I love learning about new things and I enjoy stories a lot. But I get easily distracted. I can’t even finish a page nowadays without being distracted and this has resulted in me not finishing a book in like 7 years.

The last books and only book I have ever finished in my life is Goosebumps (That Gnome story).

When I start reading a paragraph, I do okay but by the end of that paragraph I either get distracted or I forget how that paragraph started and how it eventually connects. This then prompts me to re-read the entire paragraph, countless times.

Eventually I get burnt out and I don’t finish the page. I don’t know how to fix this, but I want to be able to read books again.

I need some advice.

  • The_Sceptic_Lemur@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My focusing levels have also somewhat dropped over the years. A book really needs bring something to the table to keep me engaged for long periods of time. And even then, it can get exhausting. However, recently I discovered one of my favorite writers has released a couple of books with essay-like short stories ranging between half a page and 15 pages. And I realized that this format is really well suited to my lacking focusing skills. I don‘t have to force myself, can take frequent breaks and still finish stories and I don‘t get that guilty feeling of struggling through a book. I can recommend trying that format.

    In regards to audiobooks: I listen to audiobooks while I do something else, which is not to cognitively demanding (like cleaning or drawing). I can‘t just sit around and do nothing but listen. That would be terrible for me. Hence, I would recommend trying that. I really enjoy it.