I'm working on rebuilding my attention span for reading and set a new goal this year: *finishing* one book a month. I'm usually reading 5 or 6 books at a time, but spreading out my attention means it can take me months to finish them (and then I finish them all at once, for a huge dopamine landslide). Unfortunately, finishing a book really motivates me, so delaying that satisfaction really puts me off reading. So I'm trying to motivate myself to give one book a little extra attention each month to keep my morale up!
These are good suggestions. I have read more books this month than I think I did all of last year. I just didn't have the interest in reading anything last year. I'm back to setting time aside to read before I fall asleep. I also checked out library books (art books) which I haven't done in a while, too. It helps when your daughter buys you lots of good books. 😂
I'm working on rebuilding my attention span for reading and set a new goal this year: *finishing* one book a month. I'm usually reading 5 or 6 books at a time, but spreading out my attention means it can take me months to finish them (and then I finish them all at once, for a huge dopamine landslide). Unfortunately, finishing a book really motivates me, so delaying that satisfaction really puts me off reading. So I'm trying to motivate myself to give one book a little extra attention each month to keep my morale up!
These are good suggestions. I have read more books this month than I think I did all of last year. I just didn't have the interest in reading anything last year. I'm back to setting time aside to read before I fall asleep. I also checked out library books (art books) which I haven't done in a while, too. It helps when your daughter buys you lots of good books. 😂