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Make Your Mark

<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Start from where you are, with what you have.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Lead with a learner’s mindset. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Know your space in the bigger picture because there is always a bigger picture.</li></ol>

Formula For Success

There is no such thing as being still. Either you’re doing your best or worst.

Be The Best

I was decluttering my files and I found my notes on a Leadership Symposium I attended last Feb 2018

Execute with Excellence

Don’t be a greedy reader.Try focusing on one syory at a time. Avoid switching to another book if you had a rough patch on your current read.If you’re no longer enjoying reading it, don’t feel guilty of abandoning it. There is no book police roaming around anyways 😉Find another book you’re interested in.

One Book At A Time

Internet is the single biggest procastinating tool nowadays. You might want to have a quick browse in Facebook and suddenly, five hours have passed.Set an internet-free time and use that time to reconnect with reading. You’ll find pleasure in the page when you step away from the screen.

Go Offline And Schedule Reading Time

Maybe you liked a particular author that made you started reading in the first place? Or a certain story may have been stuck with you even you already finished the book.Revisit an old favorite book to rediscover the magic. Even it has to be a book from your childhood.

Try The “Classics”

You can set an hour or two and go head to your nearest bookstore and don’t forget to grab your favorite cup of coffee.Wander around, look for their best read for the month and chat to the bookstore employees on what they’re reading.Being surrounded by books can be a shortcut from escaping your reading slump.

Hang Out In A Bookstore

Sometimes, a little company in reading can be a cure on your slump.Go join some book clubs or team up with a friend and talk about a book together.

Have A “Reading Buddy

Watching a movie then reading the book where the story was based from and then comparing the storyline and details is a good cure on reading slump.If you are extra committed, you can read the boon BEFORE seeing the movie.

See A ‘Book-To-Movie’ Adaptations

Audio readers can be a great alternative if you are struggling to enjoy reading but you miss to be around books or if you are having a lot of things to do on your plate.Trying audiobooks is perfect while doing mundane tasks. 👍

Try Audiobooks

If it is getting stale and the feeling of little too familiar, why not try a new genre?Variety is the spice of life. So don’t be afraid to put it also in reading!Experiment on recommendations from friends and family.

Genre Hopping

I can attest to these tips on surviving a reading slump!

Can't remember the last time you picked up a book? Here are 8 quick and easy ways to reignite your love for reading.

Personal Development

8 Ways To Get Out Of A Reading Slump - Lifehack

<ul><li>Read in different genre. This will add some fun and flavor to your reading experience. </li><li>Don’t always follow the crowd. You dont have to read that book because everyone is reading it. </li></ul>

Read What Interests You

Researchers studied that there are several effects of reading:<ul><li>reading just 6 minutes a day slows down your heart rate and make you feel relaxed. </li><li>reading for 30 minutes a week will make you feel 20% satisfied in life. </li><li>30 minutes of reading is as effecting as 30 minutes of yoga. </li><li>reading can increase your life expectacy by 2 years!</li></ul>

Read At Least An Hour Every Week

Challenges are one of our biggest motivators. When you challenged yourself to read a number of books a year, you’re hyped to finished (or even surpassed) the task! 😉

Try Reading Challenge 📚

Learn to let go of a book that doesn’t resonate with you. If you don’t find yourself hooked by reading about one-third of the book, chances are, you’ll never gonna finish it anyway.﻿

You Can’t Connect With Everything You Read

Try the advice from the book “How to Read a Novel” by John Sutherland:“Read the 69th page of any book and if you find the page captivating, then read the book; else, drop it, as the odds are you’ll not like it.

Go To Page 69

Often, people stop reading because they have other priorities and interests. But reading is so beneficial that rebuilding the habit is crucial. And when only 4 steps are required, it's even easier.

Rekindling Your Lost Joy Is Not As Difficult As You Think

When you binge your favorite TV show, your brain continue to produce more dopamine and you experience a drug-like high. It was like a pseudo-addiction” .

Increase in Dopamine

We get drawn to the lives of the characters portrayed on the show that also fuels our binge watching experience. 2 types of Character Involvement:<ol><li>Identification - it is when we see ourselves to the characters portaying in a show.</li><li>Perceived Similarity - this is where you had the “i know what it feels like” moment.</li></ol>

Connection With The Characters

Binge watching can be a stress reliever after our work shift. It’s like a wall that blocks our brain from dwelling about an unfinished to-do list and other stressors that you wanted to stop thinking for a while.

Temporary Escape

Because you watched the same tv show, you finally have this “sense of belongingness”. You felt that you were part of a small community where you can connect with and have an in-depth discussion of the show.

Foster Relationships

We substitute the virtual connection with the characters and disconnecting to the human interaction.

“Starving To death Emotionally

<ol><li>Set a time-limit and number of episodes that you will spend watching for the day/night.</li><li> Balance your binge with other activities. After the time-limit and episodes you set, go out with your friends and talked about the scenes you liked the most.</li></ol>

HOW TO BINGE WATCH RESPONSIBLY?

I am very much guilty of binge watching a tv show in one sitting 😑. I even have this special segment on my IG stories of #SeriesReviewNobodyAsksFor where I must say a lot rely on it if it was binge worthy. But now I am slowly rebuilding my reading habits and I am so glad I found deepstash.

Is watching the entire second season of "Stranger Things" on your weekend to-do list? Here's what you need to know. 

What happens in your brain when you binge-watch a TV show

<ol><li>Irritability</li><li>Negative impact on productivity</li><li>Emotional detachment</li><li>Changes in sleep patterns</li><li>Emotional eating</li></ol>

5 Signs You're Emotionally Stressed Out

Have you been feeling a bit unlike yourself? Has it been harder to keep healthy habits and to connect with your loved ones the way you’d hope? If so, there’s a chance you’re coping with some emotional distress that you’re suppressing or might not even be aware of. But having self-awareness can help start the coping process, so we made this video just for you! Are you emotionally distressed? This video might help you identify if that's the case: https://youtu.be/1DayJzl1fkI Writer: Cindy Nguyen Script Editor: Isadora Ho Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Zuzia IG @zuzia.png YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References Brewer, Jud. “Are You Stuck in the Anxiety-Distraction Feedback Loop?” Harvard Business Review, 1 Feb. 2021, hbr.org/2020/05/are-you-stuck-in-the-anxiety-distraction-feedback-loop. “Emotional Eating up during Pandemic.” MIBluesPerspectives, 17 Mar. 2021, www.mibluesperspectives.com/2020/11/02/emotional-eating-on-the-rise-during-the-pandemic/. “Emotional Stress: Warning Signs, Management, When to Get Help.” Cleveland Clinic, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/6406-emotional-stress-warning-signs-management-when-to-get-help. Fraga, Juli, et al. “COVID-19 Stress Is Making America Increasingly Irritable. but What Is All This Rage Hiding?” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 9 Sept. 2020, www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid-19-stress-making-america-increasingly-irritable-what-all-rage-ncna1239585. “How Stress Connects to Productivity.” Business.com, www.business.com/articles/stress-and-productivity-what-the-numbers-say/. Schlarb, Angelika A., et al. “Sleep Disturbances and Mental Strain in UNIVERSITY Students: Results from an Online Survey in Luxembourg and Germany.” International Journal of Mental Health Systems, BioMed Central, 29 Mar. 2017, ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-017-0131-9. “Struggling with Emotional Eating?” Harvard Health, 15 Aug. 2017, www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-weight-loss/struggling-with-emotional-eating. “Why Anxiety Causes Detachment.” Calm Clinic – Information about Anxiety, Stress and Panic, 1 Mar. 2021, www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/detachment.

When you know your life matches your values, it’s easier to let other people’s perceptions fall to the side.

It is Okay Not To Have The Newest And The Best

Find the courage to live the lives we were meant to, not the lives others were expecting for us.

Stop Under-committing To Yourself

We can’t control others but we can control ourselves. As hard as it is, we are the gatekeepers of what we let in into our lives.

Be Confident Of Who You Are

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”

Bring Minimalism to Your Home, Work, and Relationships Discover how to apply the minimalist mindset to every aspect of your life by changing the way you think about your home, career, relationships, family, and money. The Minimalist Way will help you take it one step at a time with simple exercises and activities. Ease into minimalism at your own pace and learn how to let go. Filled with practical philosophy and easy-to-use strategies for removing unnecessary distractions and stress, this is the essential guidebook for anyone looking to clear out their physical, mental, and emotional clutter. The Minimalist Way includes: MINIMALIST PHILOSOPHY_outlines the principles of minimalism and shows you how to define the practice to fit your life. THE MINIMALIST LIFESTYLE_teaches you how to apply minimalism to your spending, food, clothing, family, leisure time, work, and more. REAL SOLUTIONS_that help you spend time and energy wisely, including checklists, activities, and troubleshooting tips. Live simpler. Live better. Live minimalism.

The Minimalist Way

Minimalism should be taken in a gradual yet steady approach. Doing so ensures that this is not going to be a brief attempt at organizing your life, but a lifestyle change.

Take Baby Steps

<ul><li>Have a Gratitude notebook. Take time each day to be thankful for your blessings. Being grateful makes it harder to be angry.</li><li>Go for a deep and hearty laugh. Laughter melts bad emotions. Try laughing more often and avoid taking yourself too seriously.</li><li>Media fasting. Limit your exposure to media specially if you already find yourself forming opinions that are simply based on what you hear or saw</li></ul>

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8 Ways To Get Out Of A Reading Slump - Lifehack

Rekindling Your Lost Joy Is Not As Difficult As You Think

What happens in your brain when you binge-watch a TV show

5 Signs You're Emotionally Stressed Out

Bite-sized knowledgeto upgradeyour career

Jhabs @jhabelita.reads

Execute with Excellence

8 Ways To Get Out Of A Reading Slump - Lifehack

Rekindling Your Lost Joy Is Not As Difficult As You Think

What happens in your brain when you binge-watch a TV show

5 Signs You're Emotionally Stressed Out

Bite-sized knowledge
to upgrade
your career

Jhabs
@jhabelita.reads