Reading Time per day

[ProDigit]

I try to read some at work. Some days I read nothing (internet only),
some days I read a few hours.

They say it's good for your kids to read 20 minutes a day

[barryem]

Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo

How much time per day do you spend reading per day? For me, it's probably less than an hour per day. I would like to read more but either due to distractions/internet or exhaustion after work keeps me from sitting down and reading a good book. However, when I'm in an exhausted state I find it easy to surf the internet for hours watching youtube videos, looking at different forums or checking twitter/facebook for some reasons. My new years resolution will be to increase my reading time per day because I've never felt like I wasted my time after spending time reading.

For me it varies a lot. Most days I read at least an hour. Often 2 or 3 hours. Sometimes more but mostly not. Now and then I'll skip a day and not read at all. I'm retired and I'm home most of the time so it's entirely up to me.

Barry

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by ProDigit

I try to read some at work. Some days I read nothing (internet only),
some days I read a few hours.

They say it's good for your kids to read 20 minutes a day

Is that only 20 minutes a day or at least 20 minutes a day?

[GeoffR]

About 4-5 hours per day on average over the last few years. That gets me through about 150 books per year.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I think I'm starting to see why those lighted screens bother your eyes

I don't do it all the time. I tend to "binge read." The last couple months about 25 books (I think). The rest of the year about four or five. I'm not that fast of a reader, just persistent when I get into the "binge mode."

[crossi]

Back before I started making mods for computer games maybe a couple hours a day minimum (reading during meals would use at least that much). During vacations or weekends I might binge and read all day going through 1 to 3 books a day depending on size and interest. Modding has cut into that a lot but still at least 1 to 2 hours a day though not usually in one chunk. Housework suffers but who cares.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by crossi

...a couple hours a day minimum (reading during meals would use at least that much).

How much time do you spend on meals

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

How much time do you spend on meals

It might take me an hour to drink my coffee. Other meals take at least a half hour to eat. Not uncommon for people to take their time eating. If she reads during meal prep, that time can add up in a hurry. I see 20 minutes of downtime just for pasta. Water boil time + cook time.
So this leads me to ask: how much time do you spend on meals?

[arjaybe]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Last couple months? Probably averaging about three or four hours a day – some days six or seven hours. The ten months before? ... very little. Probably an average of 10 to 15 minutes a day (if that).

This is a pretty good description of how I read. Sometimes hardly at all and other times a great deal. This is not including the 70-80 websites I visit every day, of course.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

It might take me an hour to drink my coffee. Other meals take at least a half hour to eat. Not uncommon for people to take their time eating. If she reads during meal prep, that time can add up in a hurry. I see 20 minutes of downtime just for pasta. Water boil time + cook time.
So this leads me to ask: how much time do you spend on meals?

Let's estimate a half hour for lunch and dinner. Breakfast, fifteen minutes to half an hour. So let's say an hour and a half a day.

Having said that, I would love to spend a couple of hours a day reading during meals. It sounds so relaxing.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Let's estimate a half hour for lunch and dinner. Breakfast, fifteen minutes to half an hour. So let's say an hour and a half a day.

Having said that, I would love to spend a couple of hours a day reading during meals. It sounds so relaxing.

See you found almost as much time as the one you asked.

[Katsunami]

Between 0 and 4 hours depending on the day. I've had stretches of days or even weeks where I don't read, and sometimes I read 3-4 hours a day for days on end. It depends on how busy I am, if I have to commute or not, or if I decide to practice one of my many other hobbies, among which are piano playing, some AI programming/jacking around (I work in IT at the moment, and don't do a lot of IT-stuff as a hobby anymore), playing cRPG's, listen to music, write a (short) story, or watch a movie.

I also "lost" quite some free time due to having a GF again since last year. That's not a bad thing; it's just another "hobby" for spending my free time. (I put it a bit awkwardly, but I hope you know what I mean.)

[Apache]

I don't think there has ever been a day that I did not read. Even when I was hospitalized.
Apache

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Between 0 and 4 hours depending on the day. I've had stretches of days or even weeks where I don't read, and sometimes I read 3-4 hours a day for days on end. It depends on how busy I am, if I have to commute or not, or if I decide to practice one of my many other hobbies, among which are piano playing, some AI programming/jacking around (I work in IT at the moment, and don't do a lot of IT-stuff as a hobby anymore), playing cRPG's, listen to music, write a (short) story, or watch a movie.

I also "lost" quite some free time due to having a GF again since last year. That's not a bad thing; it's just another "hobby" for spending my free time. (I put it a bit awkwardly, but I hope you know what I mean.)

I didn't know having a gluten free diet would cause you to lose time.
Best laugh ever. I caught your meaning. Yes, SO does cut into free time.

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I didn't know having a gluten free diet would cause you to lose time.
Best laugh ever.

LOL. Is GF a common abbreviation for "gluten free" in English, or just among people concerned with dieting?

I caught your meaning. Yes, SO does cut into free time.

I'm not complaining. She's a wonderful girl, and some of our hobbies (reading, piano playing, writing, movies, (classical) music) are the same. We're not living together yet, but when we do, it's no problem if one of us decides to spend time on a solitary hobby, because the other has solitary hobbies as well.

For us, it would be a bad idea to spend ALL of our free time together/doing common activities. We can't, as we're both very introverted and, at some point, _need_ time to do our own things, alone. For me, it goes as far as wanting to be alone in a room, in either complete silence or with some music of my choice. If I'm in that mood, any and all distractions, even just another person being around will annoy me to no end, even if the other isn't doing anything annoying.

So yes, we'll both "lose" free time that can be spent on solitary hobbies, but certainly not all of it. There will be enough time for reading... except when I (she) chooses to do something else.