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Do you read as an act of self-improvement or an act of leisure?

>> No.10843322
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10843322

>implying they are not the same thing
stay stressed, western society

>> No.10843385

por que no los dos?

>> No.10843950

>>10843385
¿Porqué no los dos?
Aprenda español, perro jijueputa

>> No.10843977
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>>10843318
both.

>> No.10843995

>>10843318
bitch fuck your hypothetical

>> No.10844109

>>10843322
this

>> No.10844114

I'm too depressed to aspire to improvement and too anxious to rest in leisure.

>> No.10844127

>>10843322
Great post senpei

>> No.10844233

>>10843950
>¿Porqué?
What a fucking retard.

>> No.10844304

i read because I'm stupid and need things spelled out for me. i've slowly lost intuitive learning.

>> No.10844308

Fucking jezebel posters

>> No.10844311

>>10843318
Both, obviously

>> No.10844317

>>10843995
^

>> No.10844321

The obvious split is that non fiction is for improvement and fiction is for pleasure. But there are some times where it switches. History books can be hilarious when they tell stories of great leaders fucking up. Some fiction resonates with you after you finish reading it and you come out a better person.

>> No.10844322

>>10843318
stop posting females.

>> No.10844327

>>10843950
>¿Porqué
>jijueputa
tipico chicano.

>> No.10844380

my eyes must gaze upon this lady in real life or my life is for naught

as the other dude said por que no los dos. i just like human expression, its fun to see what people are talking about

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>> No.10844473

>>10843318
Disgusting
Ill wager the most intellectual thing shes read was a "what do he think after le sexx xDDD" article in cosmopolitan

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>>10843318
>self-improvement

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>>10843322
HIGH tier fpbp

>> No.10844493

Mainly for leisure. I radically altered my diet 2 years ago after reading How Not to Die by Michael Gregor, if that counts.

>> No.10844506

>>10843318
Not purely either (though sometimes basically just one or the other). I read because it's an aesthetic thing that I can experience, see beauty/truth in it that I don't in all if the same ways in life.

The leisure/entertainment and self-improvement purposes seem a bit denigrating to the self or the work, respectively.

>> No.10844578

>>10844462
>tfw so emotionally sensitive a simply webm of a pretty woman just making random silly faces makes you happy

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>> No.10844608

>>10844578
>>10844578
seems pretty normal desu, i think if it affect you, then you'd be easily diagnosed with the 'tism

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>> No.10844617

>>10843318
At this point I read to stay mentaly stable.

>> No.10844629

>>10844615
speaking of the 'tism...

>> No.10844631

>>10844617
To keep the ability of articulating my ideas the way I want to, in order to not being enslaved by the unknown.

>> No.10844671

>>10844608
hahaha you mean autism lmao? thats a funny ass terminology

>> No.10844883 [DELETED] 

>>10843322
good shit, dubs confirm

>> No.10844886

>>10843322

Not every act of leisure is an act of self-improvement

>> No.10844887

Read as an addiction. Stimulates receptors and fires neurochemcials.

>> No.10844890

>>10843322
he’s dreaming he’s Laozi watching him dream

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>>10844886

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>> No.10844979

I never liked reading, meaning I would rather do something else to have fun, but I see it as very important in ones life

>> No.10844996

>>10843322

FPBP

>> No.10845146

>>10844887
Reading is my drug, but so is alcohol and caffeine and nicotine and cannabis too tbqh senpaidesudesu

>> No.10845369

>>10843322
Now this is comfy

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10845380

>>10843318
i never understood why people post dumb thots on a christian and literature board.

>> No.10846270

Depends what I'm reading, but typically both. I'm usually subconciously always trying to improve myself, and that's reflected at what I choose to read in the moment. I typically prefer more direct approaches to self improvement though when I'm actively looking to better myself.

A good example of what I'm talking about in something a little smaller scale. I have recently involved myself into Dungeons and Dragons as an adult because I have a lot of friends and we all want a solid creative outlet. I spent months actively learning how to be a good DM, how to design solid adventures, and generally learning about game design in association with D&D. This involved me watching different professionals play the game and watch a series of tutorials from really solid youtubers, involve myself in the community on reddit, and read books on cartography and DMing. Now, I'm reading through different classic fantasy books like the Belgariad, Thomas Covenant, The Elric Books, etc. I'm doing the latter because it's what I'm interested in now and I want to read more punchy fantasy, but it's also a great source for inspiration in my current creative pursuits.

>> No.10846378

>>10843318
Leisure, assuming I'll commit to finishing "Call of Cthulhu" before I die.

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>>10843322
woah

>> No.10846641

>>10843318
the hindquarters on this negress... Like a damn centaur

>> No.10846760

>>10843318
ahhhh god bless those 56% genetics, cute and sexy mutt

>> No.10846762

>>10843950
JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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>>10843322

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>>10844886

>> No.10846859

>>10844578
>that creature
>pretty
I can't even imagine how low some people's standards must plummet over time.

>> No.10846877

>>10843318
An act of boredom desu.

>> No.10846894

>>10843318
Self-improvement is masturbation. And I'm about to better myself all over that OP image. God, I love dusky whores.

>> No.10846900

>>10846859
bruh you don't always have to share your opinion. i think her face is delicate and cute, no need to call her a creature that's pretty harsh lmao

>> No.10846906

>>10844322
/lgbt/ is that way

>> No.10846913

>>10843318
I don't see why you can't do both. However, I read only for leisure, holding self-improvement to be a loathesome thing worth avoiding.

>> No.10846918

>>10844114
Only patrician response itt.

>> No.10846924

>>10843318
I suppose by that limited duality self-improvement.

>> No.10846927

>>10844617
>>10844631

I see reading more as an investment, an influential book will change my outlook on life forever, but it requires a clear, fresh mind to absorb the information. It's futile to read after work when the toxins have yet to be cleared from my brain.

>> No.10846930

>>10844617
That's how I ended up as a spookposting Stirnerite ready to die for Rojava.

You're not wrong, though.

>> No.10847116

>>10843318
yes

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>> No.10848229

>>10846927
That is also true, you need to take the time to atriculate a question, or even just feel an intuition, because the reading movement need to be impulsed by the inquisitiveness of the mind. And we all know that when we're at work 12h/day we don't really have the opportunity to question the world.
so yes, you need to free some reflexion time.

>>10846930
This is so good to be understood. I'm really glad I'm not the only one. I feel like you read me so weel * pun not intended* in just one sentence. Or it is a pure coincidence.
Without lying, I am literally reading Stirner right now and I'm also thinking about Rojava like a answer. The most logical answer I found in order to beat my crippling nihilistic tendencies.
man that's good to be heard.

I have not finished the book though ( I'm halfway through), do you have any element of analysis to suggest to keep digging afterwards, anybody who've righted about him? If you are still her I'll be very thanksful...

>> No.10848309

>>10843318
>tfw sincerely admire enjoy and love the female form
>[attractive] women are all idiots
It diminishes the wonder once you have to really live with them.

>> No.10848311

>>10844597
>>10844462
>>10844615
>>10847690
you just know she's into some real freaky nasty unspeakable shit in the bedroom

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>>10843322

>tfw someone gets it

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>> No.10850029

>>10843322
/lit/ is best board

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>> No.10850250

>>10850223
even though she looks perfect in the op its clear she doesnt normally look like that and its just a single perfect shot of her. in this pic and in others you can see how she starts to look weird all the way to ghetto trash that i wouldnt give the time of day to. is she half nigger or something? she has that "everything about me is fake" look like one of those crazy kardashiens or whatever and black women with all their fake hair, nails, colored contacts, implants, etc

compare to >>10850027 who looks perfect even in motion

>> No.10850255

>>10850223
MOMMY

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>>10850250

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>>10850223
>>10850250
>>10850255
QWEEEEEEEN

>> No.10850294

>>10844321
Reddit

>> No.10850296

>>10850250
>compare to >>10850027 who looks perfect even in motion

out of all the examples you picked a woman with botox and fake teeth

>> No.10850300

>>10844321
Yep, pure redditry.

>> No.10850302

>>10850296
yeah i know i was going to say that but it doesnt change anything. all women wear makeup for example but some look good in it and others just like comical and extremely fake and overdone

>> No.10850433

>>10850274
>dam bix nood looks like THAT?

>> No.10850637

>>10846900
not that anon but i would strongly suggest you find the nearest mirror and have a word with yourself

>> No.10850669

>>10844473
>>>/r9k/

>> No.10851412

>>10843322
I like you.

>> No.10851445

>>10844473
>>10850669
these are both masks, neither sincere, no connection was made, nothing was given or received

death of discourse

>> No.10851628

>>10850027
All that money for cosmetic surgery and her eyes aren't even symmetrical.

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>>10843322
Comfy nap time when?

>> No.10851697

I read for the same reason I drink, life is nothing.

>> No.10851703

>>10843318
I read because I want to and not because it makes me happier or better.

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>> No.10852435

>>10843322
Que buen post

>> No.10852645

>>10843322
Double dubs confirm. Top tier post.

>> No.10852807

>>10843318
She's mixed fuck you all

>> No.10852811

>>10852807
Half human half silicone?

>> No.10852815

>>10852811
Half Mediterranean half silicon and half black and half emoji spammer

>> No.10852892

>>10843318
>Porqué
>jijueputa
>correcting people typos
Come back when you're 18 or when you can revert the effects of fetal alcoholic syndrome, pelotudo.

>> No.10854454

>>10843318
Self-improvment mostly right now, and I've stopped reading fiction as I don't find it useful, even if read leisurely.

>> No.10854455

>>10852807
el abominacion

>> No.10854459

>>10854454
>I've stopped reading fiction as I don't find it useful
Sad!

>> No.10854479

>>10844935
It hurts so much that, I'd never hold such cutie in my arms

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>> No.10855208

>>10844671
it's from ma boy Theo Von. Grew up in a small rural town where everybody was touched by a flick of the 'tism

>> No.10855865

>>10843318
both ma knicca

>> No.10856059

>>10843318
KARA INEK

>> No.10856074

>>10843950
>Porque
only in /lit/