Dumb but genuine question: When I was a kid I LOVED to read, you couldn't keep a novel out of my hands. But ever since college, I've found it difficult to read books because my mind wanders too much, is there anything I can do to like, fix that?

March 27, 2026 - 18:39 UTC

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Also, start with shorter and easier reads. Reading is like exercise and as you grow stronger/gain more endurance, you can more easily approach longer, more challenging works, IMO
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put your phone in another room and make space to read. this will be really annoying at first and you will want to just get up but eventually you'll re-adjust and be back at it again like the old days
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Thank you, I'll give this a shot. 🙏 It feels silly and a little embarrassing to struggle with reading after being such an avid reader years ago, but hopefully I can get back into it.
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