Falling in love with reading is a process that requires patience, time and practice. For some, it comes easily and naturally, while others learn to love it as they engage more with it.
Reading has an empowering effect that often helps us improve comprehension and thinking skills, therefore, awakening our brain connectivity and functionality.
For those interested in the journey to becoming a bookworm but finding it difficult to start, they may want to try a few tricks that will make them enjoy reading more. Some of those tricks include choosing books about topics you like and trying out magazines and newspaper stories.
Below are a few suggestions on ways to enjoy reading:
Read What You Love – This is an important point to keep in mind when you’re trying to fall in love with reading as what you love, will draw you to learn more about it. When confused about what you like to read, American publishing platform Medium advises, “Love movies? Read about them. Love Sports? Read some sports magazines or the biography of a great athlete. You see, when it comes to reading, the sky is the limit.”
Start by reading Children’s Books – Do you remember some of the stories that you used to like when you were young? The above-mentioned publication adds that the likelihood of the stories you read as a child reviving your passion for reading is high.
Take Your Time – Do not rush to finish whatever it is that you’re reading, take your time, advises Bookly an online bookkeeping service. Just with most things, rushing the process can burn you out, you do not want to be burnt at the beginning of your reading journey. The publication also adds that even with getting a reading collection, taking your time will not put a lot of unnecessary pressure to finish them.
Create Time for Reading – We do not always have time and may not read for the amount of time we would like to, if the interest is getting to fall in love with books, you will have to create time. It does not always have to be the same amount of time; practising is important. Bookly, however, advises not to turn reading into a chore.
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