Reading slumps can be so discouraging when reading is your main hobby. Surrendering to it can be so powerful and freeing though! I have been reading much less than normal and loving not reading because I feel obligated but because I want to. I hope you treat yourself to lovely things in this time and feel refreshed!
Life has its ebbs and flows. Sometimes our heads are just not in a good space for reading. We need to give ourselves permission to just live life sometimes. Short stories, audiobooks, rereads, lighter reads… When my brain needs to coast, my go to is Agatha Christie.
Completely understand how reading sometimes goes up and down Tori. I remember several decades ago having a bad break up and reading five books the whole year but reading wasn’t calling me and that’s ok. If I feel slumpy I just enjoy the other things in my life knowing books will eventually come back into my life. I’m sure you’ll be all fired up for Victober!
I slowed my reading way down this year, because I read too much last year and it burnt me out. I think leisurely reading like you are doing is a good idea, I have been doing this same. I reduced my goal to half of what I read last year, and am just reading what I want.
I hear ya girl! I keep thinking I'm in a slump then suddenly i find a book i can't put down. But that lingering slumpiness is in the background. You take as much time as you need!
Gosh i *so* relate (i haven't even used GR since last Victober) 🙅♀ & im also in the midst of learning / new interests that is taking my reading time. I feel like letting go of the reins is a super healthy thing (im doing the same). Lovely to see your face & whenever u pop up is just a blessing 🙂 "We're so dramatic here on bt" 😆 i find myself being like that- they're only books! lol (i stll recommend Possession tho) 🧐💕☺
it still saddens me that jennifer left us too soon, her channel was the first book tube channel that i subscribed to. I remember she said she loved reading about history because of ancient egypt so I will be reading Egyptian mythologies tales translated from the paypries by flinders petrie and Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic by by Sophus Helle since it is oldest epic in history which started this tradition and I remember how she loved epic poetry. R.I.P jennifer.
Reading slumps can be so discouraging when reading is your main hobby. Surrendering to it can be so powerful and freeing though! I have been reading much less than normal and loving not reading because I feel obligated but because I want to. I hope you treat yourself to lovely things in this time and feel refreshed!
Take the time you need, Tori. Please keep us posted when you feel you can. We'll be cheering for you!🧡
Life has its ebbs and flows. Sometimes our heads are just not in a good space for reading. We need to give ourselves permission to just live life sometimes. Short stories, audiobooks, rereads, lighter reads… When my brain needs to coast, my go to is Agatha Christie.
I've always enjoyed your channel and understand that you need a break. After all, reading should be fun--not a chore.
Completely understand how reading sometimes goes up and down Tori. I remember several decades ago having a bad break up and reading five books the whole year but reading wasn’t calling me and that’s ok. If I feel slumpy I just enjoy the other things in my life knowing books will eventually come back into my life. I’m sure you’ll be all fired up for Victober!
I slowed my reading way down this year, because I read too much last year and it burnt me out. I think leisurely reading like you are doing is a good idea, I have been doing this same. I reduced my goal to half of what I read last year, and am just reading what I want.
I hear ya girl! I keep thinking I'm in a slump then suddenly i find a book i can't put down. But that lingering slumpiness is in the background.
You take as much time as you need!
Be kind to yourself! 💛
Even quarterly videos would be perfectly fine. An interesting video (later) would be “Reading ideas for when you’re in a slump.”
Gosh i *so* relate (i haven't even used GR since last Victober) 🙅♀ & im also in the midst of learning / new interests that is taking my reading time. I feel like letting go of the reins is a super healthy thing (im doing the same). Lovely to see your face & whenever u pop up is just a blessing 🙂 "We're so dramatic here on bt" 😆 i find myself being like that- they're only books! lol (i stll recommend Possession tho) 🧐💕☺
it still saddens me that jennifer left us too soon, her channel was the first book tube channel that i subscribed to. I remember she said she loved reading about history because of ancient egypt so I will be reading Egyptian mythologies tales translated from the paypries by flinders petrie and Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic by
by Sophus Helle since it is oldest epic in history which started this tradition and I remember how she loved epic poetry. R.I.P jennifer.
What a beautiful way to honor her this month. Thank you for your comment ❤️
Hope you’re doing all right and never worry about not posting as much - sometimes that’s just how things are 💜
still cant believe jennifer is gone. hope things get better for you and you start feeling better soon 💙
We'll still be here. ❤
I call once-every-two-weeks "fortnightly," but that might be a Britishism.