re: How often do you read?

I usually read every night when I go to bed for about 30-45 minutes. Currently reading this…



It’s his third book on the Eastern Front of WWI. I highly recommend it. But before reading this one, you’ll want to read these two first…




And after reading these three, get this one covering the Russian Civil War to finish out the series. I’ve not read it yet but from what I’ve seen so far, I have no doubt it will be good.



He also has a series of books covering the Eastern Front of WWII I look forward to reading once I’m done with his WWI series.

Daily

I used to love reading. Have had a hard time finding time for the past couple years. Have two young kids and sports are starting to happen. I get up at 4:30AM to workout and by the time kids are in bed and i lay in mine by 8:30-9 oclock i just cant keep my eyes open.

But i recently joined Audible and have stated to listen to Audio Books. Feels like cheating but i do enjoy it. Im able to listen pretty freely at work.

Curious why you don’t think reading articles counts as reading. Assuming you’re reading well written articles, and not Facebook posts.

I read thousands of words daily. I probably spend 3-4 hours a day reading; mostly industry pieces, general news, and long form investigative reporting. I do read some non-fiction books now and then, but it’s been several years since I read a novel. Kids cut that time from me.

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Curious why you don’t think reading articles counts as reading. Assuming you’re reading well written articles, and not Facebook posts.

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Yeah, I'm with you. Reading is reading. Reading someone's well thought out post on TD is better than reading garbage somehow published fan fiction. Just because it's on a forum or an online publication, even a blog or a well structured journal, it's still reading.

I read a few chapters of a book most nights, but I'm not going to pretend that's all I read. I'm constantly reading throughout the day, whether it's shitposts on here or a published biography, it's reading. Certainly, there is a scale, but I don't see this same discrimination with screens. Watching youtube vs watching shows vs watching movies vs scrolling your IG feed is all lumped together as screen time.

If I'm on reddit and I only browse sub reddits with text posts and infrequent images, why is that not considered reading?

I average an hour or so a day.

Yesterday I had to have brake pads replaced on my truck and I brought a book along that I wanted to start.

I sat in that damn waiting room for 6 hours reading while those assholes fiddle-fricked around with my truck. I read almost half of the book.

And it was just replacing read pads and facing the drums!

Word of warning, do not go to Brake Check. They are the worst. If the rear had been disk brakes I'd have done it myself. But drum brake jobs SUCK.

And, they didn't bleed the lines so when they were finally done and I started to drive off, I felt the sponginess and had to take it back.

I almost never read physical books these days. I listen to audiobooks during my commute, going to wrap up my 10th book of 2021 on my way home tonight. It's not same as actually reading, but it's something.

ETA: Read a book, read a book, read a mothafrickin' book

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There is a lot of fiction that isn't completely make believe. While the characters and plot are "made up" the themes of the book are often commentary on society as a whole. Then there is historical fiction which can often be informative of a particular historical moment or time period. Those 2 genres of fiction are a good 90% of my reading. I've become fascinated with books written long ago that touch on themes still present today. F Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, and Sinclair Lewis books all do that on American society. Just goes to show the human condition really hasn't changed much over time. Hell, you can even use Shakespeare's writing to see that. Greed, lust, gluttony, arrogance, etc.

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Definitely, and its important to be able to separate fiction that's focusing on fantasy and plot with themes as secondary from fiction that serves to push a certain narrative or emphasize a certain part of culture that may be relevant during the time in which it's written.

Also, it's okay to enjoy both. As long as you aren't looking for the answers to society's problems while reading Harry Potter and you aren't upset with certain character decisions that don't necessarily move the plot forward in classics. Be realistic about what you're reading.