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what's a respectable amount of books read per week?
or, what's the optimal amount of books to have going at any one time?
like the title says, how do I min/max my reading?

>> No.13106200

It depends what your interests and goals are

>> No.13106203

>>13106191
>what's a respectable amount of books read per week?
1-2
>what's the optimal amount of books to have going at any one time?
1

>> No.13106205

>>13106191
Spend every waking moment reading. Sleep for four hours a day. Maintain a constant intake of chemical stimulants.

>> No.13106231

>>13106203
I agree with you on the 1 at any given time but i keep hearing that having multiple going is the key to reading lots so you don't burn out / have variety going. I never understood this and trying to give it a go but after your post i might go back to 1 at a time.

>> No.13106239

>>13106205
Ok Nick Land

>> No.13106259

>>13106231
Read short stories or poetry instead if you need a break from a novel. Or just don't be autistic about entertainment.

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>>13106191
It depends on your free time and the types of book you want to read. Right now I have 4 going, one is my main book which I read for about 2 hours a day (Diodorus Siculus), two secondary books which I'll read one chapter/section in throughout the day (an A&P textbook plus a guide to automotive repairs), and my fourth is some unimportant civil war history that I read for about an hour before I sleep each night. It doesn't keep things fresh but it lowers your chances of procrastination, since if you don't feel like reading one then you can probably just read one of the other 3.

>how do I min/max
I'd say, have a primary book that you put consistent time into, and then a collection of less important books that you just read one section/chapter of per day. This seems to be optimal. I don't think I'd like to cut it in half and just focus on two important books every day.

>> No.13106271

>>13106191
>>13106203
This is fucking stupid
1. Some books are longer than others, I'm not gonna finish Tristram Shandy in a day
2. Reading something too fast seems like a great way to burn the fuck out
Reading is supposed to be leisurely, not something you do to increase the length of your ePenis

>> No.13106291

Like another anon said in this thread, don't be autistic about literature. You can't do this shit with a spreadsheet. Read as much as you can, as deeply as you can, as frequently as you can.

>> No.13106331

Idk if this is the right thread to ask this in but I don’t see a QTDDTOT. Are there other sites than the one in the sticky (https://b-ok.cc) that have pirated e-books and PDFs? I mean, books aren’t cheap, I’m sure you all know this. My reading consumption and my need for reference materials exceeds my own income, unfortunately.

>> No.13106340

>>13106331
Nevermind, found what I was looking for right after this post. Sorry for making you read that sob post.

>> No.13106353

>>13106331
>library
>library's ebooks program
>libgen
happy reading anon

>> No.13106463

what's the most patrician reading space /lit/?

moreover, what's essential to cultivating a reading place in the home?

>> No.13106472

the question is obviously not asking how many war and peace's do you read a week you brainlet. im sure most if not all would be happy to say a 'book' is between 300 and 500 pages roughly.

>> No.13106509

>>13106203
second post best post

>> No.13106547

always be reading two books at a time, one nonfiction or poetry anthology and one fiction
alternatively, if you regularly walk long distances or take public transit and read to pass the time, have one short book to read in public and another long book that's too inconveniently heavy to carry around

>> No.13106607

>Reading old english texts
>everyone has a lisp

>> No.13106773

>>13106463
I'm reading in bed or on the balcony

>> No.13106798

>>13106547
Fiction + nonfiction + a third good book you've read before

>> No.13106868

>>13106798
i like that this adds re-reading into the equation.

>> No.13106889

>>13106191
cringe oof yikes

>implying all books have an equal number of pages or are similar in difficulty to read

You should aim for at least 32 books a year

>> No.13107790

>>13106331
libgen, irc bookz (google it), mobilism, myanonamouse

>> No.13108027

>>13106231
Not the same anon, but here's my system:
Morning - language learning, since at this time I'm at the "freshest" and read more effectively
Noon - philosophy, theology, and similar "heavy" works, since you slow down at this time
Evening - fiction, novels, light material

Of course, I don't read all day long. I read depending on my free time, and as such have the slowest progress in languages. The aim is rather simple though: have one or two difficult and one or two easy books and shuffle them based on your interest and tiredness.

>> No.13108041

>>13106191
You’re gonna have to specify what you’re interested in reading and become knowledgable about. The main thing after learning how to analyze and understand the work is actually doing the reading consistently. In which case, I’d recommend trying to get through more in the morning and then returning in the pm (obviously dependent on your work and life situation)