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I don't have as much time as I used to, having a job, marriage, and child now, so I don't currently read 10+ books a week (I'm more at 2 or 3 a month now). But
by russnewcomer 11y ago
I don't have as much time as I used to, having a job, marriage, and child now, so I don't currently read 10+ books a week (I'm more at 2 or 3 a month now).
But when I was a kid,
- I usually read a book or two a week as part of school,
- We typically were done with 'school' by lunchtime, and so I had a lot more free time than other kids.
- I stayed up late reading quite a bit
- We lived 15 minutes outside of town so I read in the car a lot (driving or in parking lots during my siblings' activities)
- I read a lot of not-intellectually-demanding stuff like Star Wars, Star Trek, or similar novels mixed in with more serious history.
- I used to read at about 600-1200 wpm (depending on the test), which is on the higher side. It's a skill on top of natural speed, I'm now out of practice, and I top out around 500.
I skim a lot on fiction, I admit. I also read chunks of words instead of individual words when I am really going, which diminishes comprehension, and so I don't do that when I am reading theology or philosophy or something I want to deeply learn.
- meric 11y agoMy brother is similar, he has a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf completely full of books, the books being double layered, the outer layer jutting out like he has no other space left to put his books. I find he reads more like game of thrones and historical fantasy than Star Wars or Star Trek though. He isn't married and he still reads, now on his phone.