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Another tip is to force yourself to read in half your normal speed. You’re not going anywhere, and reading is not a competitive sport. Personally this gives me a ethereal and meditative sensation, making literature more impactful.

Like you mentioned this is the opposite of “online reading”, where the point of reading often is to consume the content and move on.

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Another thing that helps reading more slowly is reading out aloud. Imagine recording an audio book. I do that sometimes. It's somewhat soothing and also improves my pronounciation, which may seem like an irrelevant aspect but while my english is quite strong and I always read, listen to and watch english content in its original language, it's simply not my native language. Having the chance to read aloud/talk in english is a welcome and somewhat educational change.

Well, reading at half speed doesn't work for me... Either Like the book and do binge read or don't and I put it back and never finish it. Totally agree that a book is a different thing compared online.

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