Grace and Peace to you and yours.

I see books in a very positive light, I’ve been captured by them since an early age. My ever arching goal is to read more and read substantive non-fiction. I see real value in being informed by the current and historical contexts of world events and struggles.

But…I just can’t seem to do it, I can create the quiet environment and comfortable setting ‘to’ read, but I get fidgety and mind wander, which is counter to what I really ‘do’ want to be doing.

I’m challenged but not giving up, I have cancelled a number of time stealer apps and online sites as a start. My local thrift store has an excellent selection of books at reasonable prices so the opportunity is there.

How do you best dedicate the focus to read?

  • HumOfEvil@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    It’s hard for sure.

    One little thing I’ve done, because I tend to read before bed, is setting a ‘bed time’ on my phone after which it goes into grey scale mode. Amazing how much less distracting a dull grey screen is than a full colour one!

    But really it’s just time that improves things, you have to build a habit by forcing yourself to do a thing until you suddenly realise you aren’t having to force it.

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