Hey everybody 💛 remember a few months ago when I disappeared from YouTube? Well, another side effect of my burnout was that I was sure I had lost my passion for reading. If you saw my "comeback" video, you know that I questioned everything 😅 One thing I questioned, but didn’t talk about in that video, was whether having a YouTube channel that naturally pushed me to talk more about books had made reading feel a bit like work rather than something I enjoy. However, before giving up completely, I decided to go over and try all the reading tips I know, hoping that one of them would bring back the joy of reading and learning, and I'm here to share with you the ones that worked for me 🤗 Some days I found that I needed to do all of them together..on other days, picking just one was enough, but I'm happy to say that the habit is back!🖖🏻🎉
This is part 1, where I share five of them with you. Next time, I'll share five more, and I really hope this helps you too, whether you're trying to get back into reading or want it to feel more effortless so you can actually enjoy your books again🤞🏻🌻

💬 I’d love to hear which tip you’re going to try first, let me know in the comments below!

If you want to explore why these tips work or learn more about the psychology behind them, here are the sources I used. They’re great if you ever want to dig deeper and read more about the research behind these habits 🤓
📌Fishbach, Ayelet, and Kaitlin Woolley. “The Structure of Intrinsic Motivation.” Psychological Review, 2018.
📌Kitsantas, Anastasia, and Barry J. Zimmerman. “College Students’ Homework and Academic Achievement: The Mediating Role of Self-Regulatory Processes.” Behavior Research Methods, 2009.
📌McGraw, Kenneth. Research on task initiation and motivation, 1987.
📌Neal, David T., et al. “The Pull of the Past: When Do Habits Persist Despite Conflict with Motives?” Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2012.
📌Neuville, E. Research on cognitive priming in reading comprehension, 2020.
📌Parkinson, C. Northcote. “Parkinson’s Law.” The Economist, 1955.
📌Robinson, Francis Pleasant. Effective Study. 1946.
📌Wood, Wendy, and David T. Neal. “A New Look at Habits and the Habit–Goal Interface.” Psychological Review, 2007.