• Shinji_Ikari [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    15 hours ago

    I deleted the bird app off phone and deleted my shitposting account and it’s freed up so much time, I’ve started reading again.

    It was sorta reading before, but then I started just getting better at it when my attention wasn’t being stolen. I challenged myself to finishing a book in 4 days while taking notes and it was honestly really fun and I was really pumped when I finished.

    It’s a skill but also a muscle if that makes sense. I don’t think adhd inherently makes reading harder, but it definitely makes it harder to get into the groove.

    • CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org
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      15 hours ago

      exactly!

      I still do the shit from the meme occasionally, but i also gulped a 27 tome light novel in 4 days. You just gotta enter the flow whan reading.

      • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        18 minutes ago

        It happens to me every time I pick up a book. If you can hold your focus for a page or two, then it starts to flow. Once you have the flow, as long as you’re not in a very distracting place, its smooth sailing.