[adembudak]

Gosh... I (re)read it this morning, and come across it to here. I developed an habit that I gift a book to a random person I meet on outside... at a coffee shop, or on a beach whatever. I usually choose a person that read a book and go like "hey, what are you reading?" and we talk about it... It's a great icebreaker. By the time, I happen to buy hundreds of books and decided to share them. What is the point collecting them and calling it a "library"? It eventually lead me to meet the people from all shades of life with the interesting stories.

[cosmodisk]

I can imagine myself in this situation: "Oh hi there, what are you reading?". "Emm,emm Visual C#". "Oh,ok,Bye then!!!".

[christiansakai]

Interesting practice. I like to read, around 2 books per month, and mostly random books (non fiction) that catch my interest. I have interests that are unrelated to one another, and due to this I find it difficult to just talk about a book to someone I know, and even more so with strangers.

[dorchadas]

I'm the same way, but I've actually found that having random interests makes it easier to talk to people, precisely because I've read from a variety of topics.

[CyanBird]

2 books per month, really?

What does your schedule looks like? I have a large catalog of books which Id love to go over, but it can be very hard for me to find the time to simply sit and read beyond sitting on a plane or a bus

[ConsiderCrying]

Do you not have much free time after work? Or do you just feel like there are better things to occupy it, other than reading?

I always read after a work and manage more than 2 books a month but, then again, I don't think I've seen a movie or played a video game in at least half a year, so I'm sacrificing on that front.

[Infinitesimus]

I'd wager family responsibilities (young kids, sick family, partner who doesn't value reading alone for 1hr as much as you do, etc.)

[ConsiderCrying]

Yeah, I'm lucky to have no kids and a bookworm partner so I don't get roped into playing with toys or watching reality TV. The other option in such cases would probably be their commute to work, if they have one. Audiobooks can be a real savior there.

[christiansakai]

I read on the subway everyday. My commute time is 1 hr to work and 1 hr to home so 2 hrs everyday. Most of the time it is enough to read 2 books per month. I don’t do speed reading.

[ed312]

For me a kindle + about one hour per night before bed. I fly through fiction, nonfiction is a bit slower if I take notes.