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Can reading novels become an addiction?
Like all compulsive habits, reading addiction stems from the need to escape and control. When you can study a book review from start to finish without realising you’ve already read the novel in question, you can be pretty sure you’ve been perpetrating abuse.
Why are novels so addictive?
Because we all crave recognition. Novels give you characters you dream about or you relate to, they bring you closer to the reality by taking you away from it. We get addicted because of the recognition we get in that fictional world. Textbooks, on the other hand, serve facts before us.
How do people become addicted to reading books?
Set aside 20 minutes during the day, find a quiet place, and just read — the longer, the better. This might be the most important step you take — reading book recommendations doesn’t mean anything if you don’t actually read and do it everyday. When comfortable, add another 10 minutes to the regimen.
How do I get myself in the mood to read?
How to Get Into a Reading Mood
- Light a fire.
- Try a different genre than your normal reads.
- Read some book reviews for the book at which you’re looking.
- Stand before the bookshelf and take in its glory.
- Try an audio book.
- Remember the reason you bought the book.
- Read 30 minutes before bed.
Are you addicted to Reading?
Everyone loves a good read, but when you start believing that Dragon’s Den might just take a chance on your waterproof paperback shower shield, you know your appetites are getting out of control. Reading addiction is not the same as loving books; it’s more like book abuse, and it’s time we afflicted stopped hiding from the truth.
Should you lend out your books?
Lending out your books can be unbearably painful. Those of us who grow attachments to the books we love so much we actually bought them might have one or two people we are comfortable lending them out to, but the line stops there.
Does Reading until nearly dawn affect you the next day?
No matter how important the event of the next day is — a make-or-break exam, an interview that will determine the rest of your life, or even just an elaborate day out with friends — somehow we manage to convince ourselves that reading until nearly dawn won’t affect us the next day.
Why do people read books instead of TV?
For those with greyhoundish levels of energy, a book provides a constant channel and focus for the brain; the need to lend your own imagination to the tale makes it far more effective than TV.