Tips To Not Getting Bored Reading at Home

There are several reasons why we lose focus while reading. This includes distractions, stress, boring texts, etc. Working on these reading comprehension problems will improve your concentration and reading comprehension.

"You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you."

These are some tips that you can try to make you enjoy and comfortable reading.

Tip #1 Clarify Your Purpose of Reading

The boredom that we experience may arise when we feel “forced” to read the book, or just as a thesis assignment. For example, we need to dig deeper, what is our purpose in reading this book? is it for our pleasure? for the task? or to fill our spare time? By clarifying the purpose of our reading, we can certainly focus more when reading. Because our motivation is clear, our goals are also clear. Clarify the purpose of our reading will make us feel motivated to finish the book we are reading.

Tip #2 Stay Away from social media

Social media not only gives an “addictive” effect but also interferes with your reading focus. To avoid unwanted things such as “calling for work”, other external distractions “chatting” and so on, try to find your best time to read. When we have determined our “best time” to read, all things that disturb us, especially external things, will be put aside first. Give yourself a special time to focus solely on the book you are reading. You don’t have to turn off the smartphone if you feel it’s not necessary, you can set the cellphone on silent mode instead.

Tip #3 Relaxation is Important

Sometimes we force ourselves to “must finish one book” or “read it once”, which is fine as long as we have a purpose. For example, to review a bibliography of books, some books may need to be read in a short time so that we can summarize their contents. Well, unless we are faced with certain needs, I think we can relax first when we read on the sidelines. For example, we continue reading again after chapter 1 is finished, then take tea/coffee for a while stretching. There are many ways of relaxation that we can do so that we are not “tired” of reading. So that the reading experience is also more fun.

If you want to start your reading journey, these are books recommended for you to start. Enjoy reading while doing the tips.

Start With Why - Simon Sinek

This book became a best seller because of the author's TED Talk. This book explains the importance of the word "why" in building a business or organization. Not because of the money or profit, but about the results. One of them takes the example of Apple Inc. about the importance of identifying the goals of a business to make big decisions according to the vision.

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Verity - Colleen Hoover

#1 New York Times Bestseller USA, Bestseller the Globe, and Mail Bestseller Publishers Weekly.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.

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