What Kind of Reader Are You?

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Do you think there are any advantages to reading a little bit at a time versus devouring words, pages, chapters, and books? I was just wondering about this. Generally, I’m not good at reading very much at a time. I get distracted and will probably at that point not really be on task to be paying attention to what I might be reading if though I’m technically reading, so I stop when I feel my attention wandering, which happens fairly quickly.

Some people can read a huge amount at one time, so I’m just wondering what you guys think about reading styles, abilities, how well information actually gets processed in our heads and remembered in reference to our reading habits. it seems like maybe one advantage of reading little, would be that you can contemplate it and turn it around in your head and maybe remember it better. Agree or Disagree?

So, yes, this is general inquiry, I suppose, and not just any one specific question, per se. Thanks!
 
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I agree with a lot of what you say. Reading a little bit and then thinking about it is my favorite way. I took a speed reading class in college many years ago. It did teach you to read things like the newspaper very quickly. I didn’t like to read that way. I enjoy the words too much. 🙂
 
It depends on the type of book.

If it’s something that’s really dense and packed full of ideas, I’ll read a little snippet of it. The Imitation of Christ is one book like this. It’s already chopped up into nice, bite-sized chunks, so that’s really helpful.

If a book has a good flow to it, I’ll read as many chapters in a session as I can. Like my Sayers or my Christie or whatever. 🙂

Some books have different paces at different points. Agreda’s City of God has points where I can read fifteen chapters in a sitting and not get tired; or it has points where I’m slogging through one chapter and the words are just kind of piling up and not really hitting any emotional chords and “when are we going to get past this part?”. The Interior Castle is one where one chapter can make 100% perfect sense, and another chapter is so far beyond anything I can relate to, it’s too abstract to properly appreciate.

I generally try to have one book that I’m reading at a time, for fun. And I generally have one book that I’m reading at a time, to better myself in some way. What ends up happening is that I usually end up re-reading the ones I’m familiar with, or just kind of randomly grabbing a chapter and then sticking it back on the shelf. 🙂 I need to be more methodical in my nonfiction reading.

For fun, I do like reading short stories more than I like reading long novels. My attention span was better when I didn’t have kids or responsibilities to compete with my focus. But even so, you can get so much in the zone that you can read five or six pages and have no clue what you just got finished reading. 🙂
 
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I usually end up re-reading the ones I’m familiar with, or just kind of randomly grabbing a chapter and then sticking it back on the shelf. 🙂 I need to be more methodical in my nonfiction reading.
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I don’t this is an all together bad thing, it might in fact be smart. I do this also. (Therefore, it must be smart.) Sometimes, I think that the Holy Spirit might want us to pick one book up and put another one down. Start here. Finish there. Start here. Caussade, the great spiritual writer, said something of this sort.
 
It depends entirely on a bunch of factors.
How technical or in depth it is, the subject matter, its purpose, how interesting it is to me, etc etc.
 
Similar to some of the other answers. Depends on the book and purpose.

If I’m reading something for research, maybe a paragraph, then go to 2 or 3 others for a different view. Then reread in first book. Then if ok, a few more paragraphs. By the way, I kinda do that with the Bible… I’ll read something, then refer to another book of the Bible for cross reference. Maybe another version of the Bible.

For relaxation, depending on the book, maybe a chapter or 2. I have been known to go cover to cover on some books in one sitting.

Sometimes, I’ll have 2 or 3 active books I’m reading in patallel. Right now, I’m reading The Missing Gospels, Fundamentals of Radio-Valve Technique, Rediscovering Catholicism, and Skylark of Valeron.
 
Fundamentals of radio-valve technique?
I read that back in high school. What a cliffhanger!
 
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Talk to Darrell Bock. He named the book.

Early books not included in the cannon. He discusses maybe 20 or so of em.
 
I still don’t understand how you can read something if it’s missing.

(It does sound somewhat interesting. Tell me what you learned after reading.)
 
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J. Deketh is pretty good at explaining the historical context of Vacuum tube design. He has one of the better explanations of island effect, which determines how quickly the tube cuts off at high negative bias voltages.
 
Did I ever tell you I built a time machine once?


It only worked like 6 or 7 times, then it blew up in my sister’s bedroom and almost burned the house down. Three of my buddies from fifth grade are still stuck in 13th century Florence.
 
Maybe the subtitle helps…
Unearthing the truth behind alternative Christianities.

A lot of early writings, nor included Gnostic elements. Also debunks some if the early Jesus is not God, he was not human, etc.

Ahhh. He has a list in an Appendix… 26 books.
 
I wonder if people who read very large amounts at one time can recall what they have read? Memory is a funny thing. As you know, I’m sure, Tesla had an eidetic memory, but he spent too much time hanging with the pigeons and a few marbles went missing.
 
I love reading ,I once hunted down my favourite author in Cornwall,he wasn’t very happy but gave me cheese and a glass of wine after my long walk and let me pat his donkeys.And signed a copy,and kept in touch for a few years.So he didn’t mind That much.
Books can keep me up until the rooster crows,but at the moment a page is read and I’m out.There’s 4 on the go which is unusual .
Tuning into a book can take a while if I’ve been on the Internet or watched movies…and the same in reverse if I’ve only been reading and haven’t watched tv…
The bonus’s of reading far outweigh tv for me as speech ,imagination and dreams are all enhanced (plus playing scrabble with my parents 😉 )
 
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Did I ever tell you I built a time machine once?

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It only worked like 6 or 7 times, then it blew up in my sister’s bedroom and almost burned the house down. Three of my buddies from fifth grade are still stuck in 13th century Florence.
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Mmmmmmmm. Well, I see your problem. Them thar tubes ain’t no good. Ya should come to me sooner.

The two on the right can’t work as drawn, although they do look cool. The one on the right pins out as a DHT but clearly isn’t from the plate structure. No DHT in that basing either.

The gettering is done really well, although the exhaust tip leaves a bit to be desired.
 
My pet hate is if the same cliche or idiom has been used more than once in a book!
 
I’d agree fully. Sometimes the claim of running gag is used, but…
 
hmmm…what?? Oh, you didn’t like that I used Marbles on CAF more than once? :confused::roll_eyes:I can make a change. 🧐

True. True. I shall remember never to repeat my bad idioms and cliches more than a few times. Three at the max.
 
In truth, the vacuum tubes were just for sex appeal. Actually, it was my sister that built it, but she was too scared to test it out. It was up to me to procure suitable test subjects and keep the project moving forward. All in all, I think it was a good learning experience had by most all.
 
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