white_hart

I've read far fewer books over the last year than I would normally have done. Partly, I think that's to do with losing the reading time I'd usually have on my commute (though I've been trying to make up for that by reading a bit first thing in the morning and at lunchtime), but I've also been struggling to focus on the words. I thought maybe it was to do with stress and anxiety, and I just wasn't managing to keep the rest of my brain calm enough to focus. Which wouldn't be entirely surprising, given everything right now, but has meant that I've been taking a long time to finish books and my TBR pile is getting rather out of control.

Recently, I've found myself managing to read more, and even to read a bit faster (though it's still been more like one book every two weeks rather than at least one book a week), which I thought was a hopeful sign. Alas, for the last couple of days my eyes have gone back to just sliding off the page rather than taking in the words, but actually, I think I know why: I'm just too tired to focus, rather than being too anxious, or too stressed.

I suppose the answer to "how do I make myself less tired?" is probably "work less". Which seems so simple when you just say it like that...