Saturday, January 9, 2021

Do you want to Fall and Stay in Love with Reading?- Accept The Book Reading Challenge by Blogchatter #TBRChallenge


 


There was a time when I used to call myself an avid reader- long long time back. Then some where I have forgotten about my love for books not because there was no time or desire, it is because life happened, responsibilities happened and conveniently pushed me into the giant ocean of personal and professional responsibilities.

I feel every body needs accountability and encouragement and in my case Blogchatter has given me in abundance and accepted me into their family with open arms. So here I am with my bucket list of books which I am going to read in the year 2021 as part of #TBRchallenge.

I feel reading is one of the best hobbies in the world and most healthiest too. It has been proven that reading any kind of books, whether fiction or non-fiction , it increases your memory power, your brain power and even enhances empathetic skills. Researchers have also confirmed that reading reduces stress that can lower your heart beat and blood pressure. For me reading is informative and educational at the same time it is entertaining and relaxing too.

As a trainer I train people on effective learning techniques and I can confidently say that reading surely helps in increasing the capacity of working memory which is very important to have a strong long term memory. Reading also helps in expanding the reader's attention span which is imperative for anybody who wants to be more focused.

My Reading List -Here are few books from my reading list which I have short listed for this challenge

1. You Can Reach The Top - Zig Ziglar

2. The Psychology of Persuasion - Kevin Hogan

3. The Painter Of Signs - R.K Narayan

4. Sita's Sister - Kavita Kane

I have challenged myself with 8 books, which I think is not good enough but I want to go little slow as I believe in consistency.

Let me share the Rules and Regulation of #TBRchallenge 

1.  Your profile on the Blogchatter website should be complete.

2. Put a numeric value for the books you want to read in the current year.

3. You should upload covers of the books in your Dashboard as you finish reading. 

4. Share your reading progress on social media.

5. Write a blogpost about the Reading challeneg and do not forget to mention the mandatory line, I am participation in the #TBRChallenge by Blogchatter and backlink #TBRChallenge to  (https://www.theblogchatter.com/tbrchallenge-aka-the-blogchatter-reading-challenge-2021)

6.Share the post, add it to BlogRolls and tag Blogchatter.

7.Participate in the monthly check-ins to update your score. 

Rules which I have set up for my self to be committed to this challenge

1. Keep a log: This is going to be similar to my reading list. In this log book I will write the title and author of the book with starting and finishing date. I will try and put a note to each with my thoughts about the book, this will aid me in reviewing.

2. Blog it : I will review each book and blog it on my site. This will keep me to be accountable to my goals.

3. Make it Pleasurable - Will try not to push myself too hard and find a cozy place and best time when I will be less interrupted. A cup of hot ginger tea will do the rest.

If you want you can also try these rules, I can assure you this will definitely help.

I am participating in the #TBRChallenge by Blogchatter and YOU?????



Happy Reading :)

@SwatiMathur






23 comments:

  1. I have not read any of these, Swati! Thank you for sharing them here - I might pick a few. Also all the best for the challenge

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  2. Hey you are a reader. I am one too. Wow. It feels awesome to meet an avid reader. I am going to stalk you now😂. Interesting TBR you have

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  3. Wow ur a reader? Me too. Great to see a fellow reader. Oh I missed the TBR challenge. Is it still on? I want to participate in the challenge. Thanks for sharing ❤

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    1. Yes, Rakhi you can still participate..check on blogchatter website.

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    2. Really need to catch up on my reading. Appreciate and like the list you have shared at the end of your post. Very methodical and good practices followed by you.

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    3. I am also planning to participate in TBR challenge. I have started reading after a long time.Finished two books already.

      - Ujjwal Mishra MywordsMywisdom

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    4. I was an avid reader too and I can see how difficult it is to continue reading once life happens! But I am glad that my bad habit of reading while eating has helped me to continue to devour books! So glad that you are trying to consciously get back to reading. Good luck with the challenge!

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  4. I'm participating in #TBRChallenge too and have committed to read 20 books although haven't even begun yet. Your stash looks interesting, might pick up one of them.

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  5. Thats a lovely idea to keep jotting down idea and learnings from each book and author. Great to keep you motivated towards the #TBRreading challenge.

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  6. Hey, even I am joining the TBR challenge with Blogchatter, this will be my first ever reading challenge and I am quite excited about it. You have created an interesting reading list, I am yet to make one. Wish you all the best, may you read all of these books and many more this year.

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  7. Wow great Swati. you know like you I also had lost the passion for reading books due to pressure of multiple responsibilities. in fact I had also thought to participate in blog chatter reading challenge but somehow not able to do it again. loved your reading list. wishing you all the best for challenge.

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  8. That's a great list Swati, shall await the book review of R.K.Narayan book as I am a huge fan of his writing. And I am sure you will ace the reading challenge and will read more than 8 books in this year.

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  9. #TBRChallenge looks great definitely would love to participate as I believe reading is the best thing ever thank you for sharing this post..

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  10. It's amazing how Blogchatter comes up with these wonderful challenges. I so want to take this up but am afraid I won't be able to finish it.

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  11. Love your list! So wanted to participate in this challenge to make my reading regular which has a taken aback as I'm juggling with too much work and two kids, one being a toddler. Will await your reviews.

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  12. Great... I've also joined this challenge and super stoked about the same. Reading has been my passion and I've taken up a lot of reading challenges earlier.I am all ready 2with my reading list and books and started reading.

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  13. I feel so so guilty when i read this Book challenge. I am so hard pressed for time that I am just not able to read. Food blogging is so long drawn that I just dont have time to read anything other than blogs now.

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    1. Nice selection and all the best with your challenge in reading for this year. challenges are such a great way to keep us accountable and on track and pursuing something which is of interest and gives us such joy.

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  14. I love how Blogchatter keeps coming up with such unique ideas. I am so interested to join this challenge. I don't read as much these days due to work overload, but I am sure this will give me a push to get back to reading like before

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  15. I am not so fond of books but this is one challenge which I feel it's time to take it and learn the beauty of reading books!!

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  16. This is a lovely challenge indeed. I love reading books and i will surely contemplate taking up this challenge. Thanks for detailing out the rules.

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  17. I am surely going to add a couple of books ftom here as my wishlist. Even I have decided to get back to my reading habits more seriously this year.

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  18. Swati, firstly all the best for the book reading challenge. I am participating too and so pumped about it. Loving your collections here. So many interesting reads!

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