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Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:32:19 No.16613192 [Reply] [Original]

I read slow

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:35:03 No.16613201 File: 199 KB, 1280x910, 1507928895105.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>16613192 At least you read, anon; keep your chin up :)

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:36:42 No.16613208 >>16613201 We must imagine Sisyphus is a replicant engineered to be happy.

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:37:57 No.16613214 >>16613192 Reading slow is based. Reading fast is pseud and brainlet

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:42:12 No.16613240 >>16613192 Anything worth reading should be read slowly anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:42:21 No.16613242 File: 146 KB, 1024x681, cat-gun-suicide.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I have to re-read a page about 3-5 times in order to absorb anything from it.

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:44:11 No.16613250 >>16613242 same

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:46:20 No.16613262 >>16613192 Even if you read slow you still read faster than half of pollit

Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:49:06 No.16613274
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>>16613201
>>16613208
>>16613214
>>16613240
>>16613242
>>16613250
Everyone has read so much more than me and is smorter than me I feel so left behind. I have over 400 books on my Amazon wishlist it's going to take me forever to get through. Meanwhile there are early 20 years olds that have 1000 books on their goodreads like wtf.

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:55:57 No.16613299 >>16613192 Maybe try to read a book a week or read something for 25 mins. That really help me

Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:57:04 No.16613307

>>16613274
And they will never read all those, they just click on whatever random bullshit looks even slightly worth reading. A man who reads 4 books he loves and appreciates is more respectable than a man who reads 10 books he couldn't care less about just for the ability to say "I read it."

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 19:59:19 No.16613322 >>16613192 As long as you grasp the information and develop a higher understanding it's all good anon. Plus it could be worse, you could be a brainlet T.Brainlet

Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 20:00:20 No.16613330

>>16613274
Froggy stop counting books, pages and comparing yourself to epeen larpers on book social media. The moment you get lost in a good book and realize what reading is about, this shit won't matter anymore. It's about the content and how it entertains and enriches you. Now go read and don't forget to enjoy yourself while you do it.

Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 20:02:45 No.16613336

Reading slow is good. You understand more, you appreciate more, you enjoy more. Read slowly but deeply, and you will be surprised at how much you actually end up reading.
>>16613274
>Meanwhile there are early 20 years olds that have 1000 books on their goodreads like wtf.
They're lying.

Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 20:03:04 No.16613339
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>>16613274
>>16613307
>tfw have more books in my library than I can possibly finish
Seriously, though. It's always been a problem I have. A compulsive need to buy any vaguely interesting book. Makes me feel like I should be barred from bookstores the same reason an alcoholic shouldn't go to the liquor store.

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 20:44:25 No.16613536 >>16613192 pull the trigger you little retarded frog shit

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 20:46:48 No.16613549 >>16613192 I took a big jump in retention, comprehension, and speed when I started forcefully visualizing every line of Pindar's Odes.

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 20:54:32 No.16613586 >>16613274 Stop being a faggot. You should be reading for enjoyment and enrichment, not to compete with people on Goodreads you little bitch.

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 21:00:05 No.16613604 >>16613586 He can't stop being a faggot. He uses a retarded frog as his avatar and online persona.

>>	Anonymous Mon, Oct 19, 2020 22:47:20 No.16614167 >>16613192 That's good. Why hurry when you're doing something you like.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 00:45:22 No.16614747 >>16613192 You need to cope

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 01:09:43 No.16614805 >>16613242 I thought this was normal for everyone except 170 IQ geniuses

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 01:11:53 No.16614812 >>16613192 I have a friend who reads slow, too. I reccommend trying to get through a really dense book and training your eye muscles. It's good practice.

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>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 01:31:05 No.16614894 >>16613330 But how will I post on /lit/ if I only read what I like?

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 01:42:39 No.16614943 >>16613208 If Sisyphus breaks one chunk of the mountain everytime he climbs to the apex, before he rolls back down he may become a god.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 01:52:00 No.16614981 >>16613192 you're blessed anon. just like svelte people who eat food slowly.

Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 02:24:46 No.16615093 [DELETED]

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>>16613192
>I read at the speed of audiobook.
Recently listened to Blood Meridian and Moby Dick. Also listened to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Old Man and the Sea, The Amityville Horror, Grandfather's House, The Exorcist, and tons of short stories in-between within the last 2 months. Now I'm re-reading Needful Things.

>Protip: I give 0 fucks.

Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 03:00:17 No.16615206 [DELETED]

>>16613192
>I read at the speed of audiobook.
Recently listened to Blood Meridian and Moby Dick. Also listened to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Old Man and the Sea, The Death of Ivan Illyich, The Amityville Horror, Grandfather's House, The Exorcist, and tons of short stories in-between within the last 2 months. Now I'm "re-reading" Needful Things because it's comfy as fuck hearing Stephen King take me back to Castle Rock for more small town drama. Books is fun anon. Doesn't matter how you enjoy them.

>Protip: Don't never feel bad about reading how you wanna to read.

Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 03:03:02 No.16615219
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>>16613192
>I read at the speed of audiobook.
I recently listened to Blood Meridian and Moby Dick. Also, I listened to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Old Man and the Sea, The Death of Ivan Illyich, The Amityville Horror, Grandfather's House, The Exorcist, and tons of short stories in-between within the last 2 months. Now I'm "re-reading" Needful Things because it's comfy as fuck hearing Stephen King take me back to Castle Rock for more small town drama. Books is fun anon. Doesn't matter how you enjoy them.

>Protip: Don't never feel bad about reading how you wanna to read.

Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 04:46:39 No.16615551

>>16613274
My little fren, reading is about reaching epiphanies and new insights. Some zoomer cunt reading YA crap or a midwit getting through ridiculous amounts should never discourage you. If you reach closer to eternal truths, then you're doing well

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 04:49:50 No.16615564 File: 47 KB, 657x527, apukms2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>16613192 >I read slow ngmi

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 04:53:18 No.16615577 I have 130 IQ, a 19 cm penis, I like to keep fit and I am attractive enough for women to approach me but I have autism and nothing seems to be as unattractive to women as me speaking several sentences.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 04:57:26 No.16615588 >>16615577 Me too bro, I know your struggle

Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 05:05:01 No.16615608

>>16615577
I have a 145 IQ, a 17 cm penis, I stay fit and am rather attractive as well. However, I find women to be a waste of time and have realized if you've had a relationship with one, you've had a relationship with them all. I'm just waiting to finish med school to move to south America and pick up a wife who will grant me multiple children whom I will homeschool as I tend to the poor and use my army experience to fend off rats.

Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 05:31:43 No.16615684
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>>16613192
>>16613274
>>16613339
Fren, dear fren. I know your struggle. I do all of this. I buy books that I promise I will read, then I am really disappointed in myself for not reading them.

You might want to ebay some of those that you have let collect dust as they will constantly remind you of the fact they are not finished. I did this and I also abandoned Goodreads and tracking apps and I don't even count stuff I have read any more.

Then I got an e-reader used off ebay and told myself, if I can download it off Libgen for free at some point then I will when I am ready.

I do not keep a list of books, but if I am interested in a book then I will just remember it. If my mental note is still there when I am looking for something new, then I download it. If the mental note has faded, I wasn't that enthusiastic about it at all. This means nothing accumulates and I have no guilt about obtaining it and getting excited for it, and then failing to read it.

I might go full e-reader soon, I dunno. But this has helped, as now I am not tied to an "achievement list" or anything.

Hope this helps, fren.

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>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 06:39:01 No.16615854 >>16615684 I prefer paper though

Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 06:49:04 No.16615887

>>16615854
I do too, but I made this sacrifice so that I would not have to contend with the feelings of anxiety that a looming physical collection caused me.

Once you get past sunk cost fallacy, it is golden. The books you bought are still yours, they are just now physically removed from your presence and you can "regain" them any time by downloading from Libgen.

Trust me, you forget 95% of your library this way, and only the ones you are really interested in come back to you, which means it becomes totally manageable.

The guilt of never tackling them goes too. It is like donating a shirt you no longer wear to charity. You forget about it after a while and your new wardrobe becomes synonymous with your clothing, you don't pine for how good you used to look in that old shirt.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 06:50:46 No.16615893 File: 285 KB, 300x168, 7b6efa66-dba1-48f6-9db4-b1eb965a1899.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>16615608 Sure nigger

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 06:53:59 No.16615904 >>16613192 >>16613214 >>16613262 >>16613336 >>16614812 >>16615564 Do americans really not learn what an adverb is at school?

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 06:55:15 No.16615907 File: 67 KB, 1000x1004, 1601439609127s.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>16615608 kek anon pls never change

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 10:15:32 No.16616717 >>16615551 They are not reading ya they are reading the canon and philosophy, history, critical theory, and economics.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 10:39:53 No.16616812 >>16613192 Reading lots doesn't make you smarter.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 10:46:32 No.16616843 is goodreads worth getting on for the community aspect? is there a community aspect?

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 10:49:53 No.16616855 >>16616843 I use it to add /lit/frens and follow patrician accounts to find new books. There is also a /lit/ group and I think they are doing a book club.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 10:57:21 No.16616904 >>16613192 Read and savoure poetry and you will out Chad most readers. It's the best form that can't be read fast. If you understand poetry the rest seems dull and autistic.

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 12:07:42 No.16617299 >>16615577 >women to approach me shut ur mouth and just pin them on the wall fag

>>	Anonymous Tue, Oct 20, 2020 14:19:26 No.16618083 File: 142 KB, 810x952, 1600381749356.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>16615577 Gee, wowzers

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