Sometimes, the only solution for you to commit to a habit is: romanticizing it. Hear me out! Romanticizing a practice is making it seem more attractive and interesting to you. It’s the mental connections you put in place to make you love and fancy doing the thing. Or simply, making it sweeter and more effortless. …
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Harry Potter; a name that belongs to most of our childhoods, and captivates us with all its imagination and magic. And for the readers, Harry Potter books are these iconic classics, that go much deeper than the movies and take you directly to Hogwarts without a letter. And while some people are huge fans of …
We all know that reading has many benefits for our body. From relieving stress to improving our brain, reading means a healthier life. That’s why we always want to read more and more books. But that’s not always the point of reading. People tend to run after a large number of read books, which may …
As readers, we face a diversity of problems within our reading journey. And reading slumps come on top of the list. We all know that being in a reading slump can be stressful and mentally draining. It disconnects you from books and makes you feel like a stranger. I, myself, see it as a monster …
Reading well comes from thinking well. That is why the skill of critical thinking is essential for a good healthy reading habit. Critical thinking is something that will save your life, by leading you to the right path and keeping wrong biased ideas away. Critical reading is implementing this mindset with books. It’s about …
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Technology was indeed revolutionary. It brought some changes for which you and I are grateful. Nonetheless, it is turning us into different creatures, shaping our brains differently. Day after the other, humans are coping with the new life they lead. Devices constantly ask for our attention, leaving us troubled and unstable. This …
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In a crowded world, people process life around them differently. Around 40 percent of the population are entitled introverts. Those with a special view, prefer to live inside their minds and be aware of themselves separately! Reading tends to be a common hobby among introverts, giving them the space of freedom and imagination they …
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In every book, there is a piece of the writer! That’s the quote we’re discussing today. I always loved reading books by different authors and appreciated how each is unique in his way. The philosopher Fiodor Dostoïevski, for instance, never fails to give me this sensation. His writings are just so different that I …
Reading, as an activity, is fun. Let alone trying it from different perspectives! Reading in different languages feels exactly like discovering books all over again. Rumi once said “speak a new language so that the world will be a new world”, and he did not lie. Reading has a different taste and …
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If you grew up thinking that reading is ‘ just not for you ’, you probably relate to moments like reading a long classic book for school and hating it, hearing about how reading makes you smarter, and never understanding how the quiet kid enjoys those big dull books. Well, that’s fine. Even …
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