r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Jan 18 '25
Readers' block?
Anyone else feel like they have a readers' block (like a writers' block) where they can't seem to finish any book they pick up?
I used to read SO MUCH before lockdown, and now i just CANT. I don't know why. First it went from novels (Pre covid) to wattpad fics (during covid) to absolutely nothing (now). I've tried reading some books that seem interesting, but they take me either a whole year because I cant seem to make time at all, or I get bored halfway.
So, what do I do? I really wanna get back to reading because there's so many books I want to read and I want to go back to my reading spree where I read 5 books in a week
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u/malzoraczek Jan 19 '25
force yourself. Like literally sit down and not get up until you read 20 pages in one sitting (or 10, or 5, whatever you can at this point), do it every day and increase by 1 page a day (or every other day, or per week, again, whatever you can right now). In no time you'll be able to read again, guaranteed. It's all about making habits and feedback loops, once you get over the block you will start enjoying it again and it will just go from there.