Reading is a solo activity that makes you indulge in this being involved leaving behind the world. World of responsibilities, the world of tasks, the world of judgments just vanishes when you open the book. You enter the world of happiness, contentment, experiences, and lessons.
Yes, such is the power of reading that can be experienced by everyone. The only effort one needs to do is to pick a book and open it.
When a challenge is accepted, a person tries to finish it with 100% dedication but most time we need 30% smartness with 70% dedication. Yes, you need to be smart to complete the challenge and look for all the guidelines of the challenge carefully so that you enjoy the challenge than feeling pressurized with it.
When we started with The Blogchatter Reading Challenge aka #TBR Challenge, we set a target of 52 books for a year for both of us. To date, we have completed 38 books in 3 quarters smoothly, and soon we shall complete the challenge too. We stick to the plan of how to choose the book if you are still thinking about what to read next, here are few pointers to select your next book.
New year and new resolutions are in the air in the month of January but you need someone to push you towards your resolution or a constant reminders to complete it. Study shows that people who keep a check on their resolutions time to time have a higher rate of completing the resolution than others.
Selecting a resolution that keeps you motivated throughout the year and helps you grow in your personal and professional life are very few and one of them is reading habit. Reading is helpful in many perspectives, we will discuss in detail in this blogpost and also share about the #TBRChallenge, The Blogchatter Reading Challenge that is a reading challenge unique in its own way.
By signing up for a reading challenge you are committing a time towards it and also deciding to learn new aspects of life through reading. You should be open enough to read and enter the world of books.
Learning is never ending process and through books you can learn many new things. It can be as simple as about new words, new culture, new language, new concept. If you are thinking you have done enough reading during your education years then let us tell you that there are plenty of books where you can gain experiences of life.
Everyone wants to spend peaceful time alone in a day and reading can give you that solace by imagining the story right in front of you or gaining knowledge through self-help or non-fiction books.
There are many more reasons one should take up reading as a habit but we will leave you with these three to mark an imprint of reading.
Reading is an art and so is absorbing the book.
To read a book, we discussed what all is required but most important aspect is there are certain factors a reader should not follow. Check the top three virtues a reader should never possess.
Reading a story without any assumptions will make you an attentive reader, if you assume a particular angel in the story and flip 4-5 pages then you may miss a vital point in the story.
Whenever you start reading a book , break all inhibitions and all set pre-set guidelines of the world. Do not fall prey to the rules set in the real world as the books has their own world and a new dimension all together.
Each book has its pace and a reader. You cannot just scan the book through skimming the pages. Take your time to start the book, read the blurb, about the author, acknowledgements, version history of the books, chapter headings so that you feel connect with the book.
What to read is the biggest challenge to many people who wish to read but never know from where to start with. These few tips can help you to make your reading list and keep you paced up in the reading challenge.
