How do you guys make so much time to read?
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How do you guys make so much time to read?
I'm not a slow reader, but damn.
I am sure it's partly because I watch too much TV.
I am sure it's partly because I watch too much TV.
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I knew at least one of you would answer in a self-deprecating way (Crystal! ), but I didn't mean it that way. You all got at the true answer I was looking for, which is that you obviously making reading a priority as far as leisure-time activities go. I used to do that when I was younger, but something about the constant excessive reading in law school beat some of that out of me.
I also think I have a hard time doing the "stop and start" kind of reading you guys do. I find going in and out of a story like that really frustrating, so I don't read when I don't have a more significant chunk of time. I envy you guys for being able to do that.
I also think I have a hard time doing the "stop and start" kind of reading you guys do. I find going in and out of a story like that really frustrating, so I don't read when I don't have a more significant chunk of time. I envy you guys for being able to do that.
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I maintain that it's not self-deprecating if it's true. I also have seriously given thought to the fact that spending too much time in books has reduced my social skills. Again, not self-deprecating.
See, and I took English so I *could* have constant excessive reading.something about the constant excessive reading in law school beat some of that out of me.
Have I mentioned I sometimes read up to 6 books simultaneously?I also think I have a hard time doing the "stop and start" kind of reading you guys do.
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Crystal, I think the law school thing was that it was generally boring and I was forced to read a lot EVERY night and I associated a lot of stress and pressure with reading everyday. I am still working on undoing that feeling, and I've been out of school for 4 years.
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True. I had to read a lot too but at least I got to read literature instead of dry legal tracts.
Although don't tell me 600 pages of Middle English isn't enough to turn a person off reading. "He wolde twee aboote ye ladye faere" Yeah, fuck you Chaucer!
Although don't tell me 600 pages of Middle English isn't enough to turn a person off reading. "He wolde twee aboote ye ladye faere" Yeah, fuck you Chaucer!
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I work 50 hour weeks, have a dh and a toddler and generally read 8-10 books a month. Its one of my favorite things to do so I just make time for it. My favorite vacation was a week alone with a stack of books.
I don't watch tv anymore - I just read. Although lately I've been really into watching house flipping shows so the books have suffered.
I don't watch tv anymore - I just read. Although lately I've been really into watching house flipping shows so the books have suffered.
You guys are inspirational. All throughout my childhood I was a voracious reader, like some of you are, but I really fell away from it sometime during high school or college. I've read a good 4-5 books now this summer, and it feels great! I was thinking that once school starts, I'm going to start rereading the entire Harry Potter series from start to finish. I'll do it on the bus to and from school, which will be a great.