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post 10000268134 07-20-2026, 03:20 AM
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I'm going to read a book and try to unrot my brain

Just printed this and about to attempt to read it from cover to cover. My brain has been rotting from too much screen time. Ironmanlet inspired me to do it, he said we must force ourselves to deal with the boredom of sitting down and reading a book.

https://theologue.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/theapproachingadventofchrist-alexanderreese.pdf

see you later boyos
post 10000268731 07-20-2026, 12:51 PM
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I was able to read 50 pages today but it took me like 4 hours in 2 blocks of 2 hours each. I wonder if I can keep up at least one 2 hour block every day over the next month.

Learned a few interesting factoids.
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Manlet cope
post 10000268744 07-20-2026, 12:55 PM
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Dear Diary,

OP is a f@gg0t.

Sincerely,

Gmenfan40

(Super Ded fkn Srs)
post 10000268750 07-20-2026, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted By gmenfan40⏩
Dear Diary,

OP is a f@gg0t.

Sincerely,

Gmenfan40

(Super Ded fkn Srs)
And?
post 10000268761 07-20-2026, 01:01 PM
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may i suggest this, instead

https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/mein-kampf-by-adolf-hitler-ralph-manheim-translation/Mein%20Kampf%20by%20Adolf%20Hitler%20-%20Ralph%20Manheim%20Translation.pdf
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50 pages is a good start man.

I would recommend doing other activities to practice developing your attention span if you have the time, like meditating. It will directly translate to be able to dedicate more attention to reading.
“The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.“

PS: Don't eat poop, just don't let the idea of it stop you from living life to its fullest.
post 10000268769 07-20-2026, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted By AllLifter⏩
may i suggest this, instead

https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/mein-kampf-by-adolf-hitler-ralph-manheim-translation/Mein%20Kampf%20by%20Adolf%20Hitler%20-%20Ralph%20Manheim%20Translation.pdf
I bought the new critical edition of Mein Kampf for my dad's birthday a few months ago. Out of curiosity I read the intro and first chapters and it was like crack. Never read a book that was so captivating and easy to read. But every time I get into white power books I start resenting my black wife, so I decided to stay clear of it. Ded fkn srs.

I am very prone to the power of suggestion and I am easily swayed by shiny promises so I would probably be citizen of the month at least once if I had lived in Germany at the time the 3rd Reich
post 10000268773 07-20-2026, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
50 pages is a good start man.

I would recommend doing other activities to practice developing your attention span if you have the time, like meditating. It will directly translate to be able to dedicate more attention to reading.
Thank you sensei. Meditation? I always thought that was just spacing out and thinking about nothing?
post 10000268774 07-20-2026, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted By smallcalves⏩
Thank you sensei. Meditation? I always thought that was just spacing out and thinking about nothing?
It is consciously watching your brain think about nothing.

You are not the thinker, you are the observer. When you mediate, focus on this perspective. You will get lost in thoughts, just as when you are reading. Once you do, just gracefully disassociate back to the observer. Again and again.
“The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.“

PS: Don't eat poop, just don't let the idea of it stop you from living life to its fullest.
post 10000268894 07-20-2026, 02:30 PM
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Start with mein kampf
post 10000268896 07-20-2026, 02:31 PM
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I'd be interested in an unrot the brain book club. we'd have to read real slow though for me to keep up
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post 10000268899 07-20-2026, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
I'd be interested in an unrot the brain book club. we'd have to read real slow though for me to keep up
Rereading the same paragraph five times in a row is acceptable if needed.
“The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.“

PS: Don't eat poop, just don't let the idea of it stop you from living life to its fullest.
post 10000268900 07-20-2026, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted By PovertyGhost⏩
Start with mein kampf
Literally Hitler

post 10000268905 07-20-2026, 02:44 PM
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nice man. Is it weird i kind of want to get back into reading childrens books like when I was a kid? I used to read harry potter, lemoney snicket, goose bumps etc


Originally Posted By smallcalves⏩
I bought the new critical edition of Mein Kampf for my dad's birthday a few months ago. Out of curiosity I read the intro and first chapters and it was like crack. Never read a book that was so captivating and easy to read. But every time I get into white power books I start resenting my black wife, so I decided to stay clear of it. Ded fkn srs.

I am very prone to the power of suggestion and I am easily swayed by shiny promises so I would probably be citizen of the month at least once if I had lived in Germany at the time the 3rd Reich
notsureifsrs but lol'd hard @ this
post 10000268908 07-20-2026, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted By MetroBrah⏩
nice man. Is it weird i kind of want to get back into reading childrens books like when I was a kid? I used to read harry potter, lemoney snicket, goose bumps etc




notsureifsrs but lol'd hard @ this
seems like a great way to start a new habit
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Can a book fix a brain?
post 10000268934 07-20-2026, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetHigh⏩
Can a book fix a brain?
Yes. I did 2 hours reading, 2 hours sleeping and 2 hours more reading. Sleep and book fix brain
post 10000268938 07-20-2026, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
Rereading the same paragraph five times in a row is acceptable if needed.
Reading out loud also helps for advanced brain rot. I do that until my voice gets tired. I read in Bible commentaries that the old wise men used to read out loud a lot.
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Originally Posted By smallcalves⏩
Yes. I did 2 hours reading, 2 hours sleeping and 2 hours more reading. Sleep and book fix brain
Cool
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Originally Posted By MetroBrah⏩
nice man. Is it weird i kind of want to get back into reading childrens books like when I was a kid? I used to read harry potter, lemoney snicket, goose bumps etc




notsureifsrs but lol'd hard @ this
Any topic that interests you is OK

Also yes I was serious. Reading mine kampf upsets me because it's the bitter truth. Then my wife picks up on it and asks me what's wrong and I then rant about the demise of the continent, the jews and the blacks, and the tragedy that I didn't marry in my own race. She then gets sad and says it's the truth and very sad. She then cries on the inside.
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Originally Posted By smallcalves⏩
Reading out loud also helps for advanced brain rot. I do that until my voice gets tired. I read in Bible commentaries that the old wise men used to read out loud a lot.
Never heard of that before, but it instantly makes sense to me.

Good idea.
“The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.“

PS: Don't eat poop, just don't let the idea of it stop you from living life to its fullest.
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
It is consciously watching your brain think about nothing.

You are not the thinker, you are the observer. When you mediate, focus on this perspective. You will get lost in thoughts, just as when you are reading. Once you do, just gracefully disassociate back to the observer. Again and again.
I'll look into it. Sounds new agy but open to new ideas
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
Never heard of that before, but it instantly makes sense to me.

Good idea.
Yeah man, google it, it checks out

https://medium.com/thought-thinkers/reading-practices-in-europe-part-i-ancient-greece-4301dccc3990

"silent reading seemed ridiculous for them.

Silence for the ancient Greek culture was a synonym for oblivion"

I've been reading out loud a lot lately like an ancient savant
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50 pages is a lot and you'll burn yourself out unless you like the material. Start with reading 30 mins a day or 10-20 pages and eventually you won't have to look at the clock.

Originally Posted By MetroBrah⏩
nice man. Is it weird i kind of want to get back into reading childrens books like when I was a kid? I used to read harry potter, lemoney snicket, goose bumps etc

I tried to get back into it by reading all the self-help/non-fiction type books but never stuck cause they were boring. Decided to say fuck it and I read novels now with some nonfiction if its something I want to or need to learn more about.

Currently reading more of an adult novel called "a little life" but I think it would be cool to read something like Hardy Boys or Hatchet again one of these days.

Ordered a bunch of books from my childhood not too long ago cause I'm genuinely scared that one day the government will censor those too.
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; and if it is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
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Originally Posted By iamdetermined⏩
50 pages is a lot and you'll burn yourself out unless you like the material. Start with reading 30 mins a day or 10-20 pages and eventually you won't have to look at the clock.




I tried to get back into it by reading all the self-help/non-fiction type books but never stuck cause they were boring. Decided to say fuck it and I read novels now with some nonfiction if its something I want to or need to learn more about.

Currently reading more of an adult novel called "a little life" but I think it would be cool to read something like Hardy Boys or Hatchet again one of these days.

Ordered a bunch of books from my childhood not too long ago cause I'm genuinely scared that one day the government will censor those too.
I'm trying to figure out if I'll be able to manage studying 15-20 hours a week for 10 years straight. Seems unlikely. But I want to get a masters in theology so the fulltime program is 5 years (bachelor's plus master's) but for people who have a career you can do a remote program which takes 10 years. I have a bit over a month to figure out it I'm going to do it. The school accepted already. Seems kinda insane but could be satisfying to the million questions I have about theology and to feel superior to others in discussions about the Bible on reddit.
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Books are retarded, they don't fix anything
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetHigh⏩
Books are retarded, they don't fix anything
Neurologists disagree
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Originally Posted By smallcalves⏩
Neurologists disagree
say more
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
say more
I hate motherfuckers like you, helpless clueless cattle. Someone hands you pearls and all you can say is "tell me more" . How about 2 seconds of googling stupid cocksucker?

https://www.psypost.org/neuroscientists-discover-previously-unknown-cognitive-benefits-of-reading-physical-books/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5362581/

https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00460.html

https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/tech-and-the-brain/2020/reading-on-paper-versus-screens-whats-the-difference-072820
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