How to Overcome a Reading Slump: 12 Strategies That Work | Chapterly Blog
How to Overcome a Reading Slump: 12 Strategies That Work You used to read constantly. Books piled up on your nightstand because you could not get through them fast enough. You carried a book everywhere. Reading was not something you had to force. It was something you looked forward to. Then it stopped. Somewhere along the way, you lost the momentum. Now you pick up a book, read a few pages, and set it down. You scroll through your phone instead. You add books to your reading list but never start them. The desire to read is still there, somewhere, but the actual reading has ground to a halt. This is a reading slump, and it happens to virtually every reader at some point. Understanding why slumps happen and having specific strategies to break out of them can turn a frustrating period into a temporary pause rather than a permanent change. Why Reading Slumps Happen Reading slumps are not moral failures. They are predictable responses to specific conditions. Understanding the cause of your particular slump is the first step to breaking out of it. Decision Fatigue After a long day of making decisions at work, your brain is depleted. Reading,...