I love reading. I really do. In the past, I've devoured novels like One Indian Girl, The Kite Runner, and Oh Shit Not Again – couldn't put them down.
But recently? I bought 8-10 books that I was genuinely excited about, and I haven't even completed 20% of a single one. They're just sitting there, mocking me.
Here's what happens: I pick up a book (physical or digital), and immediately this voice in my head goes, "Why are you wasting time on a romance novel or some melancholic story? If you're going to read ANYTHING, shouldn't it be your textbooks? Something productive?"
And then… I don't read the novel. I don't read the textbooks either. I just end up scrolling on my phone for hours instead.
I'm stuck in this weird reading slump where I'm guilting myself out of reading for pleasure, but that guilt isn't actually motivating me to do anything productive. I'm just… paralyzed. And my phone has become this default escape.
Has anyone else experienced this? How did you break out of it?
I miss the feeling of being completely absorbed in a story. I miss actually FINISHING books. But I can't seem to give myself permission to just… read for fun anymore. Which book should I pick so that I can get rid of this.
Any advice would be really appreciated.
by OD29NEXUS