds like a intersting excercise but it's NOT meditation.

>> No.10763252

>>10763035
Meditation itself is work and intense concentrarion. The side effects are comfy.

>> No.10763262

>>10763249
i know, see >>10763030

>> No.10763270

>>10762957
if you weren't a brainlet, you wouldn't be here, you'd be in STEM and invent fucking time machine

>> No.10763298

>>10762939
>unintentionally stare at the page for minutes at a time without even reading
delete this

>> No.10763300

>>10763039
>>10763103
unironically this

>> No.10763302

>>10762939
>don't unintentionally stare at the page for minutes at a time without even reading

Then what are you even doing

>> No.10763304

>>10762955
the worst thing is that this only happened to me as I got older. When I was a kid I could read for hours on end without spacing out.

>> No.10763337

>>10763304
the worst thing is that it's only gonna get worse my friend

>> No.10763342

>>10763337
fuck

>> No.10763354

>>10763342
It's the same with studying: don't do it when you've got other things to think about (or it won't be worthwhile).

>> No.10763365

>>10763354
I never "never have other things to think about"
as I get older my mind gets infinitely more busy. I don't know how to slow it down.

>> No.10763369

>>10763342
It's not really true. Back when i was a kid i read shit like Dinosaur books and kid novels. That's a lot easier to read than plowing through the Phenomenology of Spirit.

>> No.10763382

>>10762939
literally me

>> No.10763386

>>10763302
trying to read but being too retarded to do it

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good or not?
why?

>> No.10763429

>>10762955
I think its good that you're self-aware,
Just laugh it off, being this retarted is funny really. Try harder, write what you've read in a small summery after a period of words. Tell me how it goes faggot

>> No.10763449

>>10763302
zoning out, day dreaming, etc.

>> No.10763457

>>10762955
Isn't this normal?
I thought the everyday individual did this.

>> No.10763460

>>10762939
this is legti autistic

>> No.10763463

>>10763199
Yeah man, i though it was weird that no one said it either. Alas, this is /lit/; what else are we to expect?

>> No.10763472
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>say "my favorite nook is Swann's way"
>oh what's it about, anon?
>w-well it's hard t-to tell
my literally face when

>> No.10763476

>>10763199
what the fuck do you even put down in your notes?
i don't consider even the most profound reflections and insights i have while reading to be something worth writing down, seems embarrassing

>> No.10763480

>>10763012
This is scrubs right?
What episode?

>> No.10763482

>>10763476
>seems embarassing
It is.

>> No.10763499

>>10763429
>Just laugh it off, being this retarted is funny really.
not after you've been reading 6-10 hours a day for an entire year and seen no improvement whatsoever

>> No.10763526

>>10763476
>>10763482
It's not embarrassing if it's your own book.

>> No.10763527

>>10763460
>this is legti autistic
How so?

>> No.10763535

>>10763526
its embarrassing no matter what, no one cares what you think

>> No.10763536

>>10763039
>>10763103
this

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>>10762915
>finish book

>> No.10763628

>>10762955
happens to me too

>> No.10763631

>>10762932
Then start smoking weed

>> No.10763653

>>10763015
neet?

>> No.10763656

>>10763631
degenerate

>> No.10763666

>>10763656
there is nothing degenerate in that

>> No.10763673

>>10763656
Cannabis is one of God's greatest gifts.

>> No.10763679

>>10763673
along with mountain dew and doritos

>> No.10763691

>>10763679
I don't think they are equivalent. Mountain dew and doritos don't conveniently grow everywhere.

>> No.10763725

>>10762991
this. i have almost no memories at all of my childhood, and i think it's because i just didn't pay attention at things and never had to put any efford into solving problems or anything.

if i ever have children, i will force them to write a diary, i think it literally has no downside, don't understand why so few people do it

>> No.10763760

/lit/ is shittier than usual today

>> No.10763764

>>10762915
actually read it next time

>> No.10763773

>>10763499
Kek

>> No.10763780

>>10763725
It does have a downside.
It's boring as shit to do. Writing is tiring as fuck.

>> No.10764010

>>10763780
yeah kids sure are better spending that half hour a day in facebook, youtube or 4chan instead

>> No.10764049

>>10763666
Tempt someone else Lucy.

>> No.10764079

>>10764049
>Lucy.
?

>> No.10764109

>>10763365
It's our lifestyle anon. Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism

>> No.10764113

Do a Q&A on it.
You'll find you know more.

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>>10764079

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>>10762915
average user of goodreads: read all shit you can for the annual reading challenge