bethkerring:surviveschool:GET EXCITED. Find some books that you really want to read and make a list
bethkerring:surviveschool:GET EXCITED. Find some books that you really want to read and make a list of them to motivate yourself. Remind yourself why you like to read. Dredge up that childhood excitement and love.MAKE IT A PRIORITY. Reading is not a difficult task. It’s just that most of us fail to make it a priority when we factor in the rest of our responsibilities.ALWAYS CARRY A BOOK WITH YOU. You’re more likely to read if you have a book within reach, for practical reasons and because it’ll remind you of your reading. Bring a novel with you to school or a cafe just in case you find a few minutes to read.TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LITTLE SLOTS OF TIME. If you take public transportation, read on the bus. Read in the five minutes before class starts. If there is a time slot when you’d usually be browsing your social media to pass the time, read instead. I promise it’ll make you feel a lot better about yourself.MAKE IT A HABIT. If you’ve decided that you’re going to read on the bus every day, read on the bus every day. Block out a time that is dedicated to reading and make it a habit.GET OUT OF READING SLUMPS by reading short books, pageturners, or graphic novels to build momentum.TRACK YOUR PROGRESS. Get a goodreads, make a spread in your bullet journal, keep a spreadsheet, or keep a piece of paper to track what books you’ve read and whether you liked them. It’s satisfying to look back on your year and see how many books you’ve read. You can even keep track of how long you’ve read in a day, or how many pages you’ve read in a day.INVOLVE OTHER PEOPLE. Buddy read with someone (be it your mom or an internet friend). Watch booktube videos. Join a reading group on Goodreads. Friend me on Goodreads! Involve other people so reading becomes integrated into other aspects of your life.AWESOME tips!! I’ve got a few more that have helped me as someone who didn’t read much growing up and never really developed a love of it (except in a few cases, where I was absolutely obsessed with a book/series).- Pick a format that works for you. Don’t like physical books, or find them difficult to cart around? Try ebooks or audiobooks. One format is not better than any other. (Audiobooks are also a lifesaver on long commutes.)- See what your library has available. If you don’t want to spend money on a book you’re not sure you’ll enjoy, check your library. If you really like it and want to keep it, you can always buy it later. (Some libraries also have a great ebook and audiobook selection.)- Don’t read something just because you’re “supposed” to. If you don’t like classics, don’t read them. If you don’t like recent bestsellers, don’t read them. If you don’t like fiction/nonfiction, read nonfiction/fiction instead. If you’re 48 and want to read a middle-grade series, read that middle-grade series. (And yes, if you want to read fanfic, then read fanfic.) This is your time and your life: don’t waste it doing what other people think you should.- If you want to see the movie first, then see the movie first. I have gotten into many great books (including Harry Potter and The Hunger Games) only after seeing the movies. Movies usually require less time commitment and can get you excited about the plot/characters and want to see more of them (unless the adaptation is exceptionally bad) - I’ve found that I tend to enjoy the book even more when I do this because I see not only the similarities to the movie, but the things the movie left out.- Read because you want to, not because someone else says you should. You are not less intelligent because you read less than others. There are a lot of ways to learn: books are just one. If you want to read more, then great! Get out there and enjoy those books. If you don’t, then learn and enjoy stories in other ways that work for you. -- source link
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