Always to me, read a page then re read the page. Dyslexia doesnt help either
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Very normal for me!
Yes, totally normal. It can happen for all kinds of reasons, but for me it usually boils down to a) the book is boring and my mind wanders or b) I'm distracted by something (maybe sleepy, or pondering a problem or worried about something) and that takes my focus away. I keep reading the words but I'm thinking about something else. Eventually I realize I have no idea what I've read and have to back track a little.
Happens to me too even while playing video games. I would feel like I AM paying attention could have sworn I did but then after all said is done I’m like “Wait what did they say?!”
Business books do this all the time
Were you watching me yesterday from inside my head?
Yup. So many times. I've to go back and reread those pages because my mind hasn't registered what the words said.
This happens to me in the start of the book. But after I get really absorbed, my interest in the plot simply urge me to understand what's going on.
Normal for me at least. I think I have adhd. Never got it diagnosed though
Happens to books I'm not completely invested in, or books with purple prose - just full of filler without any substance. A lot of young adult books are guilty of this! Interestingly, never happened to me with a Joe Abercrombie or Brandon Sanderson book, though. :)
It happens to me with books, and also equally often with podcasts.
My theory is it happens when something else has (often subconsciously) hijacked the language processing part of my brain. E.g. if I'm reading and there's another conversation going on in the background that I'm slightly interested in. (The reason I mentioned podcasts is because this revelation happened to me when I discovered that I can do a sudoku puzzle while listening to a podcast but not a crossword.)
I've noticed this as well, where I can't listen to something with words (podcast, someone talking, TV show, etc) while doing a crossword or other word puzzle. I never really broke it down to realize that it's likely because the part of my brain that processes language is completely incapable of multitasking.
I also have to avoid music with words while working; I'll end up typing out the lyrics to the song instead of the email response to a user that I'm supposed to be composing.
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You're not alone, friend. This often happens when I'm distracted and need to think about other things.
I often find listening to the audiobook is much better for me and I take in material without having to reread (or relisten).
I sometimes find my mind wandering when I'm reading a book out loud to my kid. I also feel bad about it.
Yes, I've learned to go back, count how many words there are in a paragraph, and then start reading again. That helps me regain focus.
I get this too, and I hate it. Is there any way to stop it?
I listen to a ton of audiobooks and I'm constantly rewinding when I realize I've zoned out and missed half a chapter.
Oh, God yes. And I do it on audiobooks no less. I was reading something a few months ago. "And she still had no idea who the spy was that one of her friends had been killed and replaced with master impersonator". Wait... WTF? The chapter just started out that way. Well crap, chapter rewind. No I heard how that one starts out, tractor rewind again... No I heard that one too. I moved back through four chapters...nothing. I went and found the ePub downloaded it and text searched it. It happened like seven chapters ago in the middle of a chapter and I missed maybe 15 pages of content.
It also happens when I'm commuting now and then if I'm listening. I'll realize that I'm not paying good attention and tap 30-second rewind half a dozen times. Listen to it all again and realize that I totally missed everything they said again even though I'm not doing anything else but driving. I just put some music on and go the hell home.
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genuine adhd moment, legit
I got like 800 pages into Gravity’s Rainbow once before I realized I had no idea what I was reading.
One morning I woke up and realized I read the entirety of Infinite Jest the previous night without even noticing
I also have this issue with movies and tv shows
I do this all the time, I thought it was just me when I was younger
Depending on the style of writing, when you are reading a book where you are putting yourself into a narrative.
Sometimes that narrative immediately envelopes you and you turn each page pulling you to the end of the story wanting more.
Sometimes it takes a little longer with the cogs of the story being just a bit bigger or smaller than your minds cogs. If the write too specifically without bringing in context that the reader can enmesh then the gears never turn and the book doesn't become a page turner, the reader tunes out.
I think sometimes editors cut content in the opening chapters of books to cut down word count so there is more at the end chapters to end the story well but at the cost of understanding at the outset of the adventure.
I used to be able to entirely loose myself in reading for hours, whether the book interested me or not, because I was just passionate about reading. Nowadays my ADHD (and partially my anxiety) has become so bad that I can barely get through one page while seriously paying attention.
Yeah, quite common. Used to happen to me even in my bookworm days