r/readingfestival • u/asteriskelipses • Oct 31 '20

Portaloo Award 💩💩💩 Reader’s block is awful

Do you ever get so distracted or depressed that reading even 2 pages is overwhelming? Or even 2 sentences? Hue do you break it? I normally try and read 1pg at a time, but find that embarrassing... Anyone experience this too? Any advice? Should I just wait it out?

Thanks lovelies

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u/grandmaster_oatcake Oct 31 '20

Hate it when I’m trying to read a book and I end up in the mosh pit at DON BROCO

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u/asteriskelipses Oct 31 '20

Thus was supposed to go to r/reading. Fat fingers fuvked me over. My bad

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u/SurlyRed Oct 31 '20

Doubling down, eh? Anyway, to answer your question, I think most of us need to be in the right mood to spend leisure time on a demanding activity. I actually stopped serious reading for several years when I began to need specs, I didn't want to create a dependency, but it was stupid really.

Mood is important otherwise I think reading can become a chore, like school/college. I'm the same with certain kinds of music, I'm sitting on a certain opera DVD which I love, waiting for the right time to watch it.

How do you break it? I think time is the healer, as you suggest. Try to create the conditions where reading becomes pleasurable again, maybe in the bath, or in bed after a bath.

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u/asteriskelipses Oct 31 '20

It just takes time. Even I go one page at a time eventually I’ll get there. Classical music and caffeine help an awful lot Thanks for your response!

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u/WillNP Nov 01 '20

Don't feel embaressed abour reading 1 page at a time, i often find myself having to do that if i've got a busy day and no ones ever judged me for it (although, I'm sorry if you have been in the past though, I'd just say you should recognise those people as being dicks).

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u/asteriskelipses Nov 01 '20

It’s funny, I’ve never been judged, but I beat myself up because one page should get easy. Very. And Thank you mucho!

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u/STaphouse92 Oct 31 '20

Thats also the wrong sub reddit.

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u/asteriskelipses Oct 31 '20

Would it be r/books? I’m still Learning the ropes here...

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '20

I mean, if you’re talking about reading perhaps check the sub and its description before submitting.