/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.14064392]

How do you work up the motivation to read a book? I’m so used to getting the cliffnotes version of philosophy spoonfeed to me on shitty 4chad posts of dubious quality that I’ve developed the attention span of a gnat

[Anonymous No.14064397]

I read because I like reading

[Anonymous No.14064480]

Please help guys

[Anonymous No.14064498]

>>14064392
if you wanted to read then you'd read :s

[Anonymous No.14064499]

>>14064498
I have depression and I procrastinate a lot

[Anonymous No.14064500]

>>14064392
Me on the left, except I would just sit and drink. myself to sleep on the couch.

I know it's hard, you probably need to get off the nternet, maybe go out, bring a book to the shitter instead of your phone, same for when you commute if you do.

[Anonymous No.14064524]

>>14064499
You want to shitpost on 4chan so here you are, you obviously don't want to read

[Anonymous No.14064537]

>>14064498
>>14064499
and people still believe in free will

[Anonymous No.14064571]

help me guys im trying to work up the motivation to read crime and punishment but i cant stop browsing 4chad

[Anonymous No.14064624]

Guys please

[Anonymous No.14064632]

>>14064392
>that pic
lmao why does nature make woman mature faster its like kids with full grown women

[Anonymous No.14064645]

Go to the library for an hour with a book on a subject that interests you when you have some free time and sit your ass down and force yourself to read even if you're struggling. Best thing about the library is they have dictionaries, or just use your phone to look up words. You probably will be better than you think since 4chan is reading. Best wishes OP.

[Anonymous No.14065328]

Motivation is an emotion. Stop letting emotions control you. All you need is discipline.

[Anonymous No.14065344]

>>14064392
Like anything you find difficult: just do it. You train your brain with what you do. You are constantly rewiring your brain to optimize it for the tasks you do regularly. So do the things you wish you could, even if you do them poorly at first. Everything worthwhile entails hardship and suffering and frustration. Or else shut the fuck up and accept life as a slug, unable to grasp his own will to power. Well, even a slug can do that. Accept being less than a slug, or read books. Your call.

[Anonymous No.14065363]

>>14064632
yeah, remember how fucking weird it was in 8th grade

[Anonymous No.14066412]

>>14064392
Bump. Feels like it's always been like that for me. Can't find the motivation to do anything at this point.

[Anonymous No.14066421]

>>14064500
That isn't you on the left then. That guy is drinking water and has his mind set on the creator, not a bunch of disgusting creatures.

[Anonymous No.14066459]

>>14064645
Thanks. That inspired me to think of going outside to the local library in... Aaaaah
>Die Stadtbücherei ist wegen Renovierungsarbeiten vom 28.10. bis zum 15.11.2019 geschlossen.
Just wondering if it's possible to bring my own books into the library.
Just bought a bunch of books and Amazon with are just catching dust at this point.
I am a terrible procrastinator.
But when it opens again I'll go for sure.
Thanks, Anon.

[Anonymous No.14066486]

What do you have the motivation to do? The energy is going somewhere, think about it, see the patterns and then make a choice. But your whole will must be in it, you can't be dragging parts of yourself along that are wanting to be elsewhere.

[Anonymous No.14066526]

>>14066421
Who are you to say I'm not contemplating God's great plan in my drunkenness

[Anonymous No.14066890]

>>14064392
me on the left desu

[Anonymous No.14066901]

>>14064392
Self hatred/disliking your current self. No joke.
My driving force is seeing progress in my life, be that through working out, learning a new language or reading more. My self confidence is based on what I've done the last couple of weeks. If I have stuck to the goals I've set I feel good, if not I get sad.

Might be an unhealthy approach, but it works for me.

[Anonymous No.14066908]

>>14066459
Alles wird gut Brudi. Sei ohne Sorge

[Anonymous No.14066923]

>>14064392
Just start with short stories. Reading one a day is good enough until you can pick up a tempo.

[Anonymous No.14066929]

>>14066486
This

[Anonymous No.14066944]

>>14066908
Bernd?

[Anonymous No.14066945]

>>14064499
>depression
>procrastina[tion]
These are two "skills" you learned in school. Hard to unlearn that. I think the best way is to just turn off your Internet access and you'll need to find other ways to fill the day.

[Anonymous No.14066951]

>>14066459
hmm, vielleicht ein Cafe? Normaleweise lese ich an der Universität, aber Zuhause geht es einfach nicht. Es gibt zu viele Dinge hier, PC usw.
>>14066944
nee, ich bin >>14066901
Norweger :)

[Anonymous No.14066968]

>>14066951
Basierter Norweger freun

[Anonymous No.14066992]

>>14066968
Brudis für immer

[Anonymous No.14067040]

>>14066992
Angsteinflößend wie die Zeit vergeht, ohne dass man irgendetwas merkt. Praktisch ganzen Tag auf diesem Brett verbracht.

[Anonymous No.14067079]

>>14067040
Ja, das passiert manchmal. Ich muss jetzt raus (trainieren), aber wir können weiter reden auf Discord ob du möchtest: Gobber#6620
schönen Tag noch!

[Anonymous No.14067089]

>>14066459
Gibts in deiner Stadt keine Uni Bib in die du gehen könntest ?

[Anonymous No.14067366]

>>14067089
Werde mal nach Schule gucken.
Werde die Tage mal auf Discord kommen.
Man sieht sich

[Anonymous No.14067410]

>>14066945
you "might" be retarded. best way to fix that is to shut off your internet access and you'll need to find other ways to fill the day