How easy is it to read 52 books in a year? Sandeep Sandhu set himself that task last year - and managed it by October. Here's how he did it.
Reading always brought me back to a childhood spent at the local library for hours at a time during stretched-out summers It was January 2 and I’d already finished my first book of 2021.
In a world where we have endless hours of entertainment at our fingertips, it can be overwhelming deciding what to watch, listen to, or read – and sadly, because of convenience and the perceived mental toll of it, reading often falls to the wayside. It did for me, anyway. During the lockdown, I realised how much happier I was when I was reading. So, when 2020 began drawing to a close, I made a pact with myself: in 2021, I would read at least one book a week.
There were times it was tough. I was both working and studying for most of this year, leaving what I thought was only a few measly hours a week to read. Despite my fast start, I found myself falling behind in the early stages of the challenge. The challenge was also an ideal time to expand the scope of what I was reading and listening to. I had some old books I hadn’t read that made their way onto the list, and I sought out suggestions from friends.
I made other, tangible changes too. I’d always been wary of reading in bed because it meant having to eventually get up and turn off the light, chasing away my tiredness in the process – but with a bedside lamp, I was able to simply switch it off when I felt sleep approaching.
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