Howdy folks, hope you stayed warm and cozied up with a good book. So tell us: what have you been reading this week?

  • AngusMcAnus [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    whom amongst us has had the ability to read an entire book in a single weekend and then had their attention spans ruined by smartphones and social media? couldnt be me of course

    • p_sharikov [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I am currently trying to figure out how to undo this. I want that attention span back.

      • RowPin [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Let's say you used to play soccer when you were younger, and now wonder how to re-bulk your atrophied leg muscles, twenty years later. It's the same thing; squatting sucks at first (okay, always) and you have to manually push yourself through plateaus, set timers to force you to endure for such & such time, etc.

        Eventually you start reading Marx for enjoyment, like me-- hrm, wait, maybe forget about all that...

        • p_sharikov [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Hmm, my family already thinks I'm weird for liking obscure academic stuff, maybe I should just take up soccer instead.

    • anothertranscomrade [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Oof, I feel this. It took me like eight months to read the book I mentioned in my reply and it's around 280 pages. Slowly getting back to the point where I can turn off electronics and zone out reading for a while. Be kind to yourself, it'll come back.