Post AqASXMvo65fT1GS7Cy by demerara@social.vivaldi.net
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 (DIR) Post #AqASXLhwe8z9DyxWxk by CultureDesk@flipboard.social
       2025-01-13T22:11:38Z
       
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       Do you track your reading habits? "Like the things we eat or the ways we move our bodies, the books we consume get talked about as yet another avenue for self-improvement," writes Tajja Isen for The Walrus. Here's her story about the problem with reading lists, and a way to make them useful and even lead to more enjoyment. Tell us in the comments what you think — and if you track, why.https://flip.it/AEiSjN#Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Reading #ReadingLists #Goodreads
       
 (DIR) Post #AqASXMvo65fT1GS7Cy by demerara@social.vivaldi.net
       2025-01-14T00:04:20Z
       
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       @CultureDesk @bookstodon Pushing 80, I've probably read an average of two books a week since I was a kid. Never tracked any of it. I read very widely, and just keep at it. Now I can't read paper, e-readers to the rescue. I have thousands of books in #Calibre, more than I will ever finish. Yet I keep getting new ones...
       
 (DIR) Post #AqASXNp6mTu5mmKHPE by BertL@mastodon.social
       2025-01-14T01:38:25Z
       
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       @demerara @CultureDesk @bookstodon You also might try recorded books. I both read electronic books and listen to recorded books (Audible in my case). I can do the latter when I am exercising, doing housework, and other fairly mindless activities. I tend to do two things at once like that. I listen to my music while I am reading, for instance.
       
 (DIR) Post #AqASXOo57mg0psqyRc by demerara@social.vivaldi.net
       2025-01-14T03:07:45Z
       
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       @BertL @CultureDesk @bookstodon I've tried recorded books, but my mind won't work that way. If I listen to the book, that is all I can do. And music while reading...instant headache! Single threaded, my brain is.
       
 (DIR) Post #AqASXPd83zVfOCjk0m by xsecur@noc.social
       2025-01-17T07:53:12Z
       
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       @demerara @BertL @CultureDesk @bookstodon I've tried and failed at this. I can't focus on a book if I'm listening to it. Just takes the fun of imagination away (for fiction) and can't think or analyze (if it's a non-fic) and I can't focus with music on. Static works fine when I'm on transit or out in public.
       
 (DIR) Post #AqASXQQl5TCzs7xNMu by h4890@liberdon.com
       2025-01-17T08:38:47Z
       
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       @xsecur @demerara @BertL @CultureDesk @bookstodon When I was young, audiobooks were only for children.