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What's the most overrated part of slow reading?

late-thistle-0

Curious how others approach slow reading. Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself.

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wild-sedge-76

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

silver-finch-366 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

tidal-finch-135 more

silver-finch-36 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

woven-willow-253 more

Could you share a photo?

wry-sparrow-652 more

woven-willow-25 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

quiet-thistle-95

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

silver-fern-33

This deserves its own thread.

bright-heron-60

tidal-finch-13 wrote:

silver-finch-36 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

amber-birch-9417 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

mossy-alder-79

amber-birch-94 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

rustling-thistle-411 more

Saving this for later.

slow-sparrow-70

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

gentle-otter-692 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

woven-reed-59

Small correction, but the point stands.

mossy-heron-71

Good question, following.

slow-birch-382 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

silver-thistle-97

slow-birch-38 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Small correction, but the point stands.

wry-heron-18

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

still-sparrow-526 more

amber-birch-94 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

quiet-lichen-465 more

Saving this for later.

hollow-birch-28

quiet-lichen-46 wrote:

Saving this for later.

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

woven-reed-502 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

copper-beech-191 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

wild-fern-10

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

wry-hazel-83

quiet-lichen-46 wrote:

Saving this for later.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

rustling-willow-53

amber-birch-94 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Could you share a photo?

mossy-wren-3

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

tidal-birch-34

Same experience here.

bright-heron-10

The official docs are better than they look.

late-birch-43

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

hollow-moth-371 more

Same experience here.

late-moth-70

hollow-moth-37 wrote:

Same experience here.

Good question, following.

amber-pine-492 more

Same experience here.

slow-reed-91

amber-pine-49 wrote:

Same experience here.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

quiet-wren-74

amber-pine-49 wrote:

Same experience here.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

hollow-hazel-742 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

silver-thistle-17

hollow-hazel-74 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

Saving this for later.

tidal-hazel-63

Second this.

tidal-beech-73

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

hollow-heron-54

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

rustling-fern-24 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

wild-otter-662 more

rustling-fern-2 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

The cheap option was fine for years.

still-reed-261 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

hollow-beech-43

still-reed-26 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

The cheap option was fine for years.

wry-yarrow-26

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

rustling-fern-811 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

hollow-rowan-36

The cheap option was fine for years.

misty-reed-94

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

late-birch-65

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

woven-reed-131 more

The official docs are better than they look.

bright-wren-76

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

silver-reed-65

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

woven-finch-85 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

wild-otter-66

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

wry-finch-333 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

wry-clover-412 more

Second this.

wild-heron-84

wry-clover-41 wrote:

Second this.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

wry-rowan-26

wry-clover-41 wrote:

Second this.

Small correction, but the point stands.

dusky-otter-90

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

pale-fern-26

Second this.

mossy-rowan-77

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

sunlit-hazel-25

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

late-heron-61 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

pale-birch-8

late-heron-6 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

tidal-beech-34

This deserves its own thread.

tidal-willow-545 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

silver-reed-03 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

still-moth-78

The official docs are better than they look.

sunlit-heron-721 more

silver-reed-0 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

slow-heron-44

Good question, following.

woven-heron-53

tidal-willow-54 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

This deserves its own thread.

woven-heron-53

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

wild-moth-14

Same experience here.

woven-wren-671 more

The official docs are better than they look.

quiet-clover-52

This deserves its own thread.

slow-otter-31

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

amber-moth-91

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

tidal-sedge-632 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

wry-beech-301 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

silver-rowan-62

wry-beech-30 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

This deserves its own thread.

dusky-yarrow-8714 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

copper-clover-47

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

rustling-sedge-698 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

hollow-finch-62 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

dusky-hazel-591 more

hollow-finch-6 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

dusky-rowan-8

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

tidal-alder-621 more

Same experience here.

amber-sparrow-4

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

quiet-clover-52

The official docs are better than they look.

bright-yarrow-461 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

pale-clover-98

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

bright-sedge-33 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

misty-birch-44

bright-sedge-3 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

dusky-sedge-61

The official docs are better than they look.

late-beech-45

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

sunlit-lichen-27

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

late-rowan-392 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

rustling-beech-171 more

Could you share a photo?

amber-moth-94

The official docs are better than they look.

late-clover-23

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

rustling-finch-75

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

bright-yarrow-94

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.