I’ve been using the app Bookly for almost 2 years now and I am realizing that it has contributed to my reading slumps.
I have the goal of reading at least 30 minutes a day because I’m pretty busy with my twins and work. The app lets you use a timer and learns your reading speed the more sessions you do. It will give you an estimate on how long it will take you to finish the book.
I think this inadvertently made it feel like a competition/deadline for me, so it turned me off from reading. I would feel bad if I didn’t read a lot of pages in 30 minutes. Constantly checking the timer when I’m reading. Also, It’s kind of distracting to have my phone screen on while I’m reading.
When I’m reading on my kindle I don’t use Bookly. I noticed I felt less pressure when reading books on my kindle vs physical books. The main difference was the use of Bookly lol. So I deleted the app. And I read one of my books today and it felt so much better not having a timer.
What has contributed to your reading slumps and how did you solve it?
by CrownBestowed