I love learning about new things and I enjoy stories a lot. But I get easily distracted. I can’t even finish a page nowadays without being distracted and this has resulted in me not finishing a book in like 7 years.
The last books and only book I have ever finished in my life is Goosebumps (That Gnome story).
When I start reading a paragraph, I do okay but by the end of that paragraph I either get distracted or I forget how that paragraph started and how it eventually connects. This then prompts me to re-read the entire paragraph, countless times.
Eventually I get burnt out and I don’t finish the page. I don’t know how to fix this, but I want to be able to read books again.
I need some advice.
by inoobie_am
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Are you still in school? (There are resources IRL to help, if you are in school. That’s why I’m asking.)
How do you read text books?
After 7 years of trying perhaps reading books isn’t for you? Have you tried audio books?
Is there anywhere you can go to not be distracted? I grew up in a tiny house so I know it’s sometimes hard to get away from distractions in a small living space. I guess I would need to know what distracts you.
You may also have ADHD. I have friends with it and they love to read but could not concentrate. Their doctors used a combination of medication (for school only) and anti-distraction techniques to help them. One of these friends is a young woman just turning 30 and she is now self-publishing on Amazon.
Look up the coping skills and techniques they teach to ADHD kids. Even if you haven’t been diagnosed, it sounds like those might help you.
Have you tried audiobooks?