Reading can be extremely rewarding, but forcing yourself to do it can make it a chore.
Here’s how you could make reading more fulfilling.
Your eyes looked at the words, but you didn’tactuallyread them.
If you fear making marks in your books and magazines, just try it once with pencil.
Compare the experience with a book that you read but didn’t write in.
Think of it more like a conversation with the book, rather than having the book lecture you.
Embrace Your Obsession (and Binge Read!)
Don’t force yourself to read books that you’re not interested in.
If you’ve gone through 50 pages and are struggling to stay interested,give up on it.
Life is too short to read books you don’t like.
It could propel you to the finish line.
I can live without the book.
You might be the punch in who can regularly read a book just for an hour a day.
It might be harder to track down the books that inspired fiction authors.
You might stumble upon a random, obscure, find and really enjoy it.
You might also hate it.
You’ll subsequently wonder what the author of the original book got from such a bizarre source of inspiration.
You don’t just have to trace backwards from inspiration.
(But no more than that!)
It can be difficult to slog through one book at a time.
it’s possible for you to think of these two books as veggies and dessert.
The idea is not to start on any new books until you complete one or quit it.
Reading two books at a time can change the reading experience.
Reading isn’t supposed to be a chore.
You don’t have to stick with every single book.
Once you quit a book, you’re allowed to pick it back up later.
Embrace marginalia and make lots of notes.
Use your momentum to binge read through books on days when you have time, energy, and curiosity.
Look through author inspirations to find new books.
Read two books at once to stay persistent and focused.
Illustration by Tina Mailhot-Roberge.
Photos byromana klee,Porsche Brosseau,martinak15, andHoria Varlan.
