Hello, comrades. I’m here for your suggestions.
As the title says, I have been having a really hard time trying to read texts. I just find it very hard to concentrate on large text. I used to love reading, but all the years spent in the education system and having to read/study for lessons that I don’t really care for made me (or, most probably, my brain) dislike reading, and I still haven’t fully overcome that state of mind. I start to read a book, but I can’t keep reading for long. Also I’m easily getting distracted (surely a trait that I picked up while being on social media), so practically reading any book or long text, even if I find it really interesting or useful, gets even harder and progress may slow down to < 10 pages a day at times.
So, has anything like that ever occured to you? How did you overcome it? Thank you for reading this, comments will be appreciated.
Edit: Thank you for all the replies! It seems like many comrades went through something similar and I appreciate your replies.
Have a specific place to read, a comfy, quiet place but not too comfy as you might fall asleep. You are not allowed to quickly check your phone while reading! Read something you want to read rather than something you feel you ought to read. You could try to set a target, say 10 pages per reading session and increase this by a page or two each day. You could try a pomodoro timer… 25 minutes reading, 5 minute break. Reading is great for traveling, say when you are sat on a train.
Leave a book next to your remote to remind yourself that you could read instead of watching something on TV.
You could try audiobooks to get you back into reading, they are absorbing and could help to improve concentration.
But I think the main thing is to read stuff you will enjoy. If you are not enjoying a book, read something else. I used to always finish books and now I am much more ruthless about dumping books if they are no good.
Tracking your reading progress with something like https://bookwyrm.social/ and perhaps chat with other readers on the platform.
I hope you get back into reading, I love reading so much!