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Stop Just THINKing About Reading: 3 Tips to Kickstart Your Reading Habit Today
I really wish I had known this much earlier.
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Like most people out there, I knew that reading is incredibly helpful in various ways and that the benefits you can get from it are too numerous to list.
But ever since I was young, I struggled to finish books. So you can imagine that the number of books I actually “finished” reading was probably fewer than the pets you’ve had.
I’ve always wanted to read, but I just couldn’t.
I have a slight reading disorder — my mom and teacher noticed it during my middle school Chinese class, where I’d sometimes write a phrase backward or fail to recognize incorrect words in a sentence.
I used to tell myself that piano sheet music was the only thing I read (I played classical piano growing up) — but that was just an excuse, and I knew it.
Recently I’ve discovered some super easy techniques to help turn this “reading fantasy” into reality. It’s been a month, and I’ve only gotten better.
So, if you have the same problem as I did, follow these 3 easy yet game-changing steps to start your reading journey.
