Here’s a trick that works for me (who mainly have trouble getting started with things).
Decide that you only need to do the thing for 10 minutes. Set a timer for 10 minutes and get started. Then when the timer rings you’ve gotten going and will likely want to continue (forever).
Often, I will reread the same paragraph a dozen times because I either fail to comprehend it, or because I can’t help my mind from wandering. Sometimes my mind will wander to thinking about what might happen next, instead of just reading it.
If its a book or subject I’m really enjoying, this is a process I don’t mind and even like doing. It’s okay to just let your imagination run sometimes. But if it’s a boring book, or it’s something I’m totally uninterested in like required reading back in school, it’s miserable and I’ve never been able to do it.
Unfortunately this means I’m terrible at research unless it’s something I’m super interested in at the moment.
The best time to read books for me, was when I was paid to do it.
I worked the ticket booth at a state park. We had a lake, so we’d stay open even if it was raining. We’d have four or five boats come in the morning, I’d take their fees. The rest of the day I would sit in that booth making minimum wage, sitting in a small shelter from the rain, while being in the woods, and I’d read the whole time. I read 6 books that summer just from down time sitting in the booth
Read on my own time? I can’t remember to bring the book with me. I really just need to put one in my purse… oh look, I forgot to do that … again.
Depends. If it’s a book I’m not interested in or that I need to read for some reason: hell no. Just repeating the same few sentences over and over until I give up. If it’s something I want to read though, and I’m hooked by the plot and curious what happens next, it’s another timehole where 5 minutes of reading suddenly last at least an hour.
That’s the thing: you don’t. After reading the same page a dozen times over and still being unable to comprehend a single damn thing, you eventually get frustrated and give up.
The only time I can get through a book is if it’s on a subject I’m really interested in.
Curious, how are people with adhd supposed to read a book?
I’m not sure if I have adhd, but I sure do have trouble even trying to read a book.
A quick skim of a wikipedia page or news article is the best I can do.
Here’s a trick that works for me (who mainly have trouble getting started with things).
Decide that you only need to do the thing for 10 minutes. Set a timer for 10 minutes and get started. Then when the timer rings you’ve gotten going and will likely want to continue (forever).
Find a book that really grabs you. When this happens, I usually don’t know how to stop reading it.
Often, I will reread the same paragraph a dozen times because I either fail to comprehend it, or because I can’t help my mind from wandering. Sometimes my mind will wander to thinking about what might happen next, instead of just reading it.
If its a book or subject I’m really enjoying, this is a process I don’t mind and even like doing. It’s okay to just let your imagination run sometimes. But if it’s a boring book, or it’s something I’m totally uninterested in like required reading back in school, it’s miserable and I’ve never been able to do it.
Unfortunately this means I’m terrible at research unless it’s something I’m super interested in at the moment.
The best time to read books for me, was when I was paid to do it.
I worked the ticket booth at a state park. We had a lake, so we’d stay open even if it was raining. We’d have four or five boats come in the morning, I’d take their fees. The rest of the day I would sit in that booth making minimum wage, sitting in a small shelter from the rain, while being in the woods, and I’d read the whole time. I read 6 books that summer just from down time sitting in the booth
Read on my own time? I can’t remember to bring the book with me. I really just need to put one in my purse… oh look, I forgot to do that … again.
Depends. If it’s a book I’m not interested in or that I need to read for some reason: hell no. Just repeating the same few sentences over and over until I give up. If it’s something I want to read though, and I’m hooked by the plot and curious what happens next, it’s another timehole where 5 minutes of reading suddenly last at least an hour.
That’s the thing: you don’t. After reading the same page a dozen times over and still being unable to comprehend a single damn thing, you eventually get frustrated and give up.
The only time I can get through a book is if it’s on a subject I’m really interested in.
If it’s something dry, like a textbook, same. I can devour books like The Hobbit in a couple hours.