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2. I love reading and reviewing books

Reading develops our brains and gives us the ability to understand life in a much better fashion. Besides, there’s a lot of room for grammar and language development. When you read a lot, you learn new words all the time.

Not sure how many readers will agree but I firmly believe books can go more in-depth than a movie can. When you read a script then watch the movie more details are added that would not be there in a movie.

I read two books simultaneously (one fiction and one nonfiction) every four weeks or so, which adds up to about 25 books per year.

As a rule, I always read at least a few pages every day. Often it is a lot more than that, and again at times, there’s a block. I squeeze reading in whenever I can — primarily during travelling, after waking up, in between classes and then of course throughout the weekend.

I read books primarily to learn, grow, and feed my curiosities and love for good stories. This means that I mostly read non-fiction books about great people, lifestyle, and business/marketing, and then, of course, there’s a great deal of multi-genre reading.

While I certainly learn a lot through academics, I for a fact know that books are a gateway to deeper knowledge.

Now even though a good amount of information is out there on the internet, my personality is best-suited to a deep exploration of a limited number of subjects, rather than casually flipping from topic to topic. Therefore I greatly prefer reading full books over magazines, online articles, or any other type of micro-content.

Also, it makes the reading experience tangible. Something that I can hold on to.

I always read with a pencil in hand so I can bracket key passages as I go.

I honestly developed this habit in my final year of school. I was always interested in writing short little creative pieces but I couldn’t understand how to carve my way into the industry. So I started reading and I fell in love with it. I later discovered that book blogging was a thing and that I could do it all for free sitting at home. That way I could read and learn about the current trends in the publishing world plus the books would be sent to me without me having to spend a fortune over them. What’s better? Reviewing meant I’d be responsible for carefully reading through the books and analysing the good and the bad. So this made reading my habit. I almost felt like a social entrepreneur.

After finishing each book, I go back through the marked sections and manually write out a ‘2-pager’ of my key takeaways (the good points and the bad points) in a diary. I have been doing this for the past 3 years, which means I now have well over 100 one-page reviews of the books I’ve read. This makes it easy and convenient to go back and reference the points that resonated with me most. And then, of course, that’s what the books are mostly sent to me for, except some are sent for interviews and promotions.

I always feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment after finishing the three-step process of reading, analysing, and reviewing books for my blog posts. It is at that point that I feel truly ‘done’ with a book and ready to move on to the next one.

This amount of effort might seem crazy to some people, especially since I am not being paid. But reading books in this focused manner gives me so much joy precisely because it is what I want to be doing all the time. Even after a long day, I find it energizing to take on this additional learning during my ‘me’ time because it is how I choose to spend the time other than writing.

With my hobby and love for books, I was able to network with new people, be they fictional or real. It also opened up newer avenues for me. Book clubs and bookstagram community especially are my favourites.

There is nothing like getting lost in a book to make time fly. You can be in a different world other than the real one. You can always learn something new by reading books. It will help you see different sides to situations and some of it is relatable. It shows you a different perspective. And again remember, Books will always be there for you unless you send them away. So they’re better friends than human beings are!

Reading books help to relieve your stress and uncertainty. They give much-needed relief and relaxation to your mind. It is not only a form of entertainment or a hobby to keep you pleased. It is, in other words, an elixir for your mind that naturally needs extensive reading to grow and improve.

It is a well-researched fact that good books readers can never experience mental stress and depression. Books reading keeps him engaged and entertained. They bring a different world of more knowledge and refined look for him. They encourage the readers to share the committed lessons from history. True is that the world today has been so different and developed without the help of knowledge whose custodians are these books.

I am extremely thankful for my books reading hobby that has given so much in this world. This one is the best ever recommended hobby one should have. Books have made me so informed and advanced in the knowledge that I am held in high esteem by my colleagues and my family.