Lmao ok bud

I can’t read if people are talking around me. I also don’t like dead silence because every minor “house noise” will pull me out. Lofi music has been really useful lately. I like a Lofi covers playlist that’s just Lofi, non lyrics version of popular songs. General Lofi helps too

Um? Why do you want to date girls … is it because women see through your facade too quickly?

Please don’t date children. It’s illegal and creepy.

https://spotify.link/NaJwM9iqCyb

What do you think women who live with men do? Or do you think wives and husband have separate bathrooms in their houses? I think once you finally get a girlfriend that women are quite capable of sharing bathrooms with men. I suppose if your poor aim and overspray is that bad it explains why you’ve never lived with a partner before.

If I’m reading for enjoyment I’m going to read in a way that’s enjoyable to me. I guess the reading police might arrest me but that’s a risk I’ll take

Of skipping? I skim Stephan King but it’s don’t straight up skip

I get that. I would never skip in a fiction book I don’t think.

I’m a skimmer. To me, it’s like watching TV. Do you sit with your eyes glued to the screen 100% of the time or do you allow you’re attention to drift? If I’m watching something intense and more dramatic I’m going to focus 100% of the time, or nearly. I might wait until later in the day to watch and turn the lights off and set my phone to silent so I can focus more. If it’s something more light, like a sitcom maybe, my attention is going to drift a lot more. I might be texting or chatting with a friend - not giving all my attention to the show.

That’s how I read. Some books (and authors) I absolutely will not skim. I want to be immersed in every word. Other books I’m able to enjoy at a quicker pace without needing to be so focused on what I’m reading. And sometimes that changes within the book at different parts.

As someone who reads a lot, I’m really thankful I’ve learned to tailor my reading style to the book. There are a lot of fun books that are worth the read that I just wouldn’t have had time to read if I spend as much energy and focus on as I did with some heavier works.

I think it makes (for me) to tailor how I read between “This is how you lose the time war” and “house of leaves” and “if this book exists you’re in the wrong universe” and “The Martian.”

But there is no wrong way to enjoy a book!

In high school and undergrad I’d read the whole text book. Grad school killed that quick. 500 pages per class multiple nights a week plus journal articles for independent research. If you’re reading every word in grad school you’ll never survive.

Appropriate skimming makes reading more enjoyable. I’m reading for fun, not because I’m going to be tested in some random detail later. Stephan King taught me to be a good skimmer. I love his stories, but I do not care about a tree he’s going to describe for 10 mins. If I feel like I missed something I can go back and reread.

I’m not going to judge anyone for actively reading fiction and you would read a textbook, but for me that level of work takes reading from enjoyable to work. I also do a lot of technical and academic reading for work so I wonder if that may be a key difference between skimmers and non skimmers

An unintentional benefit might also be a reduced risk of small children choking on bottle caps. Obviously, no one should leave a small child unattended with a soda bottle or cap, but accidents happen and kids can get into anything

That series is amazing! You’re in for a treat if you choose to read the other two!