Why are you reading less?

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Ever wondered why you’ve gone from reading avidly to slowly losing interest and distancing yourself from books? It might be the onset of a reading slump. I’ve experienced this too and am curious about its causes. I found out a few reason for the lack of motivation:-

Lacking time (the younger you are the more flexibility you have in your schedule, less chores, less work)Lacking concentration and energy (reading requires a lot of focus and energy, to extract knowledge/information from the words (letters into words into text and lastly information)Lack of practice (reading is a habit, if you aren’t reading consistently, you lose the habit and it will take you 7 days to develop it again)Lacking interest (the book isn’t interesting to read).

Writing this to inspire myself/others to read more again.

Find your motivation/interest (books are generally for education, evolution or escape) Education – learn something, evolution – a eureka moment/self-improvement and escape – relaxation. Ask yourself why before you start a book. That will help.Start with shorter books, ease back into the habit of reading.Section your books, so that set yourself a goal to finish. Relaxing – don’t force yourself to read (or nestle yourself into a cozy mood for reading, it will help to make reading enjoyable instead of a chore)Turning off your devices (just you and your book)Reward – think of the reward at the end of the book. What will you get? What stories will you learn? What knowledge did you gain from the book?Try audio book? Maybe text isn’t working out. Try something new. New year, new you haha It might work. (Reading while listening – you will read faster too)

Reading is rediscovering yourself, remember that you have to pull yourself out from work, disconnect from distraction, be physically present (don’t multitask – focus). Safeguard a time for you, yourself, exclusively as a person.