I am a slow reader and i can’t really get into reading because i find it quite challenging (i can read decently but the drive isn’t there). Any tips? thanks

  • cynthia
    111·
    4 years ago

    There is nothing wrong with audiobooks if you’re a slow reader. I am dyslexic and a podcast fan, so most of my reading is in audiobook form or using TTS on ebooks. Or if you can still retain the info visually, you can read ebooks on night mode or using different background colours/fonts/etc according to your needs.

    Also, read things on subjects you like, rather than trying to follow a bucketlist or “1001 classics you must read BEFORE YOU DIE”. Life if simultaneously too short and too long to be spent on expectations. Not even academics read that much (mostly just skimming through abstracts, introductions and conclusions).

    • SHODAN
      8·
      4 years ago

      Yes, this!

      Regarding audiobooks, I have actually been listening to Audiobooks since last December and I really have been completing books more quickly and have been enjoying it much more.

      The thing is, I spend the majority of my day at work reading documentation and writing code, so audiobooks are a welcome change.

      I recently finished Norse Mythology by Neil Geiman, which I listened to as an Audiobook instead of reading. I am also currently listening to The Ancestor’s Tale by Richard Dawkins because I always wanted to learn more about evolution, since we didn’t learn about at school in my country.

      • DessalinesA
        2·
        4 years ago

        Same, I’ve read sooo many audiobooks over the past few years, whilst doing things like driving, chores, cooking / eating meals. Eventually you realize books are much more entertaining content overall than pretty much any other medium.