Staying online and reading books, that’s the new technique that I am testing.Why ?
I tried several times to stay offline to read more books. But, twitter, blogs, google reader, comments, chats, orkut, facebook, oh no !! I leave the book there and come back, every time. Do you think I am addicted to blogging or internet in general ? well, I think so .. and I have started missing books.
After sometime, my online life also became boring, without any special reason. I had nothing new to write about, nothing to talk about. I simply sit there, reloading pages of my blog, or simply browsing through twitter profiles… and I felt empty, and blank.
That’s when I decided to keep books near my laptop. I log in to my twitter, gmail and orkut, open the blog in the first tab .. and then start reading the book. This works !! I check my twitter and email occasionally .. but I get plenty of time to read.
Dear fellow netizen and twittizens, if you are struggling to finish a book , or have decided to read more books in 2009, try this … it really works !!
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And what about work?
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that’s for the next post .. anywayz, the book was “The Motorcycle Diaries” by Ernesto Che Guerara
Today only i was talking to someone and telling him that i manage to finish at least a book a week. He asked me how do i take out time. My answer was simple ‘if you are really fond of reading you’ll find a means to read somehow’ and i guess that’s the case with you. Reading is one habit which is difficult to shrug off
Yes, that’s the case with me too, almost.. just that I was away from that experience and feeling for long time .. now gradually coming back ..
Books are the original pleasure ! i manage to find time for them ! till date !! And that helps. You are right ! it helps big time !
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very nice
and I see that in your writing 
keep up the good work
I read on the potty, in the bus, train, just before i go to sleep or when iam too bored of browsing and watching TV.
train and bus .. hmmm it’s kinda impossible to read in bus here.. you know that right ?
train is fine. .
but what is potty ?
Potty is toilet
hahah LOL
Dinu, I now, listen to books
so, I am sure you know where to get them, download a audio ebook and play it on and you’ll be able to twitter, blogs, google reader, comments, chats, orkut, facebook, 
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yes, I tried it once
I downloaded and added to iPod .. but I couldn’t find a good website with nice books .. I got only one book, and that too, was not complete ..
i usually read when I am traveling. I cannot do two things at the same time. I have to be completely immersed in the book, inside the setup and story to enjoy it!
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If I want to do anything offline, I just turn on a Torrent with lots of seeders/leacher – that will effectively block internet access. I can do whatever I want in peace.
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good
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I think you struggled to read the book. I usually read books during travel to office,while travelling to kerala in train, travelling in bus…Just need to have a book in hand and a bit of light.
I am trying to build that habit too …