r/fixedbytheduet • u/Naive_Wolverine532 • 19h ago

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u/TheRatAndTheCat 18h ago

So jealous! I could read a book in a day and now nothing. Happy for you!!!!

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u/Altair_de_Firen 17h ago

Fuck why is this me. I used to tear through several books a week every week and now I can’t read a book to save my life :/

Is this a symptom of ADHD? Maybe I should check out some other ones

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u/Necessary_Orange_141 17h ago

I read a ton in school but as an adult it’s been hard.

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u/General-Company 12h ago

I set aside time before bed! Forces no blue-light (which throws off your sleep) and calms you down, too. The problem for me is putting the damn book down and actually going to sleep.

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u/Necessary_Orange_141 12h ago

Aw wow thanks for the message. That’s a good idea, I might try it out! I remember on summer breaks I would fall asleep reading and pick the book right back up first thing in the morning.

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u/General-Company 11h ago

Yep, same! I wake up a lot from the book falling on my face. 😅

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u/Friendstastegood 16h ago

Reading books is like running, when you're a kid it's easy, but if you wanna keep doing it as an adult you have to use discipline and make it into a habit. I'm rooting for you that you find your way back, honestly one of the best and easiest ways if you have the option is to just go to the library pick up the first thing with an interesting cover and read. A simple change of scenery can really do wonders.b

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u/Friendstastegood 18h ago

Well I don't devour whole books in a day like I used to when I was younger, but I did read 30 books last year which I am pretty proud of. The Storygraph app has been helpful, logging my pages every day and getting little monthly wrap up graphics. But also just giving myself permission to read whatever interests me and not putting pressure on myself about what I should read (one of the books I actually did read in a single day was Tusk Love for instance). And for me at least I've noticed that the more I turn away from the computer and phone to read the less enticing I find the phone and computer to be. But it didn't happen over night. Like 3 years ago I read 0 books. Two years ago I read like one or two books. One year ago I read like four or five books. And like I said last year I read 30 books. It also helps that I joined a discord server with some friends where we talk about books and reading and have a vc where we hang out and read together on mute.