Question: "What did you use to do?"

@Shavkat (140102)
Philippines
February 25, 2022 9:28am CST
It is a sad thing that I cannot catch up with my reading novel books. So I used to read novel books every day. Can you blame me? I am pretty sure that you will say to give time for it. Honestly, my life is as busy as a bee. If things get better I might be a bookworm again. How about you, guys? Image Credit: purewows3.imgix.net
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Feb 22
Sometimes you can't help but sacrifice your book reading for other things.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
Sad to say, but it is true.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Feb 22
Life gets busy sometimes.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
I agree with that, especially now.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@CarolDM Likewise. Thanks.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Feb 22
@Shavkat Take care.
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
25 Feb 22
I read every evening before sleeping.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
I think it is your routine to read before sleeping every night. The only readings that I do are being here and the lessons being taught to students online.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
@LadyDuck I am glad that you are.
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
26 Feb 22
@Shavkat - Since I learnt how to read I read before sleeping.
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• United States
25 Feb 22
I love reading and went for awhile without picking up a book but now I'm back to reading again. Great escape with a good story
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
I am glad that you are back on track reading. Due to this pandemic, I was more overloaded with jobs online. I need to make things balanced soon.
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• United States
28 Feb 22
@Shavkat Since I'm retired and my working days are behind me I have lots more time than you to read. I remember those days of working and trying to fit in time for fun things to do. Hope you can find a good balance and have a little bit of time for reading or doing the things you love.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
1 Mar 22
@Marilynda1225 I cannot wait for my time to retire, too. I will try my best to balance things up.
@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
25 Feb 22
It's ok dear. When you get time, relax and then read the book. Take care
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
@Rashnag Thanks.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
It is easy to say but I will try my best.
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@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
26 Feb 22
@Shavkat ok dear. Enjoy your weekend. Take care
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26 Feb 22
I'm reading a book these days.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
I am glad that you are. What is the genre?
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@Queenoflife Oh, I see.
27 Feb 22
@Shavkat It is popular psychology.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
25 Feb 22
I read less that before as my eyes are not very good. But I still read, slowly now, every day.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
I can relate to you. This year, I got two pairs of my glasses. I am not sure how long will my reading glasses help me.
• United States
25 Feb 22
It’s frustrating when you really want to do something and another thing comes up, disrupting your desire. I used to read and write almost all the time, every day, and now I spend more time doing other things. Still I try to work in reading and writing when I can. Maybe there’s a way for you to read at least a page of a book every day? I try to aim for a few pages at a time when I go to read,
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
I think you have a good idea to read one or two pages of novel books. It is a good thing that you can understand my situation that seems similar to you, too.
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
I have a lot of ‘to be read’ books in my booklist
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
I used to do have a booklist and lost track when this coronavirus struck our world.
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb 22
I am not reading anything at the moment but I need to get back to reading too.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
I bought so many novel books and they are just piled up in a big box. I hope you will.
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@Babino (5759)
• Morocco
26 Feb 22
I used to set my goal to 40 per year, then it became a lot so I changed to 24, then to 12 last year. I don't know if I should even bother set a goal this year. It's tough finding the time constantly to read.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
During my school years, I used to read at least 5 novel books weekly. I cannot even put it into action as my short-term goal.
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@akruser13 (475)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Feb 22
Ugh, I feel this. Reading was mostly all I did as a kid before the internet took over the world, lol. I still read if I can catch the time to, but it's rare. I miss having no real responsibilities and just curling up in a corner of the couch, getting lost in a story for hours on end.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
At some point, I am reading only on this site and alongside teaching the lessons booked by my students online. That is about it. I missed being a kid who has nothing to think about responsibilities.