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Reading
I was thinking about reading slumps again. When I get into one, I can find all kinds of way to avoid reading a book. I might bring the book anywhere with me but I probably will never open it. It's very easy to just... not read and I'm so scared that will happen to me again now.
It's kind of related to my fear of getting bored, I think. I start a new hobby, I stop doing it when things take too long to finish (for example). I start a new project, then I found another new project to start, leaving the other unfinished. For as long as I live, I don't like that side of me. But it happens and I let it happen. It is a problem I learnt to live with. It's not something that will go away. Even if I apply discipline to it, I'll get bored of being disciplined (hah!).
The best way for me to avoid this is a mix of many things. Discipline is when I tell myself to continue reading before I can even come up with excuses not to read. I'm not good at following routines (will you believe me if I say I enjoy the moment of planning/organising routines but not the part of following it?) - but if I must have one, it has to be a rough/basic & super flexible routine. And maybe have a variety of stuff...? Like I don't want to read the same genre or author consecutively.
Sorry that this isn't really a post that provides guides to avoid reading slumps. It's just me throwing out ideas for myself. I'm just probably trying to remind myself what I can do.
Ahh.. it's so scary.. I don't want to return to those reading slump days.