It's wild how ever since college, it's been harder to focus on just sitting down and reading for a long while. idk, it's just harder to get engrossed in a book
part of it's laptops and smartphones and more access to Other Stuff
Like, I'll be reading, but just get a bit antsy. want to do something else, check my phone, or something
I don't think it's the kinds of books I'm reading - I dabble in more nonfiction now but even with YA I still kinda drift. (that or the YA I picked up was meh)
It's just weird that I have to force myself to read. Like, my brain doesn't go to that. Even though I know that reading has helped me when I'm depressed, makes me feel a lot better than using my phone, and there's plenty of books I want to read, I just. don't. Unless I force myself to. Like my mind goes to YouTube or social media as the default "I want to relax for a bit"
...granted, reading feels like A Thing to Do, something you need to have Time for. if I'm just taking a short break, it's easier to pick up my phone rather than a book.
