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With quite a few of us having a low reading mojo (including me), I thought it might be a good idea to share each other's tips on how to combat this. Some people call this being in a reading slump. Whatever your word choice, it's not very nice when this is going on. For me, I tend to be busy doing other things in my spare time, and while wanting to read I somehow don't get around to doing much reading done. The things I'm talking about (such as browsing social media, watching a dvd or being busy with numbers), are sometimes not things that necessarily need to happen then. So I kind of choose not to read because I don't really feel like it (even though a part of me wants to read). Does it make sense? Some tips I've thought of or heard from others: - Reread a book you love - Read a book you're pretty sure you'll like - Browse your book shelves (or ereader), for inspiration - Talk with friends about books - Read reviews on the forum, websites, or watch a bookrelated YouTube video - Buy a new (or used, but new to you) book (and give it a go) - Reorganise your book shelves (this applies less to an ereader I think) - Take a break from reading for a few days, or however long you think it's necessary. See if you feel more like reading after the break. - Listen to an audiobook (this isn't useful for me as it'd be way too tiring, but some other people might find it nice) - Watch a film or tv series based on a book - Make a short TBR: pick a few books from your shelves that you think you might read in the near future and put them on top of ie. a night stand, a desk, etc. Hmm well that's all I can think of at the moment, I hope this helps anyone and let me know if you have any tips or thoughts on it.