/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.5280004]

>forcing yourself to read
>forcing yourself to write
>complaining about it on /lit/

why do people do this when they clearly don't enjoy it...maybe it's time to get a different hobby?

[Anonymous No.5280016]

I wonder this too OP especially the speed reading threads. I don't get it. I started a 200 page book on thursday and I didn't finish it until last night. Who gives a shit? I read another 100 page book after that and today I'll shitpost and maybe read a few short stories tomorrow before I start a long novel another day. Why the fuck stress out over a casual hobby? Pick something interesting and read it when you want to.

[Anonymous No.5280025]

>reading as a hobby

[Anonymous No.5280030]

I think it's a problem where a person once loved to do those things, but somehow, in the quest for more knowledge or perfection, they got lost. There are some people who learn everything there is to know about a particular hobby/tradeskill and love it all the more. Then there are those who do the same and they feel that some of the magic, the feeling that made them fall in love in the first place, has disappeared. For those, reading and writing become a chore because they're trying to recapture that feeling again.

[Anonymous No.5280033]

Reading and writing is often hard work

[Anonymous No.5280045]

>>5280016

Speed reading is so fucking stupid.

[Anonymous No.5280051]

>>5280033

when I was a kid/teen it was never hard work, it was always a relaxing way to enjoy myself, explore a new world and meet new characters.

Over time it turned into a thing I did for "health" reasons "hurr its good f0r ur brain lolz" and started reading "classics and high-literature" and then it became work, a chore, and slow, tedious...

[Anonymous No.5280054]

>>5280030
So basically autistic recluses read war and peace in three days and wonder why they feel sad.

[Anonymous No.5280056]

Sometimes you need to force yourself to do something you know you'll end up enjoying. Like meeting new people, or lifting.

[Anonymous No.5280069]

>>5280056
>you know you'll end up enjoying

this is different, this is like after forcing yourself to do it for a few years you realize it's shit, then complain about it on /lit/

90% of the people here hate reading and would rather chat on chinese cartoon forums than actually read. go figure

[Anonymous No.5280226]

>tfw have no problem reading even get hooked on it
>my biggest problem is finding a book and starting it
>came here just now to see the sticky and get some ideas

look forwards some national socialism books

[Anonymous No.5280235]

>>5280045
>sees someone who absorbs more information faster than you
>called them "fucking stupid"

[Anonymous No.5280244]

i barely even read and I still come here!

[Anonymous No.5280256]

>>5280235
>speedreading
>getting a firm grasp on the ideas and intricacies of the work

Pick 1

[Anonymous No.5280276]

>>5280256
hnnnngggg

[Anonymous No.5280280]

>>5280256

[Anonymous No.5280405]

>>5280280

That meme has no power here...

[Anonymous No.5280424]

>>5280256
what a horker

[Anonymous No.5280427]

>>5280405
Do you feel in charge?

[Anonymous No.5280438]

>>5280427
Im a big guy. So yes.

[Anonymous No.5280486]

>>5280256
Those are epic tits. But butterface

[Anonymous No.5280652]

The answer is people wanting a hobby that let them avoid interacting with people and also doesn't feel like they're completely wasting their time.

Two powerful motivations.

[Anonymous No.5280657]

>>5280004
HURRR DURR Y U DO THINGS THAT DONT GIVE YOU IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION

I know you're a troll but still fuck you. You're everything that's wrong with the millenial generation

[Anonymous No.5280882]

>>5280033
If it's a work why no one pays me for doing it?

[Anonymous No.5282217]

>>5280657
No one said immediate gratification.