Also, if you haven't read in a while but are looking to get back into it, try children's books. Reading is a skill, and not just the "reading" part, but the act of visualizing what you're reading in a way that's satisfying is a skill, one that can degrade if you haven't been upkeeping it. Children's books are shorter and intended to be easier to read, and there's a lot of fantastic ones out there. Just because they're intended for kids doesn't mean they're bad. I read some of Lemony Snicket's books to get out of a reading slump a few years ago. But even now, when I'm able to comprehend complex "adult" books I make a point to still read children's literature because it I enjoy it.
I’ve never heard of books compared to non-perishable food you might keep in your pantry, but that’s a perfect analogy for books you buy but might not read right away. Also, thinking of books as food (for your brain) is good for books you don’t finish. Just like you wouldn’t force yourself to finish a plate of food that was spoiled or simply not to your taste, you shouldn’t feel guilty about not finishing a book you don’t like.
great comparison with the plate! I can’t remember where I heard the pantry comparison first, maybe a video or maybe a friend or a blog or something years ago or maybe all of the above. But it’s really helpful to me
I have an obsession with CONSTANTLY putting books on hold at the library. I always love watching these kinds of videos (or book rec ones) and put them on my TBR or on hold at the library. I love the library because I can read it and return it! Plus there are so many great books to choose from there as well!
I do love doing this! I did it a lot more at my old library for some reason and don’t find myself doing it much in my current space, but maybe that will change
Stormlight Archive is pretty great- I’m somewhere in the middle of the series right now. Relatable feeling! Just have to go for it. Even holding those books physically is a challenge
Definitely needed to hear #4! It always feels wrong almost to give up on a book, especially if it’s not for school, and just on my own time. However, I’d rather move on than hang on and bury myself DEEP into a slump.
Thanks Man. I haven't been able to pick up a book for 4 months now which is a long time for me. This is just what I needed❤ Also, what a cute thumbnail!
Time-stamps for the video Tip #1: 00:43 - Have More Books Lying Around than you're actually Planning to read Tip #2: 01:34 - Read Shorter + Easier Books Tip #3: 02:13 - Read Multiple Books at Once (Occasionally) Tip #4: 02:54 - Give up on Books Tip #5: 04:11 - Read Books that you think are interesting
This was a great video!! I read 7 books in 2024 total and really want to get to a lot of the books I’ve been putting off. I never buy something I don’t find interesting, but the issue for me is actually picking up the book and just reading it. I will definitely try the multiple at once idea. Sounds like a good model to follow!
Give it a shot! Might work for you. fwiw I also enjoy reading right before bed routinely, I find it helpful to have a specific time I’m (almost) always going to be reading
I've been pretty good at keeping my unread shelf from becoming too stagnant - but it's high time I get to my copies of Evaneline Watson's re-tellings of the Mabingion.
@@davep6603I read that this year! Big white hardcover. It helped me to do it as an audiobook (does that count as reading it?) I have a fairly busy lifestyle so that made it more realistic. And since it was a story it was easier to track. Fascinating read! What is your motive for reading it? Any particular reason? I’m curious
Some things I've read since the start of this school year, in no particular order (probably also not an exhaustive list): - The Rituals of Dinner, Margaret Visser, non-fiction. Technically started this one during summer break, but it's such a big chunker of a book I took almost two months to read it fully. Vissers style is so engaging, and even though it's really a dense book full of information she really makes it feel like you're going on a journey to the ends of the world together with her. Highly recommend! (I've also started reading her "Geometry of Love" recently, and it's just as good, and just as chunky) - Animal Farm, George Orwell, dystopia. Think I finished this one in one afternoon, I just couldn't put it down! In general, I'm a pretty big fan of dystopias, I always find that despite their "bad endings" they really tickle my brain in a good way. I also love how each of them has something to *say*, a warning to convey. - Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, dystopia. Again, finished it very quickly, for the same reasons as Animal Farm. - Persuasion, Jane Austen, romance. Despite my love for dystopias, I also really love me a cozy book that reminds me that humanity isn't *all* bad, you know? I really empathized with the main character, too, and watching her develop and grow was so much fun. I'm also planning to read more of Austen's books this next year, as well as keeping track of what I'm reading a bit more. I've got a long wishlist, but since I'm in uni I don't have too much time or money to spend on books haha. (Edit: You're to blame for the long wishlist, by the way! I've been loving your recommendations - I think more than half of the list is stuff you told me about. It's definitely been a good thing though, lol, your channel has reawakened the reader in me!)
I'm really so happy to hear this :) I hope you have a really wonderful year of reading ahead of you! I've read some Austen and loved it, in the middle of Mansfield Park. haven't read Persuasion but I have a copy, might tackle it soon!
So thankful this video just came up for me. Your tone and delivery is so sincere and these are really practical steps; this was a treat. Can’t wait to dive into all your videos. Happy New Year!
wrt reading multiple books at once, I think another element that gets skipped over is that the # of books-at-once a person can handle really varies, and that's without getting into the genre of said books. For me, my absolute maximum is 1-3 "main" books that I try to read a little bit every day from at least one, and then 4-5 books on my periphary that are either denser, longer, or deal with material that I know I'll need to take my time reading - as an example, I started reading *Tender is the Flesh* back in June, and I'm still only about a third of the way through it. It's not a long book, but the contents therein are about at the limit for what I am comfortable reading.
I read two books a week all through high school. Then I read at least one book a week through college. Until Covid. Which just - broke my brain somehow. I've been trying to get back into reading over the last like eighteen months. My goal this year is at least 2 books per month. It's going okay! I'm really trying to just go with the flow and read what I want. Happy to have seen this video :)
thank you! I think I reused it from an old video honestly but I couldn't remember which one XD they're some pretty fabulous books for different reasons
Kinda unrelated but curious to hear your thoughts on paper vs digital (kindle)! I have a phone-sized e-ink device that I bring everywhere and it's super easy to pull out & read instead of scrolling on my phone, it definitely increased the amount of books I read this year.
I’m not anti kindle, I just don’t own one so can’t speak to them much! I like owning physical books but could see the advantage of a kindle. My wife just got one for Christmas and she loves it, and I do really see the appeal. Totally think it’s great if it works for yoi
YES!! its my goal to read 10 books in 2025 because i used to be a HUGE reader but then college kinda drained me so i stopped. i found the books that got me back into reading (and fixed my attention span) are books with shows/movies about them. because if i dont know if ill like a book, i can spoil it a bit w the show/movie or i can understand how much i need to get through before it picks up. i did this recently with sharp objects and i was SO GLAD because the book is amazing but started off a bit slow so i wasn't sure if i'd enjoy it.
that trick is actually super legit - sometimes it’s nice to spoil something for yourself to make it easier to read. gotta be done in the right way I guess but honestly for me reading Pride and Prejudice or Moby Dick was way easier because I’d already consumed some media about them before so I knew the general plot and wasn’t lost. Good luck on your reading this year! Hope you enjoy it!
And that fifth and final tip, I am finding/have found very easy to put into practice, and am doing so with books by a former doctor-turned-author (he left us in 2013) named Michael Palmer; he was a doctor in the Boston area specializing in internal and emergency medicine before he became a writer (I read one of his books last year when I was staying with my sister in Alabama, and that was Flashback [a medical/hospital thriller] from 1988; since then, I have found the genre of medical/hospital thrillers to be something I can really sink my mind into, and I have read 4 more of his novels, and am working on two more); I am also planning to read more of the novels by Arthur Hailey (have finished one, Hotel, from 1965), because they were generally set in America's major service industries, and I can get a good look at how those industries (hotels, airports, hospitals, etc.) ran then.
the part about dropping books you don't enjoy is so important to me rn. I just finished Oathbringer after reading a lottt of the cosmere for a while and I realized that Brandon Sanderson might just not be the author for me. I initially felt a lot of guilt about it since there have been books and scenes that I absolutely loved, as well as me having invested so much time into this universe already that I felt like I officially wasted all this time by stopping now. But I just came to the conclusion that the whole time I was reading his books I just knew that I'd rather be reading something else right now. In the beginning it's a really shitty feeling, especially when it's a book series everyone else seems to love and you get horrible fomo but after a while you're gonna get over that feeling, I promise! life is short and your hobbies shouldn't feel like a chore so dnf that book!
fantastic, totally agree - and maybe you can come back to it someday if you're feeling drawn to it! if you'd rather be reading something else go do it :)
My problem as a reader is that I read one great book, and it's over for the ones I pick up next. I always find it difficult to enjoy a new one after experiencing a 5-star read, which often results in me DNF-ing books.
Oh I totally get that. I find it more difficult if I'm reading books in the same genre (after I read "Endurance" by Alfred Lansing, other Antarctic exploration books have had a really high bar to meet) but not so bad if I'm switching between. maybe that could help? but either way yeah a 5-star book is a blessing and a curse
I believe books are one of life’s greatest cheat codes. In just a few hours of reading the right book, you can learn the hard-earned wisdom and experience it took someone years to discover.
I would disagree with step one. Or at least not fully agree. More options can be enticing but also distracting and hindering. Having too many options and having to think which one might be the right one to read next can lead to feeling overwhelmed and ending up not reading at all. So, I recommend having a little tbr of books you might want to read soon but not too many books.
I get all my books from the library and it's simply the best, it's way less expensive (Of course, it's free!) and whenever I feel like I don't want to finish a book, I go back to the library and the moment it's out of sight, I do not feel guilty at all.
My main issue is to find something specific I know won't be disappointing, predictable and feel like I wasted my time (still better then watching gameplays 24/7). If smb has a tip how to overcome this perfectionism, feel free to share
I think the more often you read, the less you need to worry that each individual book will be AMAZING. always waiting for the 'perfect' book will put a lot of pressure on each new book. also the nice thing about books that have been around for a lot of years is that they've been pre-vetted by millions of other people, so they'll probably be pretty good. or at least, you should be able to find something you like. I find it a lot riskier picking up a random new book -- who knows what the new book will have? so you could maybe stick with classics or at least things that are twenty-thirty years old, maybe. hope this helps! oh - also, each book you read that you don't like very much gives you a clue as to what you DO like. so it'll make the selection process easier next time. so still not a waste :)
Its 3 January, I started a book on new year and finished it today, I plan to read 50 books this year and I'm sure i can finish them, idk why I'm watching this video lol
How do people feel about reading multiple books at once? I’ve tried it, and sometimes it’s great. But then a stack grows by my beside and I feel claustrophobic haha. I’m considering reading just 1 at a time until I complete the book. But maybe it’s an idyllic lie that I will always be content to read that one book. Anyway. What do you think, fellow strangers?
Might be a weird take, but I have a feeling that there's a lot of people watching this video because they're trying to "gamify" book reading. I feel like its a symptom of anxiety and an act of desperation to pull yourself out of whatever phone or other technology addiction you might have. Only saying this because I feel like I was in a similar space at one time. You may actually want to read more regularly, but approaching reading in that way feels like you're doing it because you hold some sort of "shame" for yourself for spending too much time online instead. And when that's your reason for taking action, I dont feel like the new hobby will last very long. Hope that makes sense to some. Pick up some books if you want to read books, but ALSO, be nice to yourself about it. Thats all im trying to say :). You've got time.
oh yeah great point. if it's just to 'get away from screens' that might be rough. although I guess if it starts out as an attempt to leave your phone behind, and turns into an actual love, that'd be a win in my book :) thanks for watching and for your thoughts!
Hey, if anyone can help. English is not my first language, so whenever i tried to read a book i get bored due to heavy use of vocabularies and phrases. And then i stop reading anything for weeks or even months. If any one can help me by providing some tips. And ya i always thought: do regular readers read book out loud or they just read in mind. As a beginner i tried reading it out loud but i get tired and then i don't read at all.
honestly, I'd recommend some children's literature! or just other easier books. there's some fabulous books written for kids (not like BABIES or elementary students, but kids) and they can be really good for building the reading muscle. and actually, just really good in general. I love reading books like that to this day. I might make a video about that soon, we'll see :) also I don't personally read out loud, but maybe other people do!
Also, if you haven't read in a while but are looking to get back into it, try children's books. Reading is a skill, and not just the "reading" part, but the act of visualizing what you're reading in a way that's satisfying is a skill, one that can degrade if you haven't been upkeeping it. Children's books are shorter and intended to be easier to read, and there's a lot of fantastic ones out there. Just because they're intended for kids doesn't mean they're bad. I read some of Lemony Snicket's books to get out of a reading slump a few years ago. But even now, when I'm able to comprehend complex "adult" books I make a point to still read children's literature because it I enjoy it.
couldn’t agree more this is a really terrific point. Might make a video about this at some point honestly
Reading children and middle grade is also a great way to get out of a reading slump
"Read what you love until you love to read" - Naval Ravikant
absolutely, build up that muscle with whatever you enjoy reading and then all of a sudden you can tackle anything
I’ve never heard of books compared to non-perishable food you might keep in your pantry, but that’s a perfect analogy for books you buy but might not read right away. Also, thinking of books as food (for your brain) is good for books you don’t finish. Just like you wouldn’t force yourself to finish a plate of food that was spoiled or simply not to your taste, you shouldn’t feel guilty about not finishing a book you don’t like.
great comparison with the plate! I can’t remember where I heard the pantry comparison first, maybe a video or maybe a friend or a blog or something years ago or maybe all of the above. But it’s really helpful to me
You’ve cured my tbr shelf guilt with the pantry analogy, thanks!
is it good advice, or am I just finding excuses for my own TBR shelf? who can say? it does work for me though XD
I have an obsession with CONSTANTLY putting books on hold at the library. I always love watching these kinds of videos (or book rec ones) and put them on my TBR or on hold at the library. I love the library because I can read it and return it! Plus there are so many great books to choose from there as well!
I do love doing this! I did it a lot more at my old library for some reason and don’t find myself doing it much in my current space, but maybe that will change
I'm so glad the algorithm recommended this. Thank you Tim, exactly what I needed
hey so glad it was helpful! happy reading!!
Having "The Way of Kings" on my shelf for the longest time until I tackled it head on this year--yeah, I know that feeling!
Hell yeah! Enjoy the ride! I'm rereading the series currently (listening to the audiobooks tho)
Stormlight Archive is pretty great- I’m somewhere in the middle of the series right now. Relatable feeling! Just have to go for it. Even holding those books physically is a challenge
Definitely needed to hear #4! It always feels wrong almost to give up on a book, especially if it’s not for school, and just on my own time. However, I’d rather move on than hang on and bury myself DEEP into a slump.
And you can always just call it a pause and keep it around for later :)
Thanks Man. I haven't been able to pick up a book for 4 months now which is a long time for me. This is just what I needed❤ Also, what a cute thumbnail!
I'm so glad it was helpful! and thanks it was super fun to make but rough to clean up XD
you're healing the reader in me ❤
😍 so excited to hear that
Time-stamps for the video
Tip #1: 00:43 - Have More Books Lying Around than you're actually Planning to read
Tip #2: 01:34 - Read Shorter + Easier Books
Tip #3: 02:13 - Read Multiple Books at Once (Occasionally)
Tip #4: 02:54 - Give up on Books
Tip #5: 04:11 - Read Books that you think are interesting
This was a great video!! I read 7 books in 2024 total and really want to get to a lot of the books I’ve been putting off. I never buy something I don’t find interesting, but the issue for me is actually picking up the book and just reading it. I will definitely try the multiple at once idea. Sounds like a good model to follow!
Give it a shot! Might work for you. fwiw I also enjoy reading right before bed routinely, I find it helpful to have a specific time I’m (almost) always going to be reading
what's a book you're FINALLY going to read in 2025?
I've been pretty good at keeping my unread shelf from becoming too stagnant - but it's high time I get to my copies of Evaneline Watson's re-tellings of the Mabingion.
I’d like to read Walter Issacson’s biography of Steve Jobs. Definitely an intimidating page count, though!
@@davep6603I read that this year! Big white hardcover. It helped me to do it as an audiobook (does that count as reading it?) I have a fairly busy lifestyle so that made it more realistic. And since it was a story it was easier to track. Fascinating read! What is your motive for reading it? Any particular reason? I’m curious
House of Leaves
The Silmarillion! At least, I’m going to try.
"Funky Classic Book” sounds like my cup of tea.
write it sir
i appreciate the realism you bring to reading a book and encouraging us not to focus on everyone else's ideas.
glad it's helpful :) thanks for watching!
Some things I've read since the start of this school year, in no particular order (probably also not an exhaustive list):
- The Rituals of Dinner, Margaret Visser, non-fiction. Technically started this one during summer break, but it's such a big chunker of a book I took almost two months to read it fully. Vissers style is so engaging, and even though it's really a dense book full of information she really makes it feel like you're going on a journey to the ends of the world together with her. Highly recommend! (I've also started reading her "Geometry of Love" recently, and it's just as good, and just as chunky)
- Animal Farm, George Orwell, dystopia. Think I finished this one in one afternoon, I just couldn't put it down! In general, I'm a pretty big fan of dystopias, I always find that despite their "bad endings" they really tickle my brain in a good way. I also love how each of them has something to *say*, a warning to convey.
- Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, dystopia. Again, finished it very quickly, for the same reasons as Animal Farm.
- Persuasion, Jane Austen, romance. Despite my love for dystopias, I also really love me a cozy book that reminds me that humanity isn't *all* bad, you know? I really empathized with the main character, too, and watching her develop and grow was so much fun.
I'm also planning to read more of Austen's books this next year, as well as keeping track of what I'm reading a bit more. I've got a long wishlist, but since I'm in uni I don't have too much time or money to spend on books haha.
(Edit: You're to blame for the long wishlist, by the way! I've been loving your recommendations - I think more than half of the list is stuff you told me about. It's definitely been a good thing though, lol, your channel has reawakened the reader in me!)
I'm really so happy to hear this :) I hope you have a really wonderful year of reading ahead of you!
I've read some Austen and loved it, in the middle of Mansfield Park. haven't read Persuasion but I have a copy, might tackle it soon!
So thankful this video just came up for me. Your tone and delivery is so sincere and these are really practical steps; this was a treat. Can’t wait to dive into all your videos. Happy New Year!
:) thanks for the encouragement! glad it was helpful!
wrt reading multiple books at once, I think another element that gets skipped over is that the # of books-at-once a person can handle really varies, and that's without getting into the genre of said books.
For me, my absolute maximum is 1-3 "main" books that I try to read a little bit every day from at least one, and then 4-5 books on my periphary that are either denser, longer, or deal with material that I know I'll need to take my time reading - as an example, I started reading *Tender is the Flesh* back in June, and I'm still only about a third of the way through it. It's not a long book, but the contents therein are about at the limit for what I am comfortable reading.
true - "multiple" is a pretty vague term. maybe 2, maybe 100. whatever works best for you!
I do read multiple books at once for years. Helps me a lot
I find it really helpful, at least if I don't spread myself too thin!
Do you ever forget the plot on some books because you have too many storylines going at once? Then it’s hard to just jump back in?
@cheyenneroussin9934 no. And even if I forget most of details I remember again once I continue reading.
There is nothing better than finding a good book to read! ❤I‘m writing my own novel . Posting on my channel. I think it‘s really good.
I read two books a week all through high school. Then I read at least one book a week through college. Until Covid. Which just - broke my brain somehow. I've been trying to get back into reading over the last like eighteen months. My goal this year is at least 2 books per month. It's going okay! I'm really trying to just go with the flow and read what I want. Happy to have seen this video :)
good luck getting back into it!! hope you have a good time!
Great video! Also I love your "pantry books" picture. Awesome selection!
thank you! I think I reused it from an old video honestly but I couldn't remember which one XD they're some pretty fabulous books for different reasons
I needed a lot of the permission given in this video haha, thank you! 🙏
of course - glad it was helpful!
Kinda unrelated but curious to hear your thoughts on paper vs digital (kindle)! I have a phone-sized e-ink device that I bring everywhere and it's super easy to pull out & read instead of scrolling on my phone, it definitely increased the amount of books I read this year.
I’m not anti kindle, I just don’t own one so can’t speak to them much! I like owning physical books but could see the advantage of a kindle. My wife just got one for Christmas and she loves it, and I do really see the appeal. Totally think it’s great if it works for yoi
I laughed hard at the beginning because thats exactly what I did this year 😂
if it works it works XD
great video, thank u so much for the tips!
thanks for watching - so glad it was helpful for you!
Loved the thumbnail!!
thanks it was a blast to make!
YES!! its my goal to read 10 books in 2025 because i used to be a HUGE reader but then college kinda drained me so i stopped. i found the books that got me back into reading (and fixed my attention span) are books with shows/movies about them. because if i dont know if ill like a book, i can spoil it a bit w the show/movie or i can understand how much i need to get through before it picks up. i did this recently with sharp objects and i was SO GLAD because the book is amazing but started off a bit slow so i wasn't sure if i'd enjoy it.
that trick is actually super legit - sometimes it’s nice to spoil something for yourself to make it easier to read. gotta be done in the right way I guess but honestly for me reading Pride and Prejudice or Moby Dick was way easier because I’d already consumed some media about them before so I knew the general plot and wasn’t lost. Good luck on your reading this year! Hope you enjoy it!
And that fifth and final tip, I am finding/have found very easy to put into practice, and am doing so with books by a former doctor-turned-author (he left us in 2013) named Michael Palmer; he was a doctor in the Boston area specializing in internal and emergency medicine before he became a writer (I read one of his books last year when I was staying with my sister in Alabama, and that was Flashback [a medical/hospital thriller] from 1988; since then, I have found the genre of medical/hospital thrillers to be something I can really sink my mind into, and I have read 4 more of his novels, and am working on two more); I am also planning to read more of the novels by Arthur Hailey (have finished one, Hotel, from 1965), because they were generally set in America's major service industries, and I can get a good look at how those industries (hotels, airports, hospitals, etc.) ran then.
everyone has different things that they find intriguing! glad you found a genre you love
I love to read thanks for sharing. Happy 2025!!
thanks for watching! happy 2025!
the part about dropping books you don't enjoy is so important to me rn. I just finished Oathbringer after reading a lottt of the cosmere for a while and I realized that Brandon Sanderson might just not be the author for me. I initially felt a lot of guilt about it since there have been books and scenes that I absolutely loved, as well as me having invested so much time into this universe already that I felt like I officially wasted all this time by stopping now. But I just came to the conclusion that the whole time I was reading his books I just knew that I'd rather be reading something else right now. In the beginning it's a really shitty feeling, especially when it's a book series everyone else seems to love and you get horrible fomo but after a while you're gonna get over that feeling, I promise! life is short and your hobbies shouldn't feel like a chore so dnf that book!
fantastic, totally agree - and maybe you can come back to it someday if you're feeling drawn to it! if you'd rather be reading something else go do it :)
Gonna need those Antarctica recommendations asap
they’re coming! :)
My problem as a reader is that I read one great book, and it's over for the ones I pick up next. I always find it difficult to enjoy a new one after experiencing a 5-star read, which often results in me DNF-ing books.
Oh I totally get that. I find it more difficult if I'm reading books in the same genre (after I read "Endurance" by Alfred Lansing, other Antarctic exploration books have had a really high bar to meet) but not so bad if I'm switching between. maybe that could help? but either way yeah a 5-star book is a blessing and a curse
I never thought I'd be interested in those Antarctica books
it’s a strangely enjoyable subject for a lot of reasons I’ll cover someday soon!
@timdemoss looking forward to it!
Thanks Tim! A real good video once again!! Happy new year to you buddy, God bless!!
happy new year! Thanks and glad it was helpful!
I believe books are one of life’s greatest cheat codes. In just a few hours of reading the right book, you can learn the hard-earned wisdom and experience it took someone years to discover.
agree agree
If you love Antarctica books, try reading some of Jack London’s Yukon adventures
Ooh I think I would like that
great video
thanks so glad it was helpful!
I would disagree with step one. Or at least not fully agree. More options can be enticing but also distracting and hindering. Having too many options and having to think which one might be the right one to read next can lead to feeling overwhelmed and ending up not reading at all. So, I recommend having a little tbr of books you might want to read soon but not too many books.
totally agree with you there, there's definitely a limit. too many books can really be a distraction and make me anxious. good recommendation
Really useful bro thanks
so glad it was helpful!
reading GOT book 1 since mid October still 200 pages to go. It was my 10th book for 2024 (my goal is small only 10 booker per year)
10 books per year is a totally valid goal! enjoy the home stretch :)
I get all my books from the library and it's simply the best, it's way less expensive (Of course, it's free!) and whenever I feel like I don't want to finish a book, I go back to the library and the moment it's out of sight, I do not feel guilty at all.
that’s really handy! yeah less guilt for sure when reading library books
“Have more books lying around than you’re actually planning to read.” Oh I got this one down pat lol
ha same. actually since I released this I realized I might have taken it to an extreme and I might need to stop for a second
My takeaway is "You should buy more books for your house" and I'm going to take that idea and run with it. 🏃♀🏃♀🏃♀
this is exactly the point of the video and I’ll be applying it this year too
Love this
glad it was helpful!
My main issue is to find something specific I know won't be disappointing, predictable and feel like I wasted my time (still better then watching gameplays 24/7). If smb has a tip how to overcome this perfectionism, feel free to share
I think the more often you read, the less you need to worry that each individual book will be AMAZING. always waiting for the 'perfect' book will put a lot of pressure on each new book.
also the nice thing about books that have been around for a lot of years is that they've been pre-vetted by millions of other people, so they'll probably be pretty good. or at least, you should be able to find something you like. I find it a lot riskier picking up a random new book -- who knows what the new book will have? so you could maybe stick with classics or at least things that are twenty-thirty years old, maybe. hope this helps!
oh - also, each book you read that you don't like very much gives you a clue as to what you DO like. so it'll make the selection process easier next time. so still not a waste :)
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Its 3 January, I started a book on new year and finished it today, I plan to read 50 books this year and I'm sure i can finish them, idk why I'm watching this video lol
good luck! :)
That is an epic photo
thanks it was really really fun to put together :)
that thumbnail pic was a different thing, cool.
it was sure fun to make :)
How do people feel about reading multiple books at once?
I’ve tried it, and sometimes it’s great. But then a stack grows by my beside and I feel claustrophobic haha. I’m considering reading just 1 at a time until I complete the book. But maybe it’s an idyllic lie that I will always be content to read that one book. Anyway. What do you think, fellow strangers?
Awesome video
thank you! Glad it was helpful
Might be a weird take, but I have a feeling that there's a lot of people watching this video because they're trying to "gamify" book reading. I feel like its a symptom of anxiety and an act of desperation to pull yourself out of whatever phone or other technology addiction you might have.
Only saying this because I feel like I was in a similar space at one time. You may actually want to read more regularly, but approaching reading in that way feels like you're doing it because you hold some sort of "shame" for yourself for spending too much time online instead. And when that's your reason for taking action, I dont feel like the new hobby will last very long.
Hope that makes sense to some. Pick up some books if you want to read books, but ALSO, be nice to yourself about it. Thats all im trying to say :).
You've got time.
oh yeah great point. if it's just to 'get away from screens' that might be rough. although I guess if it starts out as an attempt to leave your phone behind, and turns into an actual love, that'd be a win in my book :)
thanks for watching and for your thoughts!
Hey, if anyone can help. English is not my first language, so whenever i tried to read a book i get bored due to heavy use of vocabularies and phrases. And then i stop reading anything for weeks or even months. If any one can help me by providing some tips.
And ya i always thought: do regular readers read book out loud or they just read in mind.
As a beginner i tried reading it out loud but i get tired and then i don't read at all.
honestly, I'd recommend some children's literature! or just other easier books. there's some fabulous books written for kids (not like BABIES or elementary students, but kids) and they can be really good for building the reading muscle. and actually, just really good in general. I love reading books like that to this day. I might make a video about that soon, we'll see :)
also I don't personally read out loud, but maybe other people do!