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i lose interest so easily with a lot of books but then again because of that I haven't been trying to read more
i come back to my favorite classics often though and don't have trouble reading those so i might have to go through more books?
or should i force myself to read half of it before i judge?
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@newt @caprisonne Yeah, I would follow your interests over forcing it.
Sometimes I will pick up a book and read the start of it, put it down and it will take some months before I get back into it and become invested enough to finish it. This has happened to books that I like too. It might just not be the right time to read it.
Not all books are going to be for us either. No foul in recognising that and moving on. Just don't let it stop you from reading! Although it is okay to take a break and immerse yourself in something else for a while too. You can burnout on any task if you indulge in it too much.
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@caprisonne don’t force yourself. If a book doesn’t grow on you, just move on. Maybe it’ll have a better chance some time later.
It took me three attempts to read Silmarillion, after all :comfypeeksweat:
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@caprisonne @newt This is going to baffle you even more, because I'm a novice writer and have this habit.
I've heard a quote that goes something like don't let perfect be the enemy of the good. Sometimes it is enough that we are enjoying ourselves with something good, we don't have to be perfect at it even though it can be good to strive for better.
I also don't see a point in beating myself up over my reading habits. Beating yourself up won't make you change, it will often keep you down. It's counterproductive to think this way. Setting tasks can be good, breaking them down and completing them in smaller chunks can be good practice to get a task done. This is what I tend to do. But it is also important to give yourself breaks, especially when other things have happened during the day. When you've gotten a lot on your plate. It's also worth thinking about if your reading time is taken up on doing other similar tasks, I find it harder to read a book if I've been reading online all day.
I hope this gives you something more to think about.
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@sim @newt yeah that's good advice, i treat myself very black-or-white-ish because i've been told that I need to follow through and be perfect at it or else it's worth nothing and then i'm a bad person (and also worth nothing)
it's hard for me to allow myself to have fun and not set strict rules before doing a task
I don't even notice doing it and just now thinking and talking about the topic made me realize that this might be the problem here, too.
The fact that you pick up books again and again without reading in one go and being fine and at peace with it totally baffles me. It gives me peace, too, knowing that it's possible.
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@caprisonne @newt I was going to post this in another thread but then I realised it was better posted here, so a continuation after I read that you also write:
If you are a writer too, I think it is harder to immerse yourself in reading other books for the duration of your writing because you've spent a lot of time prior to it reading and writing your own books. So that may also play a role in this. Similar tasks bring fatigue more easily. You may find it more enjoyable to do something involving physical labour in your off time from writing during the day.
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