Seriousness READING BURNOUT - Page 2

recluse · 03-12-2010, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

But I thought WE were your new hobby!

Funny, I thought it was the other way around!

And to KindleKitten:
"To be nobody but yourself in a world which
is doing its best to make you like everybody else,
means to fight the hardest human battle ever
and to never stop fighting."
e.e. cummings

No assimilation. Cooperation. O.K.?

yvanleterrible · 03-12-2010, 05:28 PM

Never had any problems with reading ever but I did get an MRitis last year. Seems like our own Marc is suffering from it now.

And I'm getting sick of working wood. After 32 years at it I find that I need to focus twices as hard on what I do. Fingers are at peril...

CFarrell · 03-12-2010, 06:43 PM

This has happened to me a couple of times. Also with DVDs. I can't concentrate and cannot be bothered with anything. So I do something else for a while and then when I finally sit down with a book again, it's sort of a relief. I tend to overdo things that I enjoy, a break is good every now and then.

kennyc · 03-12-2010, 06:50 PM

Hmmm, yeah I just came out of a long period of very little reading. It was the availability of ebooks that brought me out of it. I think a lot of the thoughts/reasons already expressed are true (and of course vary from individual to individual).

hidari · 03-12-2010, 07:06 PM

myself...For 20 years read about 4-8 books a month and loved to read...then one day I had a major burn out. Stopped reading a lot for about two years...Now I read about 4-5 books a month. Slower but more attentively, however, now I enjoy Non-Fiction more than Fiction, where before it was the opposite.

TV: did not have one for 20 years and did not miss it; then I got married. Now, I see if for the occasional film or to watch English Football.

FizzyWater · 03-12-2010, 07:36 PM

My burnout is not so much like yours. I just get extraordinarily critical and don't enjoy anything I read.

I find - for me - switching genres helps.

Of course, if this restlessness is more caused by stress and a life gone crazy-wild all of a sudden, switching genres might just cause one more feeling of things being out of control and abnormal!

Hope everything slows down for you soon!

yvanleterrible · 03-12-2010, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hidari

myself...For 20 years read about 4-8 books a month and loved to read...then one day I had a major burn out. Stopped reading a lot for about two years...Now I read about 4-5 books a month. Slower but more attentively, however, now I enjoy Non-Fiction more than Fiction, where before it was the opposite.

TV: did not have one for 20 years and did not miss it; then I got married. Now, I see if for the occasional film or to watch English Football.

Who's your team? I'm an Arsenal fan!

hidari · 03-12-2010, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Who's your team? I'm an Arsenal fan!

Partial to Newcastle, But honestly, I don't support one Footy team. I just love to see a good game. I do support Sapporo Consodole in the Japan league and go to about 7 or 8 matches a year, dually followed by a massive hangover.

I used to see Lokomotiv and Spartak games when I lived in Moscow for many years.

@FizzyWater: Understand being Critical. Most Books can be painful to read. Hence, I am very reluctant to read fantasy/sf/mystery due to the huge amounts of mediocre writing. Also, I find endings terrible for the most part. Rarely, get a good one......
A major reason I dont listen to audio books. I skip all the Tripe

recluse · 03-13-2010, 01:04 AM

I don't watch sports. T.V. commentators annoy the Hell out of me. However, I found Olympic curling oddly calming.
I do switch genres pretty frequently now. I'll read anything that catches my interest except romance. I do enjoy nonfiction, mostly biographies, history and true crime. Thanks for all the kind suggestions.

happy_terd · 03-15-2010, 10:28 AM

I was burned out there for a month. Just getting back into finishing off some books.

Fledchen · 03-20-2010, 04:06 PM

I go through periods in which just about everything I try to read annoys me in some way. The only way to combat it is to wait it out. Fortunately, it's not affecting me right now.

K8Ereader · 03-20-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I occasionally take a break and do a lot of embroidery and beading. that's becoming more and more rare these days though

I find this happens to me too, I switch to the crafty side and let my hands and brain do something different. Conversely when I lose my crafty mojo, I read a lot instead.

GeoffC · 03-21-2010, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by K8Ereader

I find this happens to me too, I switch to the crafty side and let my hands and brain do something different. Conversely when I lose my crafty mojo, I read a lot instead.

and it looks good, looking at your av ....

rollercoaster · 03-21-2010, 04:05 AM

this thread is funny but right on the spot...

I had a big video burnout. I was a big big video junkie. Movies, Series, toons, documentaries, YOUTUBE GRRrrr, and what not.

But the good thing is I turned to reading after my video burnout and was amazed at remembering how much I loved reading !

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03-12-2010, 05:28 PM	#17
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Never had any problems with reading ever but I did get an MRitis last year. Seems like our own Marc is suffering from it now. And I'm getting sick of working wood. After 32 years at it I find that I need to focus twices as hard on what I do. Fingers are at peril...

03-12-2010, 06:43 PM	#18
CFarrell Member Posts: 14 Karma: 499030 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ireland Device: sony	This has happened to me a couple of times. Also with DVDs. I can't concentrate and cannot be bothered with anything. So I do something else for a while and then when I finally sit down with a book again, it's sort of a relief. I tend to overdo things that I enjoy, a break is good every now and then.

03-12-2010, 06:50 PM	#19
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,907 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Hmmm, yeah I just came out of a long period of very little reading. It was the availability of ebooks that brought me out of it. I think a lot of the thoughts/reasons already expressed are true (and of course vary from individual to individual).

03-12-2010, 07:06 PM	#20
hidari MR Drone Posts: 1,613 Karma: 15612282 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DRONEZONE Device: PB360+, Huawei MP5, Libra H20	myself...For 20 years read about 4-8 books a month and loved to read...then one day I had a major burn out. Stopped reading a lot for about two years...Now I read about 4-5 books a month. Slower but more attentively, however, now I enjoy Non-Fiction more than Fiction, where before it was the opposite. TV: did not have one for 20 years and did not miss it; then I got married. Now, I see if for the occasional film or to watch English Football.

03-12-2010, 07:36 PM	#21
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	My burnout is not so much like yours. I just get extraordinarily critical and don't enjoy anything I read. I find - for me - switching genres helps. Of course, if this restlessness is more caused by stress and a life gone crazy-wild all of a sudden, switching genres might just cause one more feeling of things being out of control and abnormal! Hope everything slows down for you soon!

03-13-2010, 01:04 AM	#24
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	I don't watch sports. T.V. commentators annoy the Hell out of me. However, I found Olympic curling oddly calming. I do switch genres pretty frequently now. I'll read anything that catches my interest except romance. I do enjoy nonfiction, mostly biographies, history and true crime. Thanks for all the kind suggestions.

03-15-2010, 10:28 AM	#25
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	I was burned out there for a month. Just getting back into finishing off some books.

03-20-2010, 04:06 PM	#26
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	I go through periods in which just about everything I try to read annoys me in some way. The only way to combat it is to wait it out. Fortunately, it's not affecting me right now.

03-21-2010, 04:05 AM	#29
rollercoaster Zealot Posts: 126 Karma: 1826 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle 2	this thread is funny but right on the spot... I had a big video burnout. I was a big big video junkie. Movies, Series, toons, documentaries, YOUTUBE GRRrrr, and what not. But the good thing is I turned to reading after my video burnout and was amazed at remembering how much I loved reading !

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