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Reading books is easier than I thought
#22107701 - 08/18/15 05:27 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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For the longest time I avoided books because I thought they'd take forever to read. I've read through about 10 this year lmao. It's so worth it. Just start out by getting a book you're interested in and read 10 minute a day or when ever you got some extra free time. So much can be learned from books that you don't get from internet articles. Wisdom not just data.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Eggtimer]
#22107713 - 08/18/15 05:30 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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i bought a ton of books from a local library when they were having a big sale at their bin. I have only read one (from cover to cover) but there are like, 30, 40 of them in total. i am set for life, lol
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: WAN] 1
#22107727 - 08/18/15 05:35 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I got a kindle and have read to many books to count off the top of my head. SO easy to torrent Ebooks.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: WAN]
#22107736 - 08/18/15 05:36 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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WAN said: i bought a ton of books from a local library when they were having a big sale at their bin. I have only read one (from cover to cover) but there are like, 30, 40 of them in total. i am set for life, lol
Go for it. I actually bought a bunch at once too. If I start getting bored I leave a bookmark in one and go to another. Jumping around is ok if you start getting bored with one. It doesn't seem to mess with my comprehension. Philosophy books are awesome.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Eggtimer]
#22107763 - 08/18/15 05:43 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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WAN said: i bought a ton of books from a local library when they were having a big sale at their bin. I have only read one (from cover to cover) but there are like, 30, 40 of them in total. i am set for life, lol
Go for it. I actually bought a bunch at once too. If I start getting bored I leave a bookmark in one and go to another. Jumping around is ok if you start getting bored with one. It doesn't seem to mess with my comprehension. Philosophy books are awesome.
haha, I do this too (jumping around). Sometimes I would be reading a few pages into a book, got bored, and had to go for something else.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Eggtimer]
#22107780 - 08/18/15 05:46 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I've always loved it, I was home schooled so I never had too many friends growing up and spent a lot of time reading. Now that I don't have a job I find myself spending most of my days reading hours at a time. Just cuddle up next to my wife and we both read and every now and then take a break to smoke a bowl and discuss what we'd been reading. Beats the hell out of TV if you ask me.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Eggtimer]
#22107783 - 08/18/15 05:47 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I was seriously dyslexic as a child. Around the age of 20-21, I made myself read books to try and get over it. Since then I have become an avid book reader. Now, I read more than most people that I know. A while ago I estimated how many scientific articles I read per year and it was somewhere around 500. If a dyslexic guy can do it, then anyone can. When I took my college entrance exam at 18, I tested into a remedial reading class. But, I got over it and I love to read now. Books FTW.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: WAN]
#22107794 - 08/18/15 05:49 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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the problem is once you get into a great book you don't want to put it down!
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: 4HO-DMT] 2
#22107799 - 08/18/15 05:50 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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i learned infinite life from Infinite Jest.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: 4HO-DMT]
#22107822 - 08/18/15 05:53 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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SARAtonin said: I've always loved it, I was home schooled so I never had too many friends growing up and spent a lot of time reading. Now that I don't have a job I find myself spending most of my days reading hours at a time. Just cuddle up next to my wife and we both read and every now and then take a break to smoke a bowl and discuss what we'd been reading. Beats the hell out of TV if you ask me.
Haha sounds like an awesome life. I can't even watch live t.v. anymore. The first time I did lsa I spent the day watching t.v. It felt like cancer. Do to time dilation the ads seem to last a infinite amount of time but the show only lasted mere seconds. I have a feeling the same thing happens when you watch t.v. not high you're just not conscious of your brain's frustration. It's a treadmill for the mind. The news is even worse.
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4HO-DMT said: I was seriously dyslexic as a child. Around the age of 20-21, I made myself read books to try and get over it. Since then I have become an avid book reader. Now, I read more than most people that I know. A while ago I estimated how many scientific articles I read per year and it was somewhere around 500. If a dyslexic guy can do it, then anyone can. When I took my college entrance exam at 18, I tested into a remedial reading class. But, I got over it and I love to read now. Books FTW.
That's amazing. I've been having this idea lately we're only limited by our idea that we are limited.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Eggtimer]
#22107852 - 08/18/15 05:58 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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read Infinite Jest. test your limits.
ha, i fucking dare you sir!
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Eggtimer]
#22107859 - 08/18/15 05:59 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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It's true. If you work hard and put your heart into it, you can do just about anything.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: 4HO-DMT]
#22107876 - 08/18/15 06:02 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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As of January 1st I have read 16 books. Cover to cover.
Easily could have been 25 due to my "fuck it, I'll do something else" mood.
I'm trying to get to 1 book a week. It's a hard target but achievable.
The more I read the more I realize how much of an idiot I am. Some books teach me shit about fields of science I didn't even know existed. Some of them being vast and very advanced. Here I was, almost 30, not knowing it even existed. How shameful is that? I'm telling you, I'm a fucking idiot. Not because people think I am, but because I have made myself aware of all the shit I didn't know. That's a crucial step. How the fuck do you learn about something if you don't even know it's out there?
That's part of the reason why I constantly question everybody's opinions. I'm at the point where I know that I know more about a lot of shit than most people and I got a larger pool of knowledge to see if they actually are as smart as they think, thus deducing whether their opinion is worth listening too. Nothing better than a question of mid to high level of obscurity to determine whether the guy has a clue about anything. You know, the kind of question that isn't obvious to the masses but is popular enough for most mid level intelligent people can either know or deduce the right answer. That's when you know you aren't talking to an idiot.
Read up people. Reading is cheap. Reading is everywhere. Reading is the most important thing ever. 99% of TV stations wont give you the knowledge and if you don't know what to google, than the Internet wont give it to you either.
Water keeps you hydrated, air keeps you oxygenated and reading keeps you alive.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Patlal]
#22107881 - 08/18/15 06:03 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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what books have you read Patlal?
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Patlal]
#22107919 - 08/18/15 06:11 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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not only do books entertain you through entrapping stories... but they also expand your vocabulary impose cadence broaden your brainpower and deepen your empathy~
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Eggtimer]
#22107935 - 08/18/15 06:13 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Whatchu reading mostly Patlal?
Book club?
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SARAtonin said: I've always loved it, I was home schooled so I never had too many friends growing up and spent a lot of time reading. Now that I don't have a job I find myself spending most of my days reading hours at a time. Just cuddle up next to my wife and we both read and every now and then take a break to smoke a bowl and discuss what we'd been reading. Beats the hell out of TV if you ask me.
Haha sounds like an awesome life. I can't even watch live t.v. anymore. The first time I did lsa I spent the day watching t.v. It felt like cancer. Do to time dilation the ads seem to last a infinite amount of time but the show only lasted mere seconds. I have a feeling the same thing happens when you watch t.v. not high you're just not conscious of your brain's frustration. It's a treadmill for the mind. The news is even worse.
Ya I have a real hard time watching TV, especially movies, it just can't captivate my attention like a book. I mean there are a few obvious exceptions like Game of Thrones or the Office, and the occasional Netflix. And ya, the news is the worst, especially American Media. The only news I get I get from Vice and BBC.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: SARAtonin]
#22107945 - 08/18/15 06:16 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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anybody here read House of Leaves?
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: akira_akuma]
#22108073 - 08/18/15 06:45 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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akira_akuma said: what books have you read Patlal?
That is too vague of a question
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: Patlal]
#22108077 - 08/18/15 06:47 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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which books have you read.
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Re: Reading books is easier than I thought [Re: akira_akuma]
#22108082 - 08/18/15 06:48 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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akira_akuma said: which books have you read.
Alright, I'm not gonna list like 200 book titles.
Specifics please.
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