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mmmmm_pi t1_j5kw331 wrote

Reply to comment by cremepat in Books I read in 2022 [OC] by cremepat

What's the most books your were reading simultaneously? Seems like several given the overlaps in the visualization. And how many of these were re-reads of something you had read before?

Anyway, this is a lovely and artistic way to display this information.

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cremepat OP t1_j5l0ocu wrote

Interesting question! I looked, and 9 were rereads, 5 of which were of Tana French books.
It's hard to define how many books I have going at once, but let's say it's the number of books on any given day that that a) I've started, b) I have yet to finish, and c) I do eventually finish.
By that definition, I have had anywhere between 1-6 "in progress", with a median of 2. But of course I do put down books for long periods of time, so I don't think those really count (tho I didn't exclude them)

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dahlia-llama t1_j5ln8ds wrote

How do you read so much so quickly? Any tips? Distracted data scientist here. Beautiful viz!

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cremepat OP t1_j5lpu2d wrote

I read every night before bed! It's such an ingrained habit now I can't fall asleep without doing it.

I also don't watch much tv (ironically because I find it hard to sit still and focus), so that time goes to reading too

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NihilismRacoon t1_j5lt2px wrote

Best advice I always see is first and foremost just making time for it, it sounds simple but with so many different ways to spend your time nowadays it takes a conscious effort to carve time out to read, even just starting out reading 30 minutes a day and you'll notice a dramatic uptick in the amount of books you're reading. Try reading in different formats, (physical, ebook, audiobook), having a designated "reading place" can help people get into that mode of reading. If you're not enjoying a book, move on, don't force yourself to read books that will make it feel like school and at the end of the day reading is supposed to be fun. Hope this helps.

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Adventurous-Quote180 t1_j5lqd4b wrote

If you think about its easily doable. Lets say OP reads one page per minute, which should be doable. Then reading two books a weak, with an avarage of 300 pages means reading 600 minute a weak, which is is a bit more than 85 minutes a day. Even if you read slower, reading two hours a day should be doable. Ofc only if you enjoy reading

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