• Majorllama@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I could read endlessly as a kid. But now when I start reading my mind wanders almost instantly. I have found audio books to be slightly better, but even then it’s a struggle at time. I have to start chapters over or rewind somewhat frequently. I wish I could turn off the part of my brain that jumps tracks so effortlessly.

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      4 days ago

      If I do something to keep the other part of my brain busy — something not involving language processing, like cleaning, driving, or playing certain video games like rocket league or Mario 3 — I’m able to pay much more attention.

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        4 days ago

        Yeah 90% of my Audio book listening was fine during dishes and other chores. Problem is those tasks are even better with music so I just end up not “reading” much anymore.

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      5 days ago

      I rewatched Anthony Jeselnik’s latest hour because I was convinced I never finished it only to realize I knew the premise as it came up

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        4 days ago

        I have done that so many times. Even with whole movies. Someone will ask me if I have seen it and I’ll say no and then about 15 minutes in I start having constant deja-vu moments until I realize that I have already seen it I just wiped it from memory for whatever reason lol.

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      5 days ago

      Is it by any chance the kind of book? I’m mostly the same, but a well written thriller or fanfiction will keep me up all night reading. My favorite book tends to send me daydreaming occasionally, so it’s not exactly a quality or taste thing imo. Those aren’t necessarily the best literature or even my preferred genres, but they just pull me in, which I sometimes want more than the actual story. It does feel a little like junk food though. Especially with fanfiction, because that isn’t always edited super well and it’s easy to internalize mistakes that you see repeatedly.

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        4 days ago

        I pretty much only read fantasy growing up. I still only try to read fantasy although I did really enjoy “how to build a car” by Adrian Newey. If anyone even sorta into F1 or motorsports at all I would highly recommend that book.

        But yeah mostly fantasy books.