Emeritus Prof Christopher MayOct 12, 2024

For everyone who has struggled to get back to (into) reading (again)... here are six tips:

Keep your phone at a distance

Read physical books (& take notes)

(re)train your brain for reading

Find your best place for reading

Don't treat reading as a chore

Sometimes audiobooks or TV are a fair substitute for reading...

To this list I'd add: don't worry about abandoning books you're not enjoying!

Read should be a joy!

@bookstodon #Books
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/11/put-phone-down-habit-reading-books-english-oxford

How to put your phone down and get back into habit of reading books

After an English academic at Oxford complained about students’ attention spans, we get experts’ tips on enjoying the written word

The Guardian
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@ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon While it's not for everyone, I found graphic novels (eg. Sandman) and manga a useful route back into the reading habit ...
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@imbrium_photography @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon

I've had good luck rereading books I'd previously really liked and then maybe branching out to the author's unread work.

Show threadKim Possible 
@suetanvil @imbrium_photography @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon another very good piece of advice. There's so much by even our most favorite authors which we have not yet read.
Oct 12, 2024 at 8:53pmWeb
Show threadMikeOct 12, 2024
@kimlockhartga @suetanvil @imbrium_photography @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon I've been thinking about reading John Gardner again, starting with October Light, it was the 70's last time.