Thread 106265353

i want to be a reader but the internet ruined my brain

okay, pdf reader

>>106265353 (OP)
>aahhh the internet is to blame for me being a retard monkey with no focus aaahhhh

>>106265353 (OP)
you're better off being a thinker. most of the shit people wrote is absolute nonsense, and it carves reality-tunnels that shape your reality. some may seem useful but actually aren't

>>106265410
>>106265427
i cant focus after just a few paragraphs and struggle to retain anything and eventually give up 90 percent of the time.

>>106265442
I keep forgetting in this world being able to sit in silence and do nothing for long periods of time is basically a superpower. Buddhism won but also grim.

>>106265353 (OP)
>>106265442
Pick up some Hard Case Crime books. They're shlocky trash but are easily digestible to get you into the habit of reading. You can sometimes find them at dollar stores or discount stores for $3

>>106265353 (OP)
>>106265442
Addicts are literally subhuman, if you can't even make choices you don't deserve to be treated as a being with free will

so do we all agree that the internet is bad then?

>>106265466
cant be caught reading that shit bro, i dont live alone either

>>106265470
>free will
brainlet spotted

>>106265353 (OP)
FUCK off Howie

>>106265490
Not all of them have covers like that. They're gritty detective novels.

>>106265521
>damn anon I didn't know you were into Luigi like that

>>106265527
I can't support him. He killed one guy.

>>106265353 (OP)
Same, I read books really slow

>>106265353 (OP)
Iran needs to clear out this region.

books are obsolete

>>106265982
youre supposed to

>>106265353 (OP)
No more phone/tv in bed, it’s been helping me

>>106265353 (OP)
Start using the internet less. Just unplug it.

>>106265353 (OP)
just read something you're actually interested in. you're on /g/ so read a book on the history of pedophilia or a book on Ancient Rome (same thing) or something idk

or just learn to have discipline. why do you even want to "be a reader"? are you trying to impress a girl? just read what you want and if what you want is 0 that's ok too

>>106265353 (OP)
I used to be a big reader. I had to read a lot every day for university, and after finishing the mandatory reading I read some more academic books for fun. But nowadays I'm chronically ill, with pain and fatigue every day, and problems focusing my mind. Probably post covid or something. Reading has become hard and I just binge watch youtube all day.

Approach reading as if you were learning a skill and remain consistent. Until you want to regain your focus more than you want to maintain your internet addiction, nothing will change.

>>106265353 (OP)
run/walk/job whilst listening ot audio books