Who /shortattentionspan/ here? I used to read books all day

tl;dr

Go see a doctor because you probably have ADHD.

>>8499300
lol

>>8499279
the difference probably is that you have a job now. jobs make people anti-intellectual, not 4chan

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>>8499322
>the difference probably is that you have a job now

>>8499300
Is it possible to get ADHD? I thought it was something you get born with.

>>8499279
Ritalin

>>8499300
Nope. OP's just a bored pleb.

who cares if you "have ADD" or not, just start taking five mg of amphetamines a couple times a day. if you take weeks/weekends off to lower your tolerance when you don't need to be so productive, you can sustain that level of usage for the rest of your life and basically be permanently more productive. at some point you will develop work routines and you won't even necessarily require stimulants beyond strong coffee anymore.

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I became an avid reader like three months ago and I can't stop. I stopped watching tv and I don't spend much time on 4chan anymore.

Here's how I did it.

-Remember the average person reads like zero books a year. If you read 5 pages a day, you are 5 pages above the average person

-Don't force yourself to read. Commit to read 5 pages a day. I swear after three days you'll feel like reading more and after a month or so you should be reading 50-100 pages a day for pleasure

-Read various books at the same time. When I grab a difficult book or one that makes me sleepy I grab another and switch. This should refresh your head. Keep them thematically different. I read economics and fiction.

-It isn't a race. Reading slowly won't make you sleepy that fast. Try to acknowledge what books are for you to read fast and which aren't.

-Buy the physical copies. When you get the books from your own money you'll feel the need to read them to avoid the feel of wasting your money.

-Start with books highly discussed here so you feel motivated to discuss.

>>8501071
pippi the froge is a nigger faggot

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My eyes get dry as fuck when I'm reading a book. It's like the pages are absorbing the moisture from the air.

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>>8501071
Kek
I haven't seen this meme is a long time

>>8501071
Copypasta or not

Anon is right. I used to read a lot, got depressed and stop reading as much, and this is basically what I did to get back into reading.

And yeah, I read at least two books at once: one that's hard to read or a classic, and one that's more modern/light that I can get through when I don't feel like straining my brain. It's great.

Does ADHD really exists?
I'm so deep into changing my mindset that I can't really tell if it does exist, but the one thing I can't do is be motivated to study physics, yet I can read philosophy the whole day. I think that I should be able to set my mind to study something that I don't like in the moment too, yet I can't. Maybe I have it? Or I'm just being a pussy? I always end up slacking when it comes to study anything math related, even when it's really fucking easy.

Yes we still post the same books. They don't stop being good just because they're old.

>>8503224
How can you literally just talk about the same thing for five years in a row?

>>8502793
I feel you

>>8499279
>How do you get back into reading?
you don't, the best parts are behind

>>8503194
It's possible. If you're seriously worried, see a doctor.

D'you fidget a lot, feel a constant restlessness?

>>8499279
Me. I guess I should try an get into haikus.