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I've found that I have no problem reading books, so long as they're exactly what I'm interested in right now and I have a copy available. I've found I absolutel
by throwaway6532 4y ago
I've found that I have no problem reading books, so long as they're exactly what I'm interested in right now and I have a copy available. I've found I absolutely struggle with reading books when I'm no longer as excited about it as when I impulse bought it and it's been sitting on my bookshelf for 2 years.
Switching to reading books on the kindle app on my phone was so successful for me I racked up credit card debt impulse buying title after title, so I actually blocked the kindle app and removed my card details from Amazon.
Audible worked for certain titles/genres and not for others. It's a lot less effort which can make quite a difference, but I find I absorb information differently. The upside is progressing through the text isn't reliant on your executive function, so it happens more consistently.
Physical books sometimes I just can't put down if it's super interesting to me right then and there. I've definitely struggled to make my way through physical books where I'm reading it because I know I should/ought to.
Another thing I like about physical books is there's nothing to click on. No tabs to open. However, I found I would go through the bibliography at the end of each book and as a result buy 3 more books. So, to counter that dynamic I sat and physically ripped the bibliography out of the hundreds of books in my bookshelf.
I dunno man... it's just hit and miss. Like everything in the ADHD life.