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Are Reading Slumps Good?

I've been pretty absent from my blog this month, and I don't really have much of an excuse. I've had summer vacation! I should have all the time in the world! And yet my reading and blogging has been about as inconsistent as during the school year. Why? The dreaded reading slump, and the inevitable (for me, at least) subsequent blogging slump. I haven't finished a book since the first few days of this month. I've tried to pick up a few others, but I just can't get into them. And I kind of miss reading, but I also kind of don't. It's one of those reading slumps - when everything else you do kind of fills in your life so there's not exactly a hole in your life where reading used to be. But this reading slump really hasn't been a bad thing! I've relaxed in other ways. I've watched a ton of Netflix. I've done a lot of organizing. I've spent time with friends. I've read so many things online that aren't books - I feel...

5 Ways to Beat Your Reading Slump

I've been in a bit of a reading slump. And, by extension, a blogging slump. I tend to blog more when I read more, and I haven't finished a book in over a week (which is absolutely horrific for me), so I've been a bit MIA here. But since my reading slump doesn't seem to be going anywhere, I figured that I can't just stay off of my blog for some unknown amount of time! And hopefully, if I blog more, I'll want to read more. (No idea whether it works like that, but...we'll see.) I can't wait for this reading slump to be over, so I decided to put together a list of my top 5 ways to get rid of a reading slump. Now, keep in mind, I've tried these and my slump is still here...but maybe you'll have better luck! These are all things that have worked for me before. Just not this time, apparently.   1. Figure out what you really want to read. I remember when I had a reading slump last summer that it was really just a huge craving for a d...