Maybe it's me but being interrupted while I'm in the middle of a book has a tendency to make me angry, worst when it's making me wasting time and the person ask me to do something while I'm the middle of reading something (I can clean after I'm done reading not while). The issue is I just can't restart where I was before I got interrupted since I forgot, so I waste time restarting where I started reading before the interruption. I also consider that verry impolite. Something that'll make me show anger is also if the person kept interrupting me after i explicitly told multiple times I don't like that.
by Thebunkerparodie
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No it’s just you. Everybody else loves being interrupted while they read /s
It will be okay. It’s not that serious.
interruptions are the destruction of thought. when one is immersed in reflection, the slightest disturbance scatters it to the winds, never to be recovered. – Schopenhauer
Be more flexible and less reactive
Be real, if the person interrupting you to ask you to clean (assuming a parent) didn’t do that, would you have actually done the cleaning? When?
From their perspective they don’t know if you’ve forgotten or when you are going to decide you aren’t reading and are available to talk to. If you read a lot – like most of the time you’re awake and at home – how are they meant to communicate with you? Is it reasonable that they structure their entire day and ability to communicate with you around when you decide you’ll be available?
You’re not alone. Feels like the interruptions come from the non-readers in my family. They want me to read, but will keep talking to me. My wife says it’s because things like tv shows and podcasts are background entertainment, and if she does feel like she missed something interesting she can just restart them later. I’ve gotten to the point I only read after everyone is asleep.
I can relate. If this person really needs a hand, then ok.
What annoys me is people that casually talk to you when they can see you’re immersed in your reading (as in “he’s only reading so he’s free to chit chat”).
It is annoying but there is no good reason to become angry about it. Seems like a big overreaction. You might work on being less emotional in that situation. For your own sake and others’.
Only a bibliophile understands what it means to be a true reader. Tell them they need to spend more time reading! Cleaning, cooking etc can wait UNLESS there is a baby or child under 10 involved.
>(I can clean after I’m done reading not while).
I can’t tell if you’re a child or a bad roommate or slacking partner but generally the adult thing is to take care of your responsibilities and then reward yourself with free time.
Lmao I get this exact frustration all the time XD I’m a slower reader, but I’ve learned to get good at remembering where I left off. And if I can’t find my place, I’m learning to skim bits I’ve already read when catching up to my spot.
It helps to be ready with your book as often as possible. It’s nice to have a dedicated reading time like 1 or 2 hours before bedtime, but that’s not always possible every day. Keeping your book on you for those small moments of downtime (on the bus, waiting in line, etc) can help make up for lost reading time.