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What is the best time/place/position to read ? do you read on a desk or in bed or on the bus in your way back home ?
There are serious readers reading 82 books in months according to a previous TED conversation. how do these people do that ?
Reading a book is a physically exhausting task, there are many bad side effects as a result of bad posture and conditions of reading like neck pain back pain headache etc.
I have personally tried reading on a desk but that is something I can only do for a few hours and then I switch to awkward positions on bed and floor ... how do you read ? what is your suggestion ? does reading on a digital reader help ?
Sam Rock
I feel that position and place of reading depends upon the type of reading material... for ex its really tough to prepare for xams at garden and reading a love story in a library... before start reading i feel that there is a mindset and as we took any book in hands, our mind automatically decides the position and place but sometime we ignore it. Like whenever i start preparing for my xams my mind select only desk nothing else but sometime i study on bed and feel exhaustive.... sorry if i wrote something not related to your conversation...
Colleen Steen 500+
I think/feel your comment is VERY RELATED to the conversation, and I totally agree that position and place of reading often depends upon the type of reading material. That's why I have so many different positions and places to read...I read many different kinds of material:>) I do not ignore my mind when it decides what position or place it wants to be while assimilating the information. I often have several books going at the same time, so I can choose which topic I am in the mood for at any particular time:>) Every once in awhile, I find a book that I simply cannot put down, and MUST read it every waking hour until it is finished. Good thing I am retired and have a flexible life style!!! :>)
Sam Rock
Colleen Steen 500+
Colleen Steen 500+
Reading is one of my favorite activities and on average, I probably read a book a week....sometimes more....sometimes less...depends on what else is going on in my life:>)
I've never tried any digital or audio books...I like the real thing! I usually read in bed before falling asleep at night. Definitely read while traveling. I've been spending a lot of time at hospitals lately with my brothers, who are physically challenged, so I always have a book with me. I usually take a book with me to appointments because there is often a waiting period before actually participating in the appointment. I usually bring the book I'm reading in my vehicle in case I get stuck in traffic, or find that I have time between planned tasks. I often take a break from the gardens in the heat of the day, and sit on the porch...maybe have something to eat/drink...read a book while sitting in the rocking chair...sometimes move to the couch...sometimes it evolves into a nap!!! LOL:>) I LOVE to curl up on the covered porch in a rain storm and read. In the winter, I LOVE curling up by the fire in the wood stove and read...either sitting in a rocking chair or sitting/laying on the couch. Now that I think about it, I guess I usually have a book with me and read whenever the hands and brain are not otherwise occupied!!!
Sina Elli 10+
curling up on the covered porch in a rain storm and read and curling up by the fire in the wood stove ... with the smell of woods burning ... what a sight ...
thank you for sharing these wonderful scenes of small (or BIG) pleasure. your comment makes me want to go grab a book and start reading as soon as possible.
and I hope your brothers get well soon and you send lovely moments with them on that beautiful porch , perhaps reading together.
Colleen Steen 500+
Thank you for your kind words regarding my brothers. Two of them have cancer, and I have been reading/researching lately about the types of cancer they have, and the prefered treatments.
Sam Rock
Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
I found reading e books stressful on PCs , laptops,and mobiles as sometimes we have to zoom in and out and thats annoying and stressful for the eyes ... I haven't tried reading through devices that specifically support e books. When I compare reading a hard copy of book(not more than 300 pages) , I felt its a lot better ..
I don't have the habit of reading heavy material so maybe in that case these dedicated e book devices can come in handy in terms of weight and comfort... Hope it helps
Regards,
Bharath
Sina Elli 10+
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Sina Elli 10+
Branislav Ivkovic 10+
Sina Elli 10+
smelling a book ,... YES ... that is probably the first thing I do when I get my hands on a new book/magazine. and feeling the texture of papers and the cover in your hand ... digital readers do not come close to that feeling.
Thank you for your wonderful additions dear Brainslav.
Erol Toksoy 10+
Sina Elli 10+
Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
A place which has enough light and comfortable position to read which is a sitting position will suffice but reading should be limited to not more than 2 to 3 hours .
Sina Elli 10+
can you please mention why reading e-books are stressful ? I find reading them is sometimes more convenient than reading hard copie but you lose the beautiful smell of paper and ink.