Are you reading more or less?

I'm reading more, watching more tv, Netflix as well just to try and escape a bit from reality!!

I am reading more in the evenings as I am deliberately not watching the news or reading too much on here as it was affecting my sleep. I’ve made a list of recommendations too and looking forward to getting through them.

I'm reading more but that's partly because DD has gone into her own bedroom so I can actually have the light on to read!!
Also, as much as usually enjoy MN, I need a distraction from all the CV threads, and the news. Reading helps me switch off and escape for a while.

Hope you feel better soon @middleager

This Dr gives some good advice about breathing techniques and sleeping position to aid a quicker recovery

Went back to an old favourite (The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore) and read it all in a few hours. Hopefully I’m back to being able to concentrate a bit better!

I'm bed bound with CV type symptoms, so listening to audio books on Spotify.
It's a mixed bag, but included in the monthly fee.

Tonight I listened to Animal Farm. Seems quite appropriate at the moment...

Very little - just a few pages a day which is much less than normal. I'm at home all day normally but with kids at school. Before CV hit I was already very conscious I need to re-establish a routine, and I think I'd actually read more in a more structured existence - I read far more books in 2010-2012 when I was working than in 2009 (mostly on maternity leave, slightly more between mid October and mid December when I was back at work, another dip over Christmas holiday period). I also tend to read less when I'm away from home, which again suggests lack of normal routine is my problem.

Yesterday was better. I'm doing little and often with reading. I'm also joining in with the Robert MacFarlane book club on twitter.

Much less. I downloaded quite a few a couple of weeks ago for obvious reasons but I'm struggling to concentrate. Work is redic busy and I seem to spend all my spare time reading the news and looking at FB, I'm really annoying myself.

I'm another one struggling to find something that keeps my attention.
Most of my reading is library books. Although it doesn't matter at the moment I do like to read them in order of borrowing.. Unfortunately I chose most of them a few weeks ago and now a dark psychological thriller and War Doctor by David Nott , really don't appeal although I'd probably enjoy them at another time.
There's a series of hospital romances written in the 50's and 60's by Lucilla Andrews that I read as a teenager/young woman many years ago. Completely undemanding with happy endings. Very different from what I normally read now. I'm thinking of returning to them as comfort reading.
@ilikebooksandplants have you anything you read a while back that might engage your interest now.?

I'm so glad others are struggling to read and concentrate and it's not just me!

I can barely manage more than a mindless flick through social media. Any tips to get back to normal?

Another one who is reading less.
Started 3 different books and cannot stick with any of them.
But woke up at 5am today and read for an hour and going to make myself read something easy unchallenging until I get my reading groove back.

I'm learning Welsh on Duolingo. It's the only thing I'm sticking to at the moment.

I have been brushing up my German on Duolingo for quite a while. Because it is designed to be like a game, it's fun to do it in short bursts and you don't need to concentrate too hard.

I’m reading much less, I keep picking up books & putting them straight down again. I’m not well and thought I would read lots in bed, but can’t concentrate or enjoy anything. Might try audio books, thanks for the tip

I'm reading more but can only concentrate on straightforward narratives. I'm also finding it really hard to commit to a new book when I'm ready to start one. It's frustrating as I'm working from home so I should have more time. Mind you, I have lost my two-hour round trip commute. On the plus side, I'm trying to use this time to read some hefty paperbacks that are too heavy for the train (including Richard Burton's diaries) and some older second-hand books that I don't want to risk carting about. Duolinguo is a great idea, highlandcoo.

I hadn't been able to calm my mind down enough to concentrate, but decided last weekend to make a fresh start on Monday morning and try to be more focused and positive.

So I now start the day with half-an-hour of Italian on Duolingo. We had a lovely trip planned this year to celebrate a big birthday, which I doubt will happen now, but I'm looking ahead to the following year when hopefully we'll be there supporting the hotels and restaurants getting back on their feet, and that's motivating me to keep studying. I recommend Duolingo for anyone who'd like to learn a language and hasn't tried it yet. Baby steps, not pressured and a good distraction at the moment.

I'm also doing better this week with focusing on reading. I sit down and give myself a target of say forty pages, then a cup of tea, then a certain number of pages more, building up my reading stamina again. Reducing online C info to a couple of checks of the Guardian website a day plus the daily press conference is helping.

I think reading some absorbing books will be immensely helpful in getting through this tough time, even if it's easier stuff than usual for the moment ..

I am reading less, I thought I would read more though. I think it is a concentration thing.

Less, and can't settle to one book (I've got about 6 on the go ) but this weekend I'm going to force myself to concentrate and finish at least one.

Feel like my mind is turning to mush.

I might have a go at the audio books I think

I try to turn my phone off as much as possible or leave it in another room and I read instead of watching the news. I am don’t want everything to be about the virus and I need something good to come out of this lockdown. Hopefully that is reading lots of good books.