Nah, I asked for a reasonable salary increase and quit when it was denied.

Glad to hear that. Folks are realizing you can't trust the internet these days I'd guess? Also, nothing beats a good book!

I have similar experiences with the book after being recommended it by an older cousin that found it beneficial to getting outside their bubble. It's nothing earth shattering, but the book does a great job of getting you to look at things from different perspectives.

Could be. It's just bad to read in any case.

Yeah it was very bad. I think I got barely 25% in before I gave up.

I had the same problem until I started using the internet less. While I don't quite read as much as I used to, It is way more than I did a few years ago,

It's okay as long as they are vampires/werewolves/pretty/rich. /S

Brain not broke. Priorities changed, and it's okay.

As someone who has always loved reading, books just aren't something you can multitask. And before anyone says "stop multitasking; people don't actually multitask as well as they think they do," it really depends on what tasks you're pairing together. I can pair audiobooks with driving, dishes, laundry, etc. and feel like I've not hurt either task one bit while gaining time back, so that's how I consume most of my books.

I think there's still something to gain by sitting down and devoting yourself to actually reading a book, but I think it's okay to save that for the very rare book that's special to you for whatever reason and take your time doing so. And yes, LOTR is one of those for me too.

With my bibliographical shi'

Having read a interview with the author, that's exactly what happened. Unless I'm mixing book? Idk it's been a while