Best way to read? Laying down? Sitting Up?
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Best way to read? Laying down? Sitting Up?
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To be honest I can read just about anywhere. My big problem is never having enough time & 'life' interfering with my reading.Nikos wrote:Hey guys, I noticed that when I read in my bed, I get tired, and If I read sitting up, I get agitated. What are some of the best ways you guys manage to read for long periods of time?
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If I'm standing in a long line I'll read but it's not my preferred position for reading.
I don't read in bed, lying on the couch, or strapped down in a dentist's chair. I have an appointment this morning and it's preying on my mind.
As for reading for a long time. I don't usually. I walk many miles a day but I'm not someone who has bought special shoes and special shorts and special shirts, hats, music devices, heart-rate monitors, and on and on and on. Know, I just walk out my door and keep walking. I stop and have coffee, I stop and chat with friends, I stop and hand out little books and lollipops to kids, and I give a doggie treat and a kind word to all the dogs I meet.
I'm afraid I read the same way. I read awhile, measured in minutes, and then I pause and ponder. Sometimes I ponder what I've read, sometimes something else, then I read again. Sometimes I stop to make a note about what I've read. I read and stop when the driver delivering water rings my bell or the phone rings or whatever and then it's back to reading. I read and stop to go get another cup of coffee or to see how the weather is shaping up.
Of course, I recognize I'm neither a serious walker or a serious reader. I do a lot of both, though.
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