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oridol t1_ixy1yfh wrote

Try to "structure" your reading more; and I mean this more to challenge yourself rather than an actual everyday method of reading. However, as a mood reader, it has helped me stay on track for a readathon I will be completing soon.

The general idea is that you will allot yourself a certain amount of time to finish a book (say a week and a half). You then take the # of pages and divide them equally (or as equally as you can) among the days you given yourself. It's both an incentive to read every day and a challenge to complete the book.

Hope this helps and remember not to put too much pressure on yourself :)

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BeyondRecovery1 OP t1_ixy62uw wrote

Interesting. How did you feel on days where you didn’t want to read that book/topic?

The new challenge here is I need to sit down for the law school exam studying. So I’ll be doing shit load of reading as is. Sigh.

I do wish to improve my attention span though.

My bookshelf distracts me too. And I don’t want to give away any books as I just added to my collection.

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oridol t1_iy20zfy wrote

Given it's a challenge, I just stick with it even if I don't feel like it. If I really just can't bear to read it, then I either DNF it (because let's be honest, if you can't be bothered to read a page or two, then you're probably not as interested in the book as you might think) or I just tack on that day's reading to tomorrow's goal with the knowledge that I'll either have to read more the next day or extend my deadline.

It's really about the self discipline over anything else.

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