What is the best way to "get into" reading? I want to do it partially as a way to disconnect from the computer, but the problem is that reading books is easiest on the computer since it's free,fast, and takes up no space. Though I fear that reading on the computer will always result in me getting distracted with other things. Any experience readers here have some insight on how to approach this for a degenerate retard like myself? Are ebook readers worth even considering or are they just a bugman gadget? Are physical books bloat?
Read on the computer (don't pay publishing kikes for books). Close all other programs and switch off your router. Do as much as possible to make it inconvenient for you to use the internet. In this manner, fleeting impulses will be suppressed. Alternatively, you could exercise some fucking self restraint like an actual person and not like a NPC.
Just keep re-reading what you missed when your mind wanders, as time goes by it will happen less and less.
I prefer the dead tree format but enjoy the bounty of my e-book reader. Get an older model, they're cheap. As long as it's e-ink you're good to go. Their screens are much more comfortable than computer screens and worth it if you use it often.
I unironically downloaded tens of thousands of books without reading any of them.
>>3733 >e-ink
I wish that technology wasn't patented/restricted because it's a great technology and should be used way more than it is now.
>get a really intersting book
>Read untill you think the subject changes or subject is getting complex
>stand up walk around and remember what you just read
>rinse repeat
I do this for heavier books like technical books ect, also does well for me with any document that contains a lot of names, for more fun stuff like articles or other sort stuff
>place pdf on phone
>lay on bed
>Use phone
Read books on your phone, that's what I do. Epub-reading applications for Android tend to be a lot more optimized for reading epubs than epub-reading applications on GNU/Linux. Plus, the lack of a traditional windowed environment, combined with the fact that web-browsing on mobile still fucking sucks, means that you'll be less tempted to do other things while you're reading.
>b-but I'd rather use an e-reader
>m-muh memE-ink
There's no need to waste money on an e-reader if you've already wasted money on a smartphone. Also, by the time you work up the willpower to order an e-reader and then the time you wait for it to arrive, you may lose interest in reading before you actually have an e-reader in your hands. On the other hand, if you download Document Viewer from F-Droid and grab an e-pub off of Project Gutenberg right now, you can get hooked on reading within the hour. Why wait?
>>3736 >Project Gutenberg
They're quite picky in which books they choose to proof-read sadly, there are lots of great public domain works which are simply neglected by Project Gutenburg.
>>3733 Is there any concern about the software and privacy with e-book readers? I suppose if you just never connect them to the internet there's no issue.
>>3736 The problem with phones is that they are absurdly power inefficient. I've read that e-book readers battery life can last weeks. So in situations where you're off the grid they would be easy to keep running. Suddenly having your entire "library" disappear because the power goes out for more than a day is not something I want to end up happening. It's difficult trying to figure out which of the 3 choices actually falls in line with a minimalist lifestyle because they are all varying degrees of bugman, minimalism, and bloat. E-book readers seem to come out on top, at least for my use cases.
>that they are absurdly power inefficient
It's rather that the screen technologies are for different purposes. E-ink only uses energy to change the display. For things like books which are pretty much just showing static images this is perfect.
>>3739 Enable airplane mode (and disable wifi/bt/gps), kill all background tasks, lower the brightness. Disable the vibrator too. Then bring a solar charger and power bank.
t. camper
>>3741 You're still dealing with 3 days of battery compared to 2+ months of battery. If you're off the grid and want to read avidly you'd probably not want to need to charge the device every other day, especially if you live in white countries where solar energy isn't readily available year round.
>>3742 The idea of long lasting devices for situations like these is actually quite interesting. Anyone know of mp3 players that have super long lasting batteries?
I use an e-reader, it's worth the money. I just download what I want from libgen, then convert it from .epub to .mobi using calibre. Then you can just stick it on the e-reader, super easy and convenient. I can carry a literal library around in my backpack.
>>3746 What about pdfs? A lot of obscure things and important works are in pdf format. I've been trying to do a lot of research into which e-reader can handle them the best but pdf's just seem to be a mess in general, especially when handling scans.
>>3748 Yeah, pdfs are a pain. You can try to convert pdf->epub->mobi, but the formatting will almost always get messed up. It might be better to just get a cheap android tablet if most of your stuff is in pdf format.
>>3731 Get a job as a fire lookout and ask to be assigned to the most rural lookout tower available. You won't have electricity or cell phone service, so unless you drag a bunch of solar panels and a satellite dish into the mountains by mule, you'll finally be able to break your internet addiction.
And, let's face it, it is an addiction. If you weren't addicted to the internet, you wouldn't be here, asking this question.
Take plenty of books. You'll have lots of time to read. And if you find yourself practicing woodcraft instead of reading, that's fine, too. Civilization was a mistake.
>>3756 >no cell phone service
How tf are you supposed to do your job if you don't have a way of telling people about the fire? Do they have a dedicated wire for that kind of communication?
>>3750 Well the newer amazon "kindle" e-readers seem to handle them decently enough through panning and zooming, and in the videos it looks quite responsive. Only problem with that is how expensive they are compared to older second hand e-readers that are only good for proper e-book file formats. Guess it's time to make another ebay RSS feed.
What is the best way to "get into" reading? I want to do it partially as a way to disconnect from the computer, but the problem is that reading books is easiest on the computer since it's free,fast, and takes up no space. Though I fear that reading on the computer will always result in me getting distracted with other things. Any experience readers here have some insight on how to approach this for a degenerate retard like myself? Are ebook readers worth even considering or are they just a bugman gadget? Are physical books bloat?