Many people have undoubtedly experienced the irritating, but possible, experience of starting to read a good book, being distracted from reading, or getting distracted, putting the volume aside for too long and not finding the enthusiasm to pick it up again. It can happen that you lose your mark or your enthusiasm for a book, but it is something that can be overcome.
This article will teach you how you can fight the loss of enthusiasm for reading a book and how you can resume reading it and get to the last chapter.
Steps
Step 1. Use a bookmark to avoid losing your place
Making "ears" to the page, using the flaps on the cover as a bookmark, or keeping the book open face down, are all ways to lose the mark and make it more difficult to return to reading. With a bookmark, not only will you be sure where you have come from, but you will also create a psychic mechanism to show you how far you have progressed in reading and to invite you to continue.
Step 2. Read several times the pages you don't fully understand
There is nothing wrong with that; it is a sign of passion and not of dullness. Benjamin Franklin himself taught himself how to understand the written works, and how to write them in turn, rearranging the articles he read in the "Spectator", but did not fully understand, scattering the notes and looking back at them weeks later to recreate the essay.
Distractions such as having too much thought in your head, too much noise around you, people demanding your attention, and not feeling completely comfortable can make it more difficult to understand when reading. Find quiet moments without these distractions and it will be easier for you to assimilate the information
Step 3. Avoid reading important material late at night
As much as you feel awake, your brain is most active in the morning. Evening and night are more suitable for general reading. If you have to read technical information for studies or work, try to keep the hardest parts for the morning, when you are cooler, and the lighter ones, or the reviews, for the evening. It might even be worth waking up a little earlier!
Try to organize a specific time each day for reading the book. If that's not possible, try to schedule times during the week. Read at least one chapter at a time, dividing it into parts that you can "digest" and ending at the paragraph or chapter end points
Step 4. Find a quiet place to read
Make sure you don't have too many distractions like the sound of the television, the radio, or family members going about their daily activities. If there is a corner of the house you prefer, or a particular chair, make it your "reading corner".
Step 5. Take notes as you continue reading
If you don't have a good memory, or want to keep track of the material you're reading, make a few notes on a notepad after each chapter or topic covered. Review your notes often.
If the book you are reading is yours, and you don't mind writing on it, make marginal notes in pencil, using keywords or signs that can help you find the information quickly when you need it. A book with good notes is a treasure for its owner
Step 6. Get caught up in the book
Imagine yourself in the situations that are described, put yourself in the shoes of the characters. If it is a technical or scientific book, what can you do to prove to yourself that the information is correct? What kind of experiments could you conduct? Use your creativity to keep your interest high. For other non-fiction books, think about how the things you are reading affect your everyday life. If you want, you can even imagine helping the book character!
Step 7. Don't blame yourself if you neglected to read a book
Throwing away a book that you didn't finish because "it was too difficult" or because "it wasn't worth it", because you felt guilty for not reading it or you felt disgusted at the idea of starting it again, is a common problem. lot of. However, if you forgive yourself for not reading it regularly and agree to re-read parts that you have already read, without worrying too much about going back to old things, you can overcome the feeling that it is too difficult and you can discover unexpected things by immersing yourself in the reading again. There is nothing more pleasant than feeling grateful that you have continued to read a book and thus have made new discoveries useful for your life!
Advice
- Be determined. Learning the love of reading and getting to the end of a book is not an immediate thing. However, it can be cultivated through practice.
- The best way to ensure you start and finish a book is to ask yourself three questions: Why did I buy this book? Am I lazy and can't find time to read? Why did I spend money on a book that I'm not going to finish? Usually answering these questions can increase motivation.
- Recognize that reading a book for pure pleasure is different from reading a book for information. While both types of reading can be fun, they represent two different types. Don't be discouraged if you are skilled in one type but not the other. Practice will improve both types of reading.
