Indulge in Readathons

When you lose yourself in a book the hours grow wings and fly. — Chloe Thurlow

One of the tried and true methods of getting things done is by making it fun and appealing to do.

A board game could lay forever on the shelf but when there's a challenge, it squeezes out fun juice.

If you read the previous post Why you should feed your brain, you should already know that when you don't frequently challenge your brain it deteriorates.

Just like physical activity is important for the body, mental exercise is important for your brain. Life-long learning and new challenges improve brain function. A readathon is one example of involving the brain in a new challenge.

According to standard definitions, a readathon is an event during which people read for a protracted period.

In readathons, you set goals you would like to reach, say 250 pages per hour or two books per day depending on the strategy. Sometimes readathons are organized in particular themes or challenges. Examples, 24-hour readathon, business books readathon, favorite author readathon, readathon based on genre, and so on.

Often, relaxation programs are usually done for fundraising but beyond raising funds, they help revitalize the reading diet of bookish people and other interested individuals.

You can decide to join a readathon or start your own. Whatever you choose, make sure to prepare the necessities needed for the event. A to-be-read list, participants, a space, sponsors, books, and so on, that's if you're organizing your event.

Readathons help you engage with the community. During a readathon, you're inspired by other book lovers to read more than you would any other time and in turn, you inspire people too when you participate in challenges such as this.

Readathon also helps build self-esteem, promotes empathy, reduces stress and anxiety, fights depression symptoms, promotes literacy, creates good reading habits, and improves brain performance.

Start your readathon with friends or look out for platforms that promote reading marathons. Don't forget to milk in some fun.

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