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put away that book and see the world, she says
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put away that book and see the world, she says
I read more than
I think
I should read a bit
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Written by
dartford
(Paul S...)
Published
10th Sep 2022
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Re. put away that book and see the world, she says
robert43041
(Viking)
10th Sep 2022 2:57am
Good piece of advice.
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Re. put away that book and see the world, she says
Josh
(Joshua Bond)
10th Sep 2022 2:14pm
How do you manage to read so much without falling asleep? I love reading and have half a dozen interesting ones lined up that I really want to read but 10-15 mins into a book I'm nodding off. Obviously it's not an age thing :))
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Re: Re. put away that book and see the world, she says
dartford
(Paul S...)
11th Sep 2022 00:01am
I think the trick is
closing the book
before your eyes .. :)
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Re: Re. put away that book and see the world, she says
Josh
(Joshua Bond)
11th Sep 2022 8:25am
good advice ... it reminds me of an old poem of mine:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/317830-i-put-down-my-book/
:)
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