How do you guys manage to find time to read with a busy schedule? Im a full time college student working two part time jobs and I feel like I barely get any time to read. Id love to hear any tips/tricks/positivity yall have on the subject. Especially from those who also juggle a lot on their plate.

I do love reading but I hate going weeks without it and I just can't find the time to read more than maybe 10 pages, I don't even leave off on chapters anymore, I just try to reach the end of a paragraph but even then, sometimes I have to leave off at the end of a sentence.

I'm hoping this post also helps other people who might be in my shoes ☺️🫰

To put it into perspective, the last I was active was when mass market paperbacks were aplenty. They were everywhere. All types of books, every genre, and even the most popular ones easily found on shelves. Now, it honestly feels like whiplash to find huge paperbacks that are a hassle to carry around and pricey to boot. What happened? 😭

It's so hard not to be hateful when all I see, all day everyday when I go to social media, are marketing of books with sprayed edges, decked out hardcovers, new, and newer versions of popular books that are pushed out relentlessly to no end. I no longer feel like the customer in search of the next read. I actually feel like I'm the product. Does that make sense?

No hate please. Just airing out my frustrations.

“The early internet was a capitalism-free zone… a network without hierarchy, it relied on horizontal decision-making and mutual gift exchange, not market exchanges.”

As someone who grew up in the 00’s I have truly been feeling so nostalgic for the early internet lately 😭 like, it used to just be a fun place full of wacky stuff that people posted for no other purpose than connecting with other people. And now it is a fully monetized hellscape with like three websites on it 😭