Not many anymore. I used to read a lot. I used to read for an hour or two each night before I fell asleep. Now it's 5 or 10 minutes and I'm snoring.
So, maybe 25 books a year.
Yes I do. Some I have read a few times: On the Road, The Man With The Golden Arm, Huckleberry Finn, A Clockwork Orange, A Confederacy Of Dunces, I could go on and on. I mostly re read fiction I enjoyed.
I absolutely love it, but I feel like you need to have been born at a certain time and place to appreciate it. I think you either love it or hate it. I think Truman Capote said "that's not writing, it's typing." I disagree.
Oh right, that is where I recognize the name.
I have heard of the movie, but I havent watched it yet because I wanted to enjoy the book first!
Do you ever dabble in science fiction or fantasy?
21 days it's all it takes to create a habit. Also you could familizarize yourself with the B=MAP framework -- I highly recommend it to up your chances for success. More on it here: https://www.habitweekly.com/models-frameworks/the-fogg-model
That’s the thing, I do it on top of my “core” job, which is why I lack motivation sometimes. One hour a day dedicated to writing hopefully will bring the results.
Probably about 300 or so (not counting graphic novels). I used to try to actually track my reading, but I'd inevitably forget to do it after a couple of weeks.
Not quite a book a day (my wife manages that, though). It also helps that it's my main hobby -- if I started playing the Xbox more again, my reading would definitely slip.
Not counting books I give up on: On average, maybe five. In a good year, maybe 10. In a rare year, maybe 20.
The mental circuits I use for reading aren't much different than those I use for coding, at least when it's non-fiction, so it tends to be one or the other. I also can really only do one thing at a time. I find it super unsatisfying to not absolutely gorge on one thing. Even with exercise, I prefer something that's compatible with not thinking about the exercise so I can think about whatever I'm gorging on.
It's hard for me to keep track. I start a lot more books than I finish. Usually, if I feel like I've gotten what I needed out of a book, I don't feel the need to finish to the end. I also listen to a lot of audio books while driving, and oftentimes don't finish the one I'm listening to before moving on to a new one.
Altogether, i'd estimate that I start at least 20+ books a year... and i'll actually finish only a few of them to the end.
I agree reading is important. Unfortunately I don't read anymore books like before, in the sense of fiction or normal books.
Most of what I read now is about algebra or calculus now. So I tend to read one book, do exercises, re-read again...
This year maybe 5 "real" books? I try to diversify now. Now I am reading "This is not Propaganda" and "X64 Assembly Language Step-by-Step" but even the last one is not to build "intelligence", just to learn Assembly.
I read "Attack on Titan" also in January... But it is not real literature, just a random comics series...
Next year I wish I could focus more on reading books like those of George Orwell, never had the time to read it.
On the other hand, most of them are huge non-fiction technical books. One of the things I have planned is to start reading more fiction, which would be a totally different kind of experience, so this number might change a bit.
reading books is a form of knowledge, but I prefer reading comics like Detective Conan, Kenji, Kobo Chan, and almost every day I read them, sometimes I read them until I forget to put them back on the table, until I fall asleep, but I don't count them. , maybe I read it almost every day.
Side note, do you guys count audio books as "reading" books? I find it much easier to listen to audio books while doing chores than sitting down and reading a book. I also find that when I read books, I get tired really quick.
I get through quite a bit because my job has slow periods.
I enjoy rereading books that I enjoy.
I just read DUNE again lately.
Also refreshed my mind on Bushido.
I read about 3 audibles and 1-2 physical books. It gets pretty difficult because I like a lot of podcasts.
How do you guys handle podcasts over books? I think podcasts generally are a little better from my view because they are cover real time current events and that to me is worth it moreso than principles.
Bravo 👏 for epictetus! very wise words, I must sadly admit that until recently I didn't even read the newspaper 🗞️ after coming across 2020 something arose and changed in me, leading me to recognize that I knew nothing beyond my nose, and that led me to seek knowledge and develop new habits, today I can say that I went from reading 0 books a year, to reading at least 1 or 2 a month. Now I have 1 list of books that I have read and 1 list of books that I have yet to read.
Well, I would say that before I only read novels or horror novels, well I could read about three or four a month and now I am learning bitcoin and everything related to economics and marketing because I have to read more so I would say that at least I will read more out of 10 for example... I like Latin American authors... I have read all of Isabel Allende's novels...
I read one book evey month. I read 12 books yearly. I may end up reading 1000+ books in my lifetime.