Why is the top comment on "I read" posts always that it's implausible that someone could read that much? 5k pages in 3 mo. isn't that weirdpic.twitter.com/vPaBhc7oVz
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Fogus also got static for saying he read > 1 book per week. What is going on? I literally don't understand why that would seem impossible.
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I known people who've, at times in their lives, read > 500 pages a day, or 1 book every day or two. That's obv. not normal, but...
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I find it very strange that there are people who find it unbelievable that anyone could read at 1/10th or 1/5th of that rate.
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I'm not sure slow readers realize how much faster fast readers read. (Not in an insulting way! Just…they know how long it would take them…)
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Are any of these comparisons normalized by what is read? I consume pop fiction at ~10x research articles, and those faster than history.
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Maybe they drive to work (:
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Kids and a commute. I've read three full books so far this year ><. It's frustrating, but HN junk food is so much easier.
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I'm usually only skeptical when they're textbooks
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I definitely cycle. Periods of intense reading at a similar rate interspersed with dry spells.
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"I cant do it so everyone else cant do it too!"
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