First post even though I’ve had an account for months. So basically I have ADHD and am autistic, on top of that I’ve always struggled with self discipline and motivation. All of this has been made worse by a traumatic event causing me severe depression that I can’t seem to get out of. I genuinely want to read theory to become a better Marxist but I can barely manage a few pages at a time before giving up. Any ideas?
Do the few pages then and don’t compare yourself to others. We all read at different paces.
I would start with the small pamphlets like Wage Labor and Capital, Rent of Land, as well as Value Price and Profit which are short reads and take notes on them in whatever way is easiest as if you’re going to explain to yourself later. If you read 1 page of theory of those a day that’s major progress, a larger work like Capital is best done with a reading group, or at least a study guide of some form so it isn’t so stressful if you’re not used to reading big books alone.