Haven't read a book in 5 years

>just been on Any Forums
>while i've learned a lot it's been in the form of infographs or screencaps
>spend majority of my time nostalgia'ing for a past i never experienced and dreading the future
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>decide to read a book tonight, cant fucking focus, brain is all over the place daydreaming, etc

Did i make myself retarded?

I can get hyper-focused while daydreaming ridiculous scenarios and intensive detail within them. But apparently trying to focus on a book my brain chimps out after like 5 minutes

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You're probably listening to music, have your phone on the side, and doing some other stupid shit while "reading a book". Quit doing that. No music. No phones. No TV or internet in the background. Nothing. You. Book. Nothing else.

Except for technical information that requires a lot of detail books are shit. The most interesting data is dynamic, a book is by definition static. Live feeds, statistics, panels and lectures are better and more adaptable ways to getting information

>Did i make myself retarded?
Yes, you dopamine receptors are fried. You need to reset them or you're fucked.

Do a dopamine fast. No internet, no music, no entertainment of any sort. Just reading and exercising for a week. Read picrel during this time.

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Probably adhd. People who say adhd isnt real are morons.

You're literally making yourself retarded. You can't recall shit from all those hours of jewtube lectures and podcasts. What you read in books sticks much better and it trains your attention span and willpower.

I actually have that book on my shelf but havent read it yet :(

The wrekt dopamine might be it, i've been taking adderall for like a year and weed at nights

I should probably just cold turkey that shit as i dont need it and i fear i am making myself retarded

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>You can't recall shit from all those hours of jewtube lectures and podcasts
This is painfully true

I listen to some based podcasts and while listening i am mentally engaged and loving it, but retention is limited to general broad ideas and very little actual detail

I had the exact same as you describe. Give me a sec and I'll write my experience in the hope that it helps you

Yeah, but you can regain the ability to sit down and read and focus. Took me a little to do it after recovering from a nasty case of meth addiction, but I persevered. Even if you just read 5 pages at a time - it will get easier, if you just keep going. Even if it takes you 10 minutes or more to read a single page. Just keep trying.