Small Change, Good Gain

How I finally read the book I’d been trying to read forever

I loved reading as a child. I would go so crazy in my book world that my mom had to snatch books from my hand to get me to sleep on school nights.

After she would leave the room, I would secretly read in the meagre light of the night lamp. I know it is the reason behind my dark circles, but oh, how it filled my heart!

Those storybooks teleported me to another land, to a land of imagination, awe, and wonder. Somehow, my love for books dwindled as I grew up.

Studying took front seat, and in my free time, I wouldn’t prefer reading more than I already had to. Something I once loved unknowingly became a thing of the past.

After the studying phase, I started picking up books again, but my beeping gadgets seemed more interesting. And the humble book would soon be forgotten. My patience and attention span had both dwindled over the years.

Especially self-help books would take even longer to read, for obvious reasons. Recently, I’d been gifted a book which I’d heard a lot about. I’m sure you have too — Atomic Habits by James Clear.

I started reading eagerly, determined to finish this one. But as usual, distractions found me, and soon enough, that book found its way back on the shelf, unfinished.

After a few months, my eyes fell on that book again. During that time, I was working on forming a routine for…