Re:“Tsundoku,” the Japanese Word for the New Books That Pile...
by schoen on Saturday September 26, 2015 @05:40PM
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I think most books that people read for extended periods of time holding in the air are probably paperbacks, and probably relatively small. Otherwise, you can rest the book on your lap, on a table, or, as one commenter here pointed out, on a book stand!
The book stand has been recommended to me by a physical therapist, who said it reduces all kinds of fatigue and can promote better posture too.
When trying to read a book in bed, I end up rotating myself and the book every few minutes so it kind of goes up-sideways-down-sideways, to reduce arm, neck, and back fatigue. People have also often suggested that the right combination of pillows would fix this problem, but I think part of it is just that other parts of my body get sore easily from so much sitting at a computer.
The book stand has been recommended to me by a physical therapist, who said it reduces all kinds of fatigue and can promote better posture too.
When trying to read a book in bed, I end up rotating myself and the book every few minutes so it kind of goes up-sideways-down-sideways, to reduce arm, neck, and back fatigue. People have also often suggested that the right combination of pillows would fix this problem, but I think part of it is just that other parts of my body get sore easily from so much sitting at a computer.