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This post is a continuation to a post I made about a week ago called "How to get yourself to pick a book". It highlighted different reasons why people find it difficult to read a book and ways one can to overcome it. So today's post will be the concluding part.
- Alternate between genres: There are lots of books with different genres and people have different genres they love the most. Some people love romance, some thriller, some horror, non- fiction and so on. But sometimes, some people feel tired reading the same genre even if it's a fiction book; that is why I advise that alternating between different genres of books makes reading books more fun. Alternating between really informative book and fun books makes one feel a balance in reading and also helps to retain and remember important information we just read.
2)Alternating between hardcover book, e-book and audiobook: This may seem unrealistic but it does work; and I just realised that like 3 days ago. Normally, I read only e-book and sometimes hardcover but never tried audiobook because I thought it won't be the same as reading the book myself. But I decided to just give it a try recently because the book I really wanted to read was only on audiobook and aside that, I noticed I always felt drained or tired while reading a book and my eyes were getting tired so the audiobook was like taking a break till I could get into hardcover and e-books again. And that was really one of my best decisions. The reader read the book with enough emotion and catchy tone to keep the me engrossed, and based on some reviews I read online most people had d same experience. So I'll recommend giving it a try to see if it works for you too
3)Making a plan on how you want to read a book: I believe this is really important for people who just want to get into reading books. Making a schedule on what time and how long you want to read matters. It could be per day or thrice a week depending on your schedule. This will also help you stay committed to reading and make it less burdensome.
Thanks to everyone viewing this post; I truly appreciate it. I know there are more ways to help in getting someone to read a book, so I would like for people viewing this post to drop a comment on tips that may have worked for you, to help other readers get into the habit of reading more books. Thank you all🤗🤗
I started reading because I played with my father's books. He was a science fiction guy and I loved to see the illustrations of the covers. Eventually I copy what my father always did.
But imagine how frustrating was starting to read a hard science fiction like Ringworld or When gravity fails when you're just a 5 years old kid. 😅
But when I grew up a little bit I fell in love for science fiction.
It was till many years later that I started to read different genres.
Thanks for sharing and greetings from Mexico.
Lol.I started reading because of my love for picture books and my aunt helped fuel my love for it by continuously buying books for me and I never stopped reading books since then
Wow, I don't read books but with this, I think I should try pick up a book to see how far I can go.
Thanks for this informative blog.
Reading still make me want to sleep ........ I will try again by applying your techniques.
Hahaha! I do Audible now just because of time. But nothing beats the good old pages of a book! Happy reading everyone!
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i see your first point is selecting genre? so i am guessing the tips aren't about how to pick up and read an academic book, but simply books that entertain us and enlighten us...
I will be honest from my point of view,
Sorry to say but i don't think those tips are useful....
I have always loved books, not the academic ones though. i love the books that has stories and makes you think and works on your emotions not the chemistry book that teaches me a reaction between two elements.
i used to take a book and forget about eating or sleeping until i finish. Sometimes i stayed up all night under the blanket with the torch until i finish reading the book.
Why did i do this? Because i enjoyed it. I enjoyed reading of worlds and characters outside of my known knowledge and i loved it.
Planning doesn't work, how could you possibly stop reading when your planned time runs out and you are at a crucial point of the story?, it doesn't matter what cover the book comes in because its not about those things. you can't exactly give tips to people and expect them to start reading....
This kind of books are about enjoying them. You can enjoy a book in the lowest light while hurting your eyes or in a bus hurting your neck. if a person is simply not into books you can't make them enjoy it with a million dollar decorated room....
Thats what my thought is....
Thanks for your reply. Maybe you already had interest in reading from the onset but some people do like my friends. Under genres we have fiction and non-fiction so it's not only about reading books for fun. Because some people find it difficult reading a serious book for long period, reading another genre of book that is different from the one you reading that is less serious and more fun helps keep your interest up and also helps you retain information on the informative book you are reading.
It's just like studying in school. Though I like studying, but some days I don't really get into it so what I do is maybe look at a picture book to get myself to study and it works for me. It's just like feeling tired sometimes to also work out but when you do some warm-up, you get into working out. Different people have different things that work for them.
The concept on planning is to get yourself into reading. Yes reading fun books may keep you engrossed for long periods. But what about really informative book you need. You just need to kind of condition yourself to it till you begin to enjoy the information you get out of such book. Reading for like 2 or 3 hours is good to start with or even an hour till you begin to increase the length of time. And one way or another we always get to a point where we distribute time to do what we want, like, or need to do. If one is a career person, you have to make certain plans to ensure you do what you like to do and sometimes people begin to lose interest in what they haven't done in a long time. So surely including reading a book for an hour or 30 minutes help to keep your interest going.
You are lucky to have time to read for long hours and I envy you. But not everyone has that luxury and most of the points are what kept my interest going till now while juggling different stuff together.
Thanks for your response and I would like to see more of your comments under my posts to ensure more people understand my view and also understand your view.
I really have had the notion I won't enjoy audio books because it might get tiresome listening to a voice talk. But reading this, I'm reconsidering, it might not be that bad after all. I'm still a hardcover girl for life though.
A good post! I agree with all. Making time for reading and having a lifelong habit of feeding your mind with knowledge is a must!
Definitely. Thanks🤗
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