I don't understand what this means. Is this like reading and not absorbing it or something? I genuinely can’t relate to that either, just not how things work for me, but reading with your eyes not your brain makes no sense to me either way.
You're looking at each word and recognizing that sentences are there, and you're following through them. Your brain has decided that's sufficient work to absorb the material. So it just discards the information instead of doing the work to process it and convinces itself that it's reading.
Then you realize you did part of the job but didn't finish it. So you need to double the looking at words, paragraphs, or pages work while working actively to make the brain process it and form comprehension.
In some cases it can be demotivating. Otherwise just silly.
No, it means I'm too interested and I just want to read quicker and quicker and absorb more information... and it turns out I accidentally skipped a paragraph and have to go back and re-read it.
My brain wants to read faster than it is capable of reading and this ruins the pacing of the story imo.
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SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 108d
I don't understand what this means. Is this like reading and not absorbing it or something? I genuinely can’t relate to that either, just not how things work for me, but reading with your eyes not your brain makes no sense to me either way.
brb@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 108d
It's just like that. My brain does it so often it's very difficult for me to read books
Kommeavsted@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 108d
You're looking at each word and recognizing that sentences are there, and you're following through them. Your brain has decided that's sufficient work to absorb the material. So it just discards the information instead of doing the work to process it and convinces itself that it's reading.
Then you realize you did part of the job but didn't finish it. So you need to double the looking at words, paragraphs, or pages work while working actively to make the brain process it and form comprehension.
In some cases it can be demotivating. Otherwise just silly.
Wiz@midwest.social · 9 pts · 108d
I'm pretty sure it's an ADHD thing.
d00ery@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 108d
I can read the words but I'm not following the story instead but I'm thinking of something else.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 108d
Yeah. But does only happen with tech stuff & news recently. I need a vacation.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · -8 pts · 109d
That means the book isn't interesting you
Edit: guess I worded that poorly, ah well
callyral@pawb.social · 6 pts · 108d
No, it means I'm too interested and I just want to read quicker and quicker and absorb more information... and it turns out I accidentally skipped a paragraph and have to go back and re-read it.
My brain wants to read faster than it is capable of reading and this ruins the pacing of the story imo.
underisk@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 108d
I’ve slogged through many boring sections in otherwise good books where I experienced this.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 109d
Or, you have ADHD. 🤷🏼♂️
diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 108d
I dont have it but I still find myself doing that 🤔
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 108d
You've met with a specialist to confirm this? I ask in kindness, neighbor. Not knowing isn't the same as not having it. 🤓
diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 108d
Actually, I havent checked properly.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 108d
🙇🏼♂️ It can only help. 🖖🏼
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 108d
That's one in athe same, I'm speaking as someone with ADHD
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 108d
TBF, I've had it since before it had an acronym, and I don't discredit a book simply because I tried reading it when I wasn't ready to. 🤌🏼
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 108d
Well yeah of course you gotta stick through it lol, I honestly wouldn't have gotten through house of leaves if I hadnt persisted
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 108d
Poe made an album in honor of it. ☝🏼