1. Find Books That Interest You
There is something for every reader, and students need to have choices. If you don’t like what you are reading, put it down and start over. Though, some people feel like once they start a book, then they have to finish it. But that could make reading feel like a chore.
2. Make Reading Important to You
Have you heard that “to become a reader, you have to be surrounded by readers?”
If reading seems hard for you at first, you could start by dedicating 10 minutes for reading, each day for a month, and see what comes out of it. You could do this in company of friends, siblings or parents, because there’s a sense of community and shared purpose when you read in a group. This does not reduce the importance or satisfaction of individual reading though.
3. Make Required Reading Relevant and Interesting
Even though there are some books you simply have to read – like your school books -, there are still ways to make reading them enjoyable.
For example, a Literature student might not be excited about Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” but he or she might get excited about the 1999 modernization of the story in the film “10 Things I Hate About You.” This way, you learn what is necessary but in a fun way too! You can also establish a reason for reading and learning these things by understanding “why and what” you are reading.
What if you say to yourself “I don’t like reading very much. I prefer social media and television.” That may be true, but I can guarantee you that a time will come when some literary comments will be made, which you will not get because you haven’t read something.
And the wrap to this article is the famous line that “the day one stops reading is the day one begins to die”
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