The pointlessness of reading

[Anonymous No.16672856]

>be me last night
>became suddenly really motivated to read
>decide to read for 2 hours instead of going to the gym
>first time I've read on a weekday for weeks
>read again after work today, finished a long and boring history book
>decided to even finish the two long modern novels that I had found boring, but then decided that was too much and reading for the sake of reading was pointless and I'd feel like a pathetic consumercuck anyway

>remember very little of the history book apart from some broad outlines that I could have memorised from two pages if I really cared

>was given a gift card because of my birthday
>looked through Amazon at books
>everything was Reddit or cringe or a boring as fuck """classic"""

[Anonymous No.16672872]

>>16672856
Look at how to read with more concentration and skill. Also don't read stuff you find boring if you have the choice to read more engaging material. Also fuck those stupid popular book lists. 98% of them are shit.

[Anonymous No.16672901]

>>16672856
You don't have to read if you don't want to

[Anonymous No.16672918]

>>16672856
It's worth it for vocuabulary/language improvement alone.

[Anonymous No.16672924]

>>16672918
I learned the word 'congeries' today
thanks for reading.

[Anonymous No.16672926]

>>16672901

But then people will call me a pleb.

[Anonymous No.16672940]

>>16672856
Reading much like any medium, has mostly been flooded with consumer garbage. The activity of reading in itself is not rewarding, its about what you actually read and what you do with the contents afterwards. Think about what things mean, what they mean to you, how they compare with other things you know, etc. The sticky has a good starter kit if youre just starting out with reading. pic related is also good.

[Anonymous No.16672981]

>>16672856
>>decide to read for 2 hours instead of going to the gym
You’re meant to do both reading and exercise, you should sacrifice watching tv or vidya for reading time, not exercise

[Anonymous No.16673116]

>>16672856
you actually read? ha retard

[Anonymous No.16673135]

>>16672856
give me your fucking amazon gift card NOW
this is a robbery

[Anonymous No.16673154]

>>16672918
>>16672924
not about looking up new words and saying you 'learnt' them. it's passive. there's a huge difference in command of language between people who grew up reading, even if YA, and those who did not.

[Anonymous No.16673175]

>>16673154
to learn new words you have to incorporate them into your writing.

[Anonymous No.16673233]

>>16672856
I feel the same way anon, film is a much easier medium for me to grasp the point in. I also have minor brain damage due to not breathing for several minutes when I was born. I put something on the table then am confused why it isn't in my hand anymore 2 seconds later.

[Anonymous No.16674597]

Pic related could be more fun to read

[Anonymous No.16674657]

>>16672856
>>remember very little of the history book apart from some broad outlines that I could have memorised from two pages if I really cared
same

I think the problem isn't that reading isn't good, it's that it doesn't do much good per hour given a poor memory or weak intellect.

[Anonymous No.16674699]

>>16672926
Only in a pseud hotspot like this place. The vast majority of people on this planet don't care about reading.

[Anonymous No.16674781]

>>16672856
“All Art is quite useless”
— gay man who was right about everything

[Anonymous No.16674803]

>>16672856
To be completely honest most recreational activities are completely pointless. People who are happy and put together do not read books. Its so time consuming and it gets you very little of anything. Not even that much enjoyment.

[Anonymous No.16674843]

>>16674781
>gay man who was right about everything
who?

[Anonymous No.16674861]

>>16672856
>remember very little of the history book apart from some broad outlines that I could have memorised from two pages if I really cared
read this book

[Anonymous No.16674863]

>>16674803
This is completely false. I’ve met many happy people who read and in fact most of the happy people I meet read. Shit IM happy and I read. Also you can gain a lot out of books. The right book will completely change how you look at the world and your old problems will seem trivial.

[Anonymous No.16674880]

>>16672926
well they'll be right, but you shouldn't care

[Anonymous No.16674961]

>reading is pointless because I'm mentally handicapped
I mean, I'm not gonna argue that, but at least present your argument more subjectively next time.

[Anonymous No.16675246]

>>16672856
reading is all about looking at pretty words. Even when reading theoretical stuff, read it as if it was poetry.

[Anonymous No.16675254]

>>16674861
of course he read it, it was written by O.P.

[Anonymous No.16675255]

>>16672926
'pleb' is a title, but is it your being? Only you can answer.

[Anonymous No.16676046]

>>16674961
hey! i'm a reatard too but i still try to read

[Anonymous No.16676084]

>>16672856
why do you read if you find it boring? it's supposed to be a thing you do for fun

[Anonymous No.16676091]

>>16672856
If you don't like some book then you don't have to read it, retard.

[Anonymous No.16677663]

>>16672981
This
If anything log off this website and read instead and exercise.

[Anonymous No.16677686]

>>16674657
Its not so much about what you read, but how you read it.
Mindlessly blow through a huge novel? Yeah you wont retain shit or gain much from it.
Read actively for 30 minutes, pause and go over what you just read, take notes and relate it to other things you read or already know?
You Will retain much more and it Will broaden your world.
Also I Think reading is a good habit for focusing your mind, if you dont focus, your mind Will wander to other things.
So the activity of active / focused reading train you to focus.

[Anonymous No.16677707]

>>16674863
This.
I Think some study proved that most upper class / People considered elite in what they do, read books regularly.
Books often have more meaning and requires more from you to engage with them, where as a lot of tv, social media and youtube Are straight garbage meant to be watched and forgotten.

[Anonymous No.16677792]

>>16672856
>he didn't go to the gym and listen to an audiobook at the same time

Reading is great anon, but multitasking is even better.

[Anonymous No.16677828]

>>16672856
>long and boring history book
>a pathetic consumercuck
>two long modern novels that I had found boring,
This is a stealth Londonfrog post

[Anonymous No.16678194]

>>16674843
Oscar Wilde

[Anonymous No.16679345]

>>16673175
Nah, it helps, but not necessary. I read lots, hardly write beyond journal. Pickup and use new words without issue.

[Anonymous No.16679355]

>>16677792
“Multitasking” is shit for your memory. Unless you’re doing something like swimming that requires no brain processing. It *can* be useful for repetition if you listen to same overview lecture 3 times though.

[Anonymous No.16679374]

>>16674597
whoa, these look cool. Where could you possibly even get a hand on these?

[Anonymous No.16679375]

>>16672856
please stop posting here