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I have tried to get a reading habit multible times, but always manage to fail miserably. last time i tried to read Meditations by Marcus Arillius. i ended up read no more than 2 pages. Can someone give me tips on how to actually get reading as a habit? Message me if you got any ideas:)

I am a slow reader and often forget I actually like to read. But I would really love to read more and discuss books, as well as get introduced to new ones. I very much interested in science and history (and the combination of the two). Currently reading "An Immense World" a (pop science) book on animal sensing with focus on neuro/bio. Next to read is "Narkosens hemmeligheter", and want to read more medical history! I'd really enjoy talking about these topics, and similar ones. For example, also really like Oliver Sacks' "The man who mistook his wife for a hat " I really enjoyed "Dune" (I did not like "Messiah" as much tbh) and "Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" and love sci-fi. I also enjoy(d) fantasy, was a big Tolkien universe fan. Other books I remember really liking (and talking about): -Counselling for Toads - The stranger - Hunger - No longer human - Notes from the underground I'm not big into reading Manga but I really really liked Uzumaki (Junji Ito). Not seen the movie/series adaptation. And I might read Beserk at some point.

The Wages of Destruction provides a compelling, well-researched analysis of Nazi Germany’s rise and fall through the lens of (neoclassical) economic history. The book primarily focuses on Germany’s struggle for hegemony, particularly its competition with the United States, and frames the Nazi leadership’s decisions as instrumentally rational. However, the book has some significant shortcomings, as discussed in Dylan Riley’s review in Historical Materialism. Coming from a Marxist perspective, Riley identifies three major flaws: 1. The book disregards the role of the German bourgeoisie in shaping Nazi imperialist ambitions, most notably omitting the Junkers’ influence. 2. Its argument for Germany’s economic “backwardness” compared to other great powers is weak, portraying it as a “middle-income country” without sufficient evidence. 3. It overemphasizes “anti-Semitic anti-Westernism” as a primary motivator against the United States and its allies, underplaying the Third Reich’s anti-Soviet sentiment and desire for Lebensraum in Eastern Europe. While Tooze provides a broadly materialist account, his analysis leans decidedly more Weberian than Marxist. Nonetheless, The Wages of Destruction is a valuable work, and its many strengths justify its positive reception, even if the criticisms raised by Riley warrant consideration.

I don't read alot of fiction but I must say i enjoyed this book more than i thought i would. I found it at a flea market and got intruiged, altough it seemed quite generic. And it was. It was about power, politics, mindgames, but it was written with charm and was quite witty. If youre stuck on a deserted train station for 3 hours, i recommend it!

Humankind is one of my favorite books and I would love to discuss it with someone. The book gave a new perspective on humankind in a way I hadent though about before. In addition I would like to discuss utopia for realists, specificly how some of the concepts could be applied in Norway?

I am suuuper slow at reading, but I still like it, and I love discussing good books. Here are some that I have read, and would like to discuss: - Thinking fast and slow (Kahneman) - Ways of seeing (Berger) - The interpretation of dreams (Freud) - Mind in society (Vygotsky) - The man who mistook his wife for a hat (Sacks) - Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Freire) - Talking to my daughter about the economy (Varoufakis) - Thinking in systems (Meadows)

one of the things that has bothered me the most is the lack of knowledge and understanding of education as an ideological battleground closely related to individual freedom and power. At last I found a comic strip that does a good job. the incredible story of education ( French perspective)