As I noticed, after reading 2-8 thousand words a day, after a few days of reading like this, it becomes very difficult for me to read, and I started reading actively lately, before that I only watched TV shows and movies, and now I have a slight headache, the text is floating, I even confuse words. In fact, that’s why I used to read very little, and now I’m so tired of TV shows and movies that I’m willing to force myself to read, even if I have a headache, to become emotionally attached to books instead of just consuming like zombie like I used to.

  • IlmariGanander@lemmy.wtf
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    3 days ago

    Are you completely unable to see images or hear voices in your mind’s eye/ear? No matter what you read? And it’s always been like that?

    Or do you just get fatigued after a while? But with effort can have a visual or audible imagination?

    The former could be something called aphantasia, which is when someone is born without the ability to visualize things in their head

    The latter might just a skill thing. When I was about 10, I had to train myself both to sharpen my imagination, but also not to fall asleep reading every time. I remember doing this distinctly, just constant practice with my imagination. It got a lot easier as I practiced.