Can you do multitask while reading

trabernathy29 · Post by **trabernathy29** » 08 May 2015, 07:08

Yes, I feel like I am very skilled at multi-tasking and reading. Oftentimes, I have the television going or holding a conversation with someone while reading. I know it's hard to believe I can actually comprehend what I am reading by doing multiple things but I feel my mind wanders if I don't have some type of noise. My sister has diagnosed me with some form of ADHD/ADD. She says I can't sit still nor do I have a long attention span for just one thing. I think its a talent personally.

Patty_41 · Post by **Patty_41** » 08 May 2015, 08:07

Yes, I can

ShreyaPandey · Post by **ShreyaPandey** » 08 May 2015, 10:17

I can listen to music while reading books. I try to listen to songs that match the mood of the book, it enhances the reading experience!

RussetDivinity · Post by **RussetDivinity** » 08 May 2015, 10:40

I do tend to read during commercials, but since I'm not actually watching the commercials, I'm not sure that counts. I'm slightly infamous in my family for reading while I eat (though everyone else does it too, and family dinners usually include five people and five books), and sometimes I'll read while I walk.

portia-shakespeare · Post by **portia-shakespeare** » 08 May 2015, 14:18

i can read while there is noise but i don't notice when people are talking to me i am so completly absorbed i don't notice anything else.

Ealasaid · Post by **Ealasaid** » 08 May 2015, 14:51

I can read when the TV is on but if someone is talking to me or music is playing, it is too distracting.

craftyreader · Post by **craftyreader** » 08 May 2015, 17:44

I wouldn't call it multitasking, but usually my television is on in the background. I really like to focus on my book and relax in bed or on the couch and just lose track of the stuff around me.

andimignanelli · Post by **andimignanelli** » 08 May 2015, 23:44

It depends on the book. If it's good, I'll probably shut down the whole world around me to be foccused only in the pages in front of me, but if I don't like I can be doing a hundred things at the time.

csimmons032 · Post by **csimmons032** » 08 May 2015, 23:50

Yes. I can read and watch tv at the same time. I can also do other tasks while reading like cooking or playing games. I am just that obsessed with reading lol.

cherokee_rose · Post by **cherokee_rose** » 09 May 2015, 04:08

Sometimes I read when commercials come on...though I don't know if that can really be considered multitasking...

afolkner95 · Post by **afolkner95** » 09 May 2015, 16:16

I usually like to solely focus on the book I am reading. I find it hard to multitask when reading and actually get the full effect of what is going on in the book.

daisymoonellis · Post by **daisymoonellis** » 09 May 2015, 17:56

I would like to say I can multitask while reading, but the results so far have been pretty dangerous/inconvenient (I once kept pouring boiling water into my coffee for about two minutes while reading and ended up spilling it everywhere and nearly burning my hand off). I tend to get so engrossed in a book that I can barely think about anything else! But I think that's why books are so magical

eyeslashes · Post by **eyeslashes** » 10 May 2015, 08:05

It took me awhile, but now I can walk and read and not immediately cause accidents and bodily injury. Reading and eating is easy though -- and my favorite activity.

bookchevre · Post by **bookchevre** » 10 May 2015, 11:12

I enjoy having classical musical in the background when I'm reading a book, the atmosphere is so intimate and i'm just alone with my book: best feeling ever.