/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.1442792]

Interest thread:

Describe your reading habits.
type of chair/bed/position/time of day/etc.

Mine: Laying sideways with a pillow, on my stomach, or on my back, but almost always laying. From about 12-4 am

[Anonymous No.1442811]

Usually sitting or laid out on my couch, or on the bus. When I was a kid a would usually read in recliner chairs, and I would sit all kinds of crazy ways, including upside down (sometimes even did this at the library.) Moved around alot.

[Anonymous No.1442827]

I like to lay down, preferably on my stomach, but that gets uncomfortable fast. So I switch positions every 20 minutes or so. Life got better when I bought my nook. I never have to awkwardly hold a book or lose my spot if I fall asleep.

[Anonymous No.1442909]

Sitting on the bed, with my back against the headboard, a pillow on my lap, and the book on that pillow.
I read whenever, but I find it more comfortable to read immediately after I wake up; I can concentrate much better that way if I lack interest in the story.

[Anonymous No.1442916]

sitting on a couch
anytime and smoking cigarettes
always smoking

[Anonymous No.1442936]

I tend to read right after I wake up, from about 8am - 12pm. Reading in bed always gets uncomfortable to me after a while, so I tend to read at my desk.

[Anonymous No.1442948]

Laying down on my right side when I'm reading a page on the left side of the book.

Laying down on my left when I'm reading a page on the right side of the book.

I actually roll onto my other side after every page so my head and the book never leaves the pillow. Its kind of weird, I guess. I picked it up since I usually read right before I go to sleep.

Studying however must be done cross legged with the book in my lap to prevent myself from getting too comfortable

[Anonymous No.1442949]

>>1442811
I still do this (though not in the library wtf). I like to lay down on my stomach and put the book on the floor, and then sometimes I take the book, lay on my back and read it upside down. I also never sit straight on a chair, I have serious problems because of all this.

[Anonymous No.1442957]

>>1442949
I'm incapable of sitting straight in a chair unless it's a kneeling chair.

[Timothy No.1442973]

>>1442957
This calls into focus: Why?

[Anonymous No.1442976]

>>1442957

FUUUUUUU

This makes me think noughty thoughts....

[Anonymous No.1442981]

>>1442973
It's hard to say. The way your legs are tucked under you. It kind of props you up but is comfortable at the same time.

[Anonymous No.1442990]

>>1442981
I'm just copying and pasting here but

What is a Kneeling Chair ?

Some people are very confused about what a ‘kneeling chair’ does. Kneeling chairs are a beneficial solution to ergonomic seating. These chairs tilt your thighs and hips at about a 160 to 170 degree angle, which allows you to take pressure off your spine and assume more weight in your shins and feet.

Kneeling chairs allows your spine to sit in the natural “S”-shaped position, which conventional seating somewhat constricts. They force you to use your upper thigh muscles and core abdominal muscles to take pressure off your knees and lower lumbar, reducing compression.
The Advantages of a kneeling chair

* Provides proper alignment for the spine. The forward tilt of the chair reduces spinal compression, and therefore reduces the stress and tension in the lower back and leg muscles.

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Kneeling chairs also force you to use your upper thigh muscle and core abdominal muscles to relieve pressure off major pressure points, like your lower lumbar and knees and feet.

[Anonymous No.1442998]

I was going to get one of those Herman Millers but thought I'd try a kneeling chair first since that was £30 and the Herman Miller was £300 and I've never had a sore back since.

[chunks No.1443473]

I like to curl up in my eero aarnio chair with some chips. Shit's so cash.

[Anonymous No.1443478]

Laying on my stomach on my bed, elbows on my pillow.

And inevitably, two cats lying on my back.

[Anonymous No.1443489]

[Anonymous No.1443509]

>>1443473
these look really comfortable, but why the fuck are they so expensive?

[Anonymous No.1443529]

I curl up in one of these comfy bitches. It's placed right by a window and I have the window blinds open during the day. Since getting this thing, my reading has increased at an astounding rate.

[Anonymous No.1443537]

In an old armchair, by the fire. Maybe 8PM - 2AM. I usually fall asleep sometime before 2.

[Anonymous No.1443539]

>>1443529
what is it called? I want one.

[Anonymous No.1443542]

I thought that this was an 'incest thread'. I'm disappointed now I read the post again...

[Anonymous No.1443549]

>>1443529

Same here, those chairs are so comfortable.

[Anonymous No.1443557]

>>1443539
see filename

>1443529
I've been meaning to grab one myself

For now, I slip into my bed at 11PM and can usually slip in 1-3 hours of reading depending on how my day went.

[Anonymous No.1443561]