Temporarily fed up with reading

Chi Cygni · 02-17-2014, 10:04 AM

Well, I must be sick. I read more than my average by this time of the year and suddenly a block. I have no patience, nothing interests me, not even a nice bargain would tempt me. What to do? Before when I felt like this I'd go on Agatha Christie binge reading but I already read almost all of them.
Have you been there and what does your t-shirt say?

DiapDealer · 02-17-2014, 10:14 AM

I've been there. Wouldn't necessarily say "fed up with reading," but I certainly get stuck sometimes finding something I want to read.

I find a first-person narrative usually snaps me out of it. That or genre magazines with short-stories by authors with whom I'm unfamiliar.

PurpleStar · 02-17-2014, 10:27 AM

Perhaps you just need a break from reading. Try waiting a few days before starting a book. Or read something from a different genre than you usually read, if you feel you must read something.

Catlady · 02-17-2014, 10:31 AM

Why worry about it? Watch a movie.

MeSue · 02-17-2014, 10:46 AM

Seems to come in waves for me. Whenever I come off a good wave of 2-3 books I really enjoy, there's usually a lull where nothing grabs me for a while. I just keep trying and eventually get to ride another good wave. I tend to go for shorter books when I'm in the lull phase because I can't muster the enthusiasm for starting something long.

CWatkinsNash · 02-17-2014, 11:16 AM

When it happens to me (which it does, a few times each year), I just find something else to do for a while. Movies, video games, or watching something from my classic TV show collection.

crich70 · 02-17-2014, 11:19 AM

I've had periods where I don't feel like reading. There is always DVD movies or OTR episodes on Mp3 to listen to among other things. Sometimes a person just needs a change of pace.

covingtoncat73 · 02-17-2014, 11:28 AM

I have been grumpy about this for years, myself. When I was young, I could get lost in a book so easily. I think Internet addiction, audiobooks, and TV are what did it to me. I also think the worries and concerns of adult life keep me from being able to relax enough.

MeSue · 02-17-2014, 01:43 PM

When I get out of reading mode completely, I usually switch to word games on the iPad. Every once in a while I go through a TV phase, but ever since LOST let me down so terribly, I have not been able to get into much on TV. Just finding something to watch while I pedal the stationary bike is a struggle. Hmmm... maybe I should start a thread for that?

poohbear_nc · 02-17-2014, 02:34 PM

When reading anything no longer interests me I turn to watching movies/TV series via streaming - esp. Jeeves & Wooster, Poirot, Marple, Midsomer Murders, etc - I will burn through a season of shows in a couple of days and then return to reading.

Rbneader · 02-17-2014, 02:38 PM

I have several hobbies and rotate between them. Some of them are creative, some are passive. Maybe your brain wants a change of pace so it can create something fun? Cooking is always a good one to start with when I want to do something.

There are many indie games that are good and quite cheap. http://www.gog.com/ is a good place to start for good, cheap games.

For free TV series, hulu.com was pretty good. I haven't used them lately though.

crich70 · 02-17-2014, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rbneader

I have several hobbies and rotate between them. Some of them are creative, some are passive. Maybe your brain wants a change of pace so it can create something fun? Cooking is always a good one to start with when I want to do something.

There are many indie games that are good and quite cheap. http://www.gog.com/ is a good place to start for good, cheap games.

For free TV series, hulu.com was pretty good. I haven't used them lately though.

Youtube has some good old movies as does the Internet Archive.

Namekuseijin · 02-17-2014, 03:11 PM

perhaps this might hold your interest...

Chi Cygni · 02-17-2014, 03:47 PM

Thanks folks. I've been reading answers with interest. One problem for me is I won't substitute reading with watching. When I finish my daily chores, usually between 8.30 and 9 pm my head is rectangular, 40" in diameter and I need S.I.L.E.N.C.E. So I go to my woman's cave, sit on my sofa and wait until the noise of the day evaporates. Usually this is when I read. I like the moment when you wiggle on your behind, making yourself comfortable, with a book ahead of you. For the moment I surf through garbage on the internet because that's all I can stand.

My hobby is drawing but in the evenings too tired to take stuff out and start. Been today to a drawing club though. Perhaps I should have a look at those Christie‘s books I avoided because they were in 1st person. But not yet. For the moment everything is meh. Michio Kaku meh. War and Peace meh. Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen meh. All the president's men with more than 50% discount meh.

I hope it will pass soon...I feel guilty I don't read and it doesn't help.

Quexos · 02-17-2014, 03:54 PM

I don't know, start getting involved in a new passion.
Video games, stamps, cars, movies, paintings... Take your pick!

Personally if I ever got tired of literature, I think I would switch to porn.
But you did not hear that ok? I just said that confidentially

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Originally Posted by Chi Cygni

nothing interests me, not even a nice bargain would tempt me. What to do?

02-17-2014, 10:04 AM	#1
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	Temporarily fed up with reading Well, I must be sick. I read more than my average by this time of the year and suddenly a block. I have no patience, nothing interests me, not even a nice bargain would tempt me. What to do? Before when I felt like this I'd go on Agatha Christie binge reading but I already read almost all of them. Have you been there and what does your t-shirt say?

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02-17-2014, 10:14 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,882 Karma: 207000000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I've been there. Wouldn't necessarily say "fed up with reading," but I certainly get stuck sometimes finding something I want to read. I find a first-person narrative usually snaps me out of it. That or genre magazines with short-stories by authors with whom I'm unfamiliar.

02-17-2014, 10:27 AM	#3
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	Perhaps you just need a break from reading. Try waiting a few days before starting a book. Or read something from a different genre than you usually read, if you feel you must read something.

02-17-2014, 10:31 AM	#4
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,423 Karma: 52734361 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Why worry about it? Watch a movie.

02-17-2014, 10:46 AM	#5
MeSue Geek in the Forest Posts: 399 Karma: 1077186 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: FL Device: iPad Air, iPhone 4s, Nexus 7	Seems to come in waves for me. Whenever I come off a good wave of 2-3 books I really enjoy, there's usually a lull where nothing grabs me for a while. I just keep trying and eventually get to ride another good wave. I tend to go for shorter books when I'm in the lull phase because I can't muster the enthusiasm for starting something long.

02-17-2014, 11:16 AM	#6
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	When it happens to me (which it does, a few times each year), I just find something else to do for a while. Movies, video games, or watching something from my classic TV show collection.

02-17-2014, 11:19 AM	#7
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I've had periods where I don't feel like reading. There is always DVD movies or OTR episodes on Mp3 to listen to among other things. Sometimes a person just needs a change of pace.

02-17-2014, 11:28 AM	#8
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	I have been grumpy about this for years, myself. When I was young, I could get lost in a book so easily. I think Internet addiction, audiobooks, and TV are what did it to me. I also think the worries and concerns of adult life keep me from being able to relax enough.

02-17-2014, 01:43 PM	#9
MeSue Geek in the Forest Posts: 399 Karma: 1077186 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: FL Device: iPad Air, iPhone 4s, Nexus 7	When I get out of reading mode completely, I usually switch to word games on the iPad. Every once in a while I go through a TV phase, but ever since LOST let me down so terribly, I have not been able to get into much on TV. Just finding something to watch while I pedal the stationary bike is a struggle. Hmmm... maybe I should start a thread for that?

02-17-2014, 02:34 PM	#10
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,193 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	When reading anything no longer interests me I turn to watching movies/TV series via streaming - esp. Jeeves & Wooster, Poirot, Marple, Midsomer Murders, etc - I will burn through a season of shows in a couple of days and then return to reading.

02-17-2014, 02:38 PM	#11
Rbneader Fanatic Posts: 503 Karma: 2661351 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: None	I have several hobbies and rotate between them. Some of them are creative, some are passive. Maybe your brain wants a change of pace so it can create something fun? Cooking is always a good one to start with when I want to do something. There are many indie games that are good and quite cheap. http://www.gog.com/ is a good place to start for good, cheap games. For free TV series, hulu.com was pretty good. I haven't used them lately though.

02-17-2014, 03:11 PM	#13
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	perhaps this might hold your interest...

02-17-2014, 03:47 PM	#14
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	Thanks folks. I've been reading answers with interest. One problem for me is I won't substitute reading with watching. When I finish my daily chores, usually between 8.30 and 9 pm my head is rectangular, 40" in diameter and I need S.I.L.E.N.C.E. So I go to my woman's cave, sit on my sofa and wait until the noise of the day evaporates. Usually this is when I read. I like the moment when you wiggle on your behind, making yourself comfortable, with a book ahead of you. For the moment I surf through garbage on the internet because that's all I can stand. My hobby is drawing but in the evenings too tired to take stuff out and start. Been today to a drawing club though. Perhaps I should have a look at those Christie‘s books I avoided because they were in 1st person. But not yet. For the moment everything is meh. Michio Kaku meh. War and Peace meh. Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen meh. All the president's men with more than 50% discount meh. I hope it will pass soon...I feel guilty I don't read and it doesn't help.