More time reading, less time on the internet in 2016

[highlandcoo]

My one and only NY resolution!

I've faded away with my reading this year, partly due to a lot going on at home, but also tbh because of faffing about on MN and other sites at times when my concentration hasn't been too good.

I'm worried that I'm losing my reading stamina, so next year I am really going to try to regain it.

Aiming for 100 books, with regular posting on the 50-book challenge thread to keep me focused.

I need to find some good big absorbing reads to get immersed in now

[CoteDAzur]

guinea - Where's the film thread you started?

Remus - Unless by 'quirky' you mean stuff like eXistenZ and Dark City, our taste in films is as diametrically opposed as our taste in books

[MrsS182]

Hello, this is my resolution too! Far too much time spent on the Internet. Looking forward to seeing everyone's recommendations and hopefully discovering new books/authors. I feel a bit stuck in a rut with my reading.

[guineapig1]

Film thread is in chat. Sorry can't do links on phone for some reason!

[antimatter]

Film thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2538072-film-recommendations-please

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Cote - I don't imagine that you and I will be going to the cinema together any time soon.

[CoteDAzur]

That's alright then

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I'm intrigued to see if there IS a film that we both like, though.

[onemouseplace]

Right, I am definitely joining the book challenge thread - I do keep a log of the books I read and I have read a grand total of 11 books this year - that is less than one a month!

[JoylessFucker]

Another one here recommending the 50 Book challenge threads on here. I've used it and Goodreads, but the MN threads have been a much better source of recommended reads than any others I've found this year.

[BaconAndAvocado]

What a brilliant resolution!!

I agree heartily

[Quogwinkle]

Like Joyless says, personal recommendations on MN are the best. I've discovered Robert Macfarlane and Roger Deakin through the 50 Book thread on here and many more. Beats the completely random computer generated recommendations on Goodreads, although if you gather a group of like-minded friends on there then it begins to work in the same way as MN :)

[southeastdweller]

New thread up now so sign in here

[Movingonmymind]

Joining you as also would like to read more. One suggestion which works for me with tired eyes and lots of travel/long commutes is audiobooks. I can really get through them in a way I no longer can with the written word. Used to be such an avid reader, now a somewhat avid listener.

[IPityThePontipines]

The best thing I did in 2015 was to get a crap phone and a kindle and force myself to pick up the kindle instead of the tablet. Not sure how many books I read last year, but it was definitely at least 40, which is a huge improvement for me and I loved spending so much time reading.

Hoping to do even better this year!

[Chillywhippet]

get a crap phone and a kindle great plan Ipity

If it got you to 40 books you'll be well placed for the 50 book challenge thread which I have joined more in hope than expectation

[Rozalia0]

I read 20 books last year. Dreadful. I had a hard year and an iPad. It's reassuring to see I'm not the only one who fannies around on the internet while the pile of unread books grows ever higher.

One of my NY resolutions is to read more books ( others being to meditate daily, read at least one poem a day and salute the sun every morning). I'm off to join the 50 books thread.

[Kazzawazzawo0]

I need to wean myself off the internet/phone too and read more. I love reading, but somehow it's much easier to waste time checking mn or fb ..

I started a separate thread asking for suggestions of what to read - sorry, hadn't seen this thread.