Try to read a book

>try to read a book
>can't make it past the first page because the internet ruined my attention span

ENOUGH

How old are you? I need to know to confirm my biases.

29, pls no bully

Just turn off your computer and throw your phone across the room.

Try reading short stories. Lower commitment, faster investment.

I became an avid reader like three months ago and I can't stop. I stopped watching tv and I don't spend much time on Veeky Forums anymore.

Here's how I did it.

-Remember the average person reads like zero books a year. If you read 5 pages a day, you are 5 pages above the average person

-Don't force yourself to read. Commit to read 5 pages a day. I swear after three days you'll feel like reading more and after a month or so you should be reading 50-100 pages a day for pleasure

-Read various books at the same time. When I grab a difficult book or one that makes me sleepy I grab another and switch. This should refresh your head. Keep them thematically different. I read economics and fiction.

-It isn't a race. Reading slowly won't make you sleepy that fast. Try to acknowledge what books are for you to read fast and which aren't.

-Buy the physical copies. When you get the books from your own money you'll feel the need to read them to avoid the feel of wasting your money.

-Start with books highly discussed here so you feel motivated to discuss.

try going to a coffee shop/park/nice place you can read without your computer, put your phone on air plane mode and bring a book (bring a back up book too) and don't let yourself look on the internet or leave for an hour, two hours, whatever

oy vey

This is a good tactic typically whenever I am transitioning back into reading I read a few short stories first to get back into the grove of reading

These seem like pretty good tips thanks for not being a cunt