do you read often?
By jhl930
@jhl930 (3601)
United States
July 29, 2008 6:18pm CST
i know that i try and sit down and read a book every once in awhile and then something comes up and i have to put the book down and get up and do something or go somewhere and then when i get back home it seems like it happens over and over again and again...and then i think that i will just read some when i get in bed and then when i get there i start to get sleepy after about ten minutes or so and i am out, and it just seem like this is happening all of the time now and i don't know what to do, so i wa s just wondering about all of you if this happens to you a lot or do you get the time to read...i hope that you all answer! thanks for taking the time to read my discussion and i hope that you all have a great day today!
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33 responses
@youngsweetheart (772)
• United States
30 Jul 08
I am ADDICTED to books - almost all kinds, except for most nonfiction. I read almost everyday, but like many of you, I have to do it at night. The kids and my husband are all in bed and it's just me and my book of the moment - sometimes I'm tired and only read a chapter or two, and other nights I'm so engrossed I end up not going to sleep until hours after I meant to! But it's usually worth it.
@Virgie60 (556)
• United States
30 Jul 08
I love, love to read. Unfortunately I do not get to read as often as I used to or that I would like. I too usually read in bed and lately have been like you so tired that I can only read about 10-20 pages and then I am out. Hopefully I can start to read more in the future.
PS My kids think that I am crazy that I like to read books. I keep saying that they are not my children!!
@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
30 Jul 08
I love to read and do it everyday. I have my recliner sitting next to the front window and there is a bookcase next to my recliner. That is the place I put my drink and snack when I am reading. I am a long time reader and love this pass time. There is a library right around the corner from my house. So I don't buy books but borrow them from the library.
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@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
30 Jul 08
I find the best time to read is in bed at night - that way, you don't get interrupted. Trouble is, like you I usually fall asleep before I've read much! In the daytime I find it easier to read newspapers, magazines or short stories - then you can pick them up and put them down again if something else comes up.
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@StarChild517 (657)
• United States
30 Jul 08
I read alot and sometimes once in awhile for hours on end and pass out in the chair and not know it many of times.
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@yenwie84 (1344)
• Malaysia
30 Jul 08
Something similar also happen to me. I find it very hard to finish reading a book. Every time,I will either lose my concentration or there are interruptions that stop me from reading. I have to purposely set time for me to finish off a book. Maybe we should change our habit and try to arrange time for us just for reading. I think this can help.
@di1159 (1580)
• United States
30 Jul 08
I love to sit down with a good book and read; problem is I just don't have the time to do it anymore. Everytime I seem to find the time, I get interrupted constantly by my kids, the phone, doorbell, etc. I try to keep a book on my nightstand, but after a couple of pages, I get sleepy as well. I decided to find a way, and I registered on a website called dailylit.com. There you can get chapters of books e-mailed to you on a regular basis and they take about 5-10 minutes to read. I have read some the classics, which I'm sure my kids will have to start reading when school starts. It's a great way to at least make an effort to do what I love without taking too much time. Have a great one!
@meiyeec511 (405)
• Malaysia
30 Jul 08
I did not read very often.
I will read only when I realy feel free and bored. I just read some Chinese books only, like the history of China.
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@kenzie45230 (3560)
• United States
30 Jul 08
Yes! I read every day. The first thing in the day, I like reading the Bible. I usually have two books that I'm reading besides that - one fiction and one non-fiction - and I'll take turns reading them. If the books are good, I'll have them read in a day or two or three at the most - just reading a bit here and there throughout the day.
If I don't have books to read, I have to read something - cereal boxes, catalogs, SOMETHING!
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@lixiaos77 (1030)
• Shijiazhuang, China
30 Jul 08
I like reading very much, but i like to read what i like only. I can sit or lay in bed reading books for hours. But when i read what i don't like such as textbook i will be impatient, but i can force myself continue to read if it important. When i have a PC, the reading time decrease a lot.
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@bexluvsyou (40)
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30 Jul 08
Personally i dont read much because i don't have the time, i'm always out or busy doing something and when i do get the time something will come up or i am to exhusted to read and just the though of it would make me sleepy.
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@no1lisalisa (12)
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30 Jul 08
I love reading, I did my degree in English because I enjoy reading so much. The only problem I found was whilst I was doing my degree I didn't have time to read, as well as that because I had certain books I had to read for my course I stopped associating reading with pleasure and it almost became a chore for me.
Now I read all the time, I find the best time is on the bus on the way to work in the morning or in my lunch break at work. If I'm reading a book I enjoy I read it every single day, but if I'm not enjoying it I find I can go for days without even looking at it.
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
30 Jul 08
I used to read a lot and when I first was learning to program I would read 100 pages of programming and other related books. These days I read only from the monitor which is such a blessing because e-books are all over the place.Gone are the days when I would be reading books. There is so much to read on the Internet.
@ruby222 (4847)
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30 Jul 08
Reading makes me very sleepy too,but these days since hubby is home now im finding that its very hard to find time to fit it all in,by the time we have done whatever we have to do,and then we have lunch,then I usually spend time on Mylot,there is little left of the day!I think that I will have to put in a request that maybe we could have another few hours added to the day!
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
30 Jul 08
Yup, it happens all the time. It's very seldom, that I can spend like 2-3 hours at one go, to read a book. However it's okay, because I'm able to pick up from where I started.
The very few times that I'm able to read almost half a book at one go, was when I was reading Da Vinci Code. I started before my bedtime (usually 12midnight), and was so engrossed in it, that I read till past 3 am. I had to force myself to stop, else I would not be able to wake up for work!
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@sumiirajj (1983)
• India
30 Jul 08
Thats because we lack concenteration.Either the book is not interesting or our mind is occupied with something else which doesn't allow us to concenterate.when our minds are free from other thoughts we feel like reading something interesting
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