Is reading basically cardio for the mind? I can't read

>>42877623
If reading is cardio, pornography is my lifting.

>>42877646
porn is fast food, imbecile.

>>42877649
This. Mathematics is lifting for the mind.

>>42877974
Then what's chess my man?

>too stupid to read a book for pleasure
>too dumb to grasp math beyond basic calculus
>poor grades throughout school, no chance of going beyond my bachelors degree

Who else here is a brainlet?

>>42877997
olympic lifting

File: 1505263002916.png (59KB, 645x729px) Image search: [Google]

59KB, 645x729px

>>42877999
I legit tested as 85 IQ

>>42877999
100 iq
Don't know if brainlet but I'm trying to improve

>start reading while doing cardio
>cardio becomes easier and reading comprehension goes up

OP if you aren't straining your brain while reading then you aren't reading a challenging enough book, just like lifting.

>>42877623
cardio is also good for your mind though, anon

>>42877623
It's a trainable ability

When I was a kid, in the pre-smart phone days, I could happily read for hours, since moving towards spending all my time on my phone, I find it a genuine struggle to read words on paper for more than half an hour, despite being on a stem degree at a top uni.

I'm only now getting back into proper reading, I'm hoping that by training myself to read for long periods with books I like, I'll become able to read my course books more easily, as not doing that was the thing which sabotaged my degree the most last year

>>42877623
>Stop looking at porn, porn releases a lot of unnatural dopamine making your dopamine receptors less sensitive which is the hormone used for motivation
>Uninstall social media/stop flicking through social media throughout the day and only look through for 30 mins or less in 1 session per day if you cant quit entirely
>Run, run is great for the mind, there have been many studies showing increased focus in runners than fatsos
>Get at least 8 hours of sleep a night, quite obvious that this makes the brain perform much better and more focused

File: photo_2016-12-16_21-21-40.jpg (32KB, 544x533px) Image search: [Google]

32KB, 544x533px

>he can't solve the wave equation

>>42877997
/plg/

>start reading
>get distracted by my own thoughts
>have to backtrack a paragraph and read it again
How do I stop distracting myself?

>>42879334
Adderall might help

>>42877997
Orders of magnitude less complex than Go?