Do you find enough time to read

[W]

I have hundreds of unread books on my shelves.I used to read a lot more when there was no internet and no smartphones.Now a good deal of my leisure time is taken up by movies,TV shows and the internet.Is reading still your preferred recreational activity ?

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Wsm wrote: "I have hundreds of unread books on my shelves.I used to read a lot more when there was no internet and no smartphones.Now a good deal of my leisure time is taken up by movies,TV shows and the inter..."

Snap! Gone are the days when there was nothing on tv so I'd pick up a book! I still read on my lunch break, when having a bath and more in the summer when it is warm, I sit outside reading.

[Zoe]

I prefer a book to watching the tv so for me I read all the time... if I could that is. So yeah for me I read pretty much everyday... but am afraid I do have books I haven't even started due to the fact I like to re-read certain books also if I am in a mood for a certain genre I'll just pick up a book in a series and plough through lol so really even if I read every day I still most likely will have a pile of books that I haven't started yet but that's what I love about books and reading

[Thomas]

I am retired and read every day. But I do spend time on the internet and watching tv. I have 1500 books on my kindle.

[David]

I'm retired, too, and always have a stash of physical and Kindle books (close to 40 at the moment) on hand.

Anytime I'm not doing something that requires both hands, I have a book in one. So I read when I'm watching TV, eating, or even, um, using the loo.

So life, the internet, television, smartphones, and the like don't cut into my reading time at all.

[Jan C]

Retired, shelves full of unread/half-finished books, not to mention the 1300 books on my kindle.

I read while watching tv or eating. I try to spend an hour a day just reading - not multi-tasking. I think I used to read more when I worked. I read 30-40 minutes commuting each way, read at lunch.

[Skye]

Retired from teaching, but working many hours a week online reading and grading essays for academic tests. I don't have much time and my eyes get tired from online work.

[Lars Martin]

There is never enough time for anything, and reading does not get top priority.
Priorities are:
1) Work
2) Family
3) Studies
4) Exercise
5) Friends
6) Reading

It just isn't enough time.
Priorities 1, 2 and 3 intertwine to some degree. I work so that I can be able to care for my family and I study to get better at my job so that I can get better positions.

So these three priorities get 100 per cent of my focus. If I got time left, I run, ski, bike; whatever.
I got time left? Good. I call a friend.
Still got time left? Ok, I'll sleep a bit less and read for half an hour.

Thank God for audiobooks.

PS! I don't watch TV anymore. No time.

[Lynn]

My dream retirement was I was going to be curled up with a good book almost all the time; I just couldn't wait. But what a foolish dream; now that I am retired, seems like I never get a chance to read, guess I thought all the housework, bill paying, etc. was going to magically disappear, haha.