I don’t have the dread of choosing what comes next, but I’ll wait a few days after finishing a really good book before I start to read something else. I think some books need those few days to be properly digested, and cycled out of your system. After a few days, I just pick something that looks at least okay. If it’s fun, I’ll read it whole, if not, I’ll drop and move on to something else. In the meanwhile, before picking the next thing, I’ll just enjoy some of my other hobbies. Play games, go deep into a rabbit hole of knowledge I had no clue it would be interesting, touch some grass… Also, it helps to take a look at discussions surrounding the book, it helps me connect through the book.
I read a really good book at the end of last year and it kind of put me in a reading slump. I had to let it sit for a moment and then I kind of didn’t feel like reading anything else for a while.
This happens rarely to me but I’ve actually come to appreciate it when it does. I am trying to get into a “quality over quantity” mindset after a few years of just reading as much as I possibly could.
I feel like we should give books more time to “breathe” in general after we finish reading instead of always jumping into the next one straight away!
I don’t have the dread of choosing what comes next, but I’ll wait a few days after finishing a really good book before I start to read something else. I think some books need those few days to be properly digested, and cycled out of your system. After a few days, I just pick something that looks at least okay. If it’s fun, I’ll read it whole, if not, I’ll drop and move on to something else. In the meanwhile, before picking the next thing, I’ll just enjoy some of my other hobbies. Play games, go deep into a rabbit hole of knowledge I had no clue it would be interesting, touch some grass… Also, it helps to take a look at discussions surrounding the book, it helps me connect through the book.
I read a really good book at the end of last year and it kind of put me in a reading slump. I had to let it sit for a moment and then I kind of didn’t feel like reading anything else for a while.
This happens rarely to me but I’ve actually come to appreciate it when it does. I am trying to get into a “quality over quantity” mindset after a few years of just reading as much as I possibly could.
I feel like we should give books more time to “breathe” in general after we finish reading instead of always jumping into the next one straight away!