ElijahRyne
A Hermit that is NOT that Lazy…
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Hello! I just want to start a small discussion on how, why, & when we read. Whether you read slowly or fast. If you prefer one genera over another. How long and how much you read at a time. How you decided what to read, and other things like that! Anyways I guess I will go first.
How I read: I typically use a text to speech app to read. Sometimes I have music in the background to help me focus.
Why: I do this for a couple of reasons, the first being I can do other things while reading. This also allows me to read way more things both faster and without getting tired. Think of it like listening to an audio book.
When: I read basically all day, or until I get tired of reading for the moment. There are also times when I spend 1-3 days looking for something to read.
What do I read: I typically read things that are fairly long. Mostly so that I don’t have to go searching for something new to read while in the middle of something else. I tend to try everything, with the exception of Sci-fi and smut.
The positive Results of my strategy: I read somewhere between 500,000-800,000 words a week. I can read while walking, shopping, eating, and anything in between. I have ~500 tabs open filled with both potential things to read next and series I have caught up to to wait for more chapters.
The negative Results of my strategy: I where headphones all day everyday, which sometimes makes it difficult for me to pay attention to my surroundings. I have become even more of a hermit. MTL’s are even worse. I spend more time reading than I do writing. The ratio isn’t even close, something like 1sec-writing/1000sec-reading.
Why: I do this for a couple of reasons, the first being I can do other things while reading. This also allows me to read way more things both faster and without getting tired. Think of it like listening to an audio book.
When: I read basically all day, or until I get tired of reading for the moment. There are also times when I spend 1-3 days looking for something to read.
What do I read: I typically read things that are fairly long. Mostly so that I don’t have to go searching for something new to read while in the middle of something else. I tend to try everything, with the exception of Sci-fi and smut.
The positive Results of my strategy: I read somewhere between 500,000-800,000 words a week. I can read while walking, shopping, eating, and anything in between. I have ~500 tabs open filled with both potential things to read next and series I have caught up to to wait for more chapters.
The negative Results of my strategy: I where headphones all day everyday, which sometimes makes it difficult for me to pay attention to my surroundings. I have become even more of a hermit. MTL’s are even worse. I spend more time reading than I do writing. The ratio isn’t even close, something like 1sec-writing/1000sec-reading.
