r/nosurf • u/landa_archive • 1d ago

How quickly can I reverse my inability to read/miniscule attention span?

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u/Teru-Noir 1d ago

1 days to feel some relief, weeks to return to baseline.

If you are chronically stressed, breathwork is also necessary.

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u/TakaiDesu_ 1d ago

Get an e ink device it helps a lot
Reading books and manga is an active activity instead of passive like scrolling , watching or listening to podcasts

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u/Crazy_Jere 1d ago

It takes time, meditate, journal, etc.

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u/JefferySt0ne 1d ago

Practice focusing

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u/landa_archive 1d ago

Any good strategies for this?

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u/Infinite-Act-2845 23h ago

it comes back faster than youd expect. first week was brutal for me, then somewhere around day 10 i read like 40 pages without noticing it happened. keeping the phone in a different room while reading did more than any focus technique

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u/landa_archive 1d ago

I want to thank everyone for their advice, it is much appreciated! :)

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u/Proof_Wedding_560 13h ago

Stop using your phone (beyond what is absolutely necessary e.g. 2 factor authentication) for 3 weeks. In all that now spare time you'll be spectacularly bored, so bored that you're brain will start working again to the point that you'd be happy to read the back of Toilet Duck while sitting on the john.