Let's Discuss: Things That Keep Me from Reading

 

Another discussion idea popped in my head last week! Took me nearly all week to find time to write it! Lol! I guess that's an idea for another time! But I was wondering what are some things that might prevent you from reading? I had a busy weekend last weekend that sucked up some ample reading time and I was curious to see what kinds of things might prevent one from reading.

Things that Keep Me from Reading

I almost always read for a little bit everyday but there are times when that is just not possible. The first thing that would have me turning away from my book is a killer headache. Thankfully they don't happen too often, but when they do I can't bring myself to read.

There's also just being way too tired to read. The other night I was forcing myself to stay up to read up to a certain point and once I reached that point, I was wiped out. I've never been one to pull an all nighter on anything. Even when I am struggling to sleep I can't bring myself to pick up a book as I am trying desperately to fall asleep! That being said I also find there are times when I need to go to bed early and have to force myself to stop reading even though I am not tired. But I know if I don't stop I won't get to sleep in time to get enough sleep for the next workday. So basically I am strict with myself during the week!

Such as the case of last weekend when we had family in town, I didn't read for as long as I normally would have at certain times. Which I don't always mind, but then when the conversations started to go on and on, I was ready to be done socializing. Lol.

Then of course there's the day job! Can't necessarily read when I need to be working! Lol.

Then there's also random times of pure stubbornness when I don't have my book with me that I wanted to read next and have ample amount of time to read. I am also sometimes too stubborn to pull up any old book on my kindle app when I was determined to read something else. It also did not help that I didn't have any kind of notebook or paper to write my book notes in. Especially when starting a new book! Those opening chapters are critical for me to get a few notes down. So this is more me being stubborn about certain things and what not so I spent a whole day not reading at all or being able to do anything particular.

What are some things that prevent you from reading? Are they inside or outside of your control?