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why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive?
#14506395 - 05/24/11 07:44 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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i think i'm addicted..
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: nglsnv] 1
#14506419 - 05/24/11 07:48 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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It really is. I quit a couple years ago but am scared to go back to it. It takes up to much time when I do it. I was up to polishing off 400 page novels in a night keeping me up to late and it affected my job performance. I almost got sucked back in with a star wars book as my brother just finished one and that is my junk right there, any good scifi novel as movies/shows mostly suck.
I was so addicted once I was reading my moms thriller books! fuck I was a wreck.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: nglsnv]
#14506432 - 05/24/11 07:50 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm addicted to Wikipedia.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: argg]
#14506449 - 05/24/11 07:53 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I was reading a book once yeah? such good shit. I totally forgot to pick my little brother up after school.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
#14506467 - 05/24/11 07:57 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Tchan909 said: I'm addicted to Wikipedia.
For your viewing pleasure:
List of common misconceptions
List of logical fallacies
List of misconceptions about illegal drugs
Rule of law
I got an e-reader at Christmas last year and that has been really dangerous for me -- you can download hundreds of books at a time and it'll store unlimited bookmarks for you. Reading is one of the most hardcore addictions there is, if you're really hooked you'll keep at it until your eyesight goes
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: argg]
#14506469 - 05/24/11 07:57 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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argg said: It really is. I quit a couple years ago but am scared to go back to it. It takes up to much time when I do it. I was up to polishing off 400 page novels in a night keeping me up to late and it affected my job performance. I almost got sucked back in with a star wars book as my brother just finished one and that is my junk right there, any good scifi novel as movies/shows mostly suck.
I was so addicted once I was reading my moms thriller books! fuck I was a wreck.
That's how I am with those Game of Thrones books 4 1000 page books in a month or two... homework has been taking the back seat.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: nglsnv]
#14506474 - 05/24/11 07:57 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Professor Tibbs said: i think i'm addicted..
discuss.
I was addited to 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' and 'Water for Elephants'.
I recently tried to read ' The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo' but I couldnt get into it.
Now I am reading the NSCA's 'The Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning'. Its pretty intense reading.
I think reading can be addictive if you have the right book.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: XUL]
#14506537 - 05/24/11 08:09 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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XUL said: I think reading can be addictive if you have the right book.
or author. ever since discovering Aldous Huxley i've been slowly trying to read through all of his works.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: Dr. McNinja]
#14506538 - 05/24/11 08:09 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Dr. McNinja said:
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Tchan909 said: I'm addicted to Wikipedia.
For your viewing pleasure:
List of common misconceptions
List of logical fallacies
List of misconceptions about illegal drugs
Rule of law
I got an e-reader at Christmas last year and that has been really dangerous for me -- you can download hundreds of books at a time and it'll store unlimited bookmarks for you. Reading is one of the most hardcore addictions there is, if you're really hooked you'll keep at it until your eyesight goes 
ereaders should be banned, they are like the bathsalts of books.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: argg]
#14506791 - 05/24/11 08:53 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I got On The Road several months ago and have read the fucking thing 8 times.
For whoever said Game of Thrones, those books are fucking impossible to put down.
Reading is definitely more addictive than marijuana.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: Dr. McNinja]
#14506809 - 05/24/11 08:55 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Dr. McNinja said:
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Tchan909 said: I'm addicted to Wikipedia.
For your viewing pleasure:
List of common misconceptions
List of logical fallacies
List of misconceptions about illegal drugs
Rule of law
I got an e-reader at Christmas last year and that has been really dangerous for me -- you can download hundreds of books at a time and it'll store unlimited bookmarks for you. Reading is one of the most hardcore addictions there is, if you're really hooked you'll keep at it until your eyesight goes 
Thank you for ensuring I get absolutely no sleep tonight, you evil knowledge-spreading bastard you.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: sunset_mission]
#14506925 - 05/24/11 09:17 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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i read like 5 things at a time, not including school stuff. haters gonna hate.
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: millzy]
#14506969 - 05/24/11 09:25 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Me too - and it's ALL nonfiction, because I KEEP IT REAL!
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Re: why do so many people claim that reading is non-addictive? [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
#14507152 - 05/24/11 10:04 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I just read the ministers black viel by nathaniel hawthorne... My lord what a great short story. Im sure you can read it online.
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