Tag: reading

Children in costumes around a globe and children's books celebrating World Book Day
Literature

World Book and Copyright Day: Bridging Worlds Through Words

Every year on April 23rd, the world celebrates World Book and Copyright Day, a UNESCO-designated observance that recognizes the extraordinary power of books as bridges between generations and across cultures. This date was chosen as it marks the death anniversary of three literary giants: William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. The celebration underscores how literature transcends boundaries, connecting us through … Continue reading World Book and Copyright Day: Bridging Worlds Through Words

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Literature, Personal Development

The Transformative Power of Reading

As I opened my email one morning, an invitation to purchase books caught my eye. Among the lines of promotional text, one phrase stood out: “Why reading teaches us to read.” This simple yet profound statement encapsulates the essence of reading in our lives. Reading transcends being merely a pastime; it is a gateway to knowledge and a lens through which we interpret the world. … Continue reading The Transformative Power of Reading

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Personal Development

Habit Formation, Vision and Patience

Hi there, I have not been a good reader until two years ago, when I started reading more consistently and increasingly more. I have a certain ideal person to be and that ideal person is one that reads well. But I struggled with consistency when it came to reading. I would read one book fast and not read anything for months after. Two years ago, … Continue reading Habit Formation, Vision and Patience

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Self-awareness

Fear of Imperfection, AKA Atelophobia

The etymology of “atelophobia” comes from the Greek atelophobia, a word composed of atelés (meaning imperfect, incomplete) and phóbos (or fear, phobia) and it means fear of imperfection.  A large number of people suffer from atelophobia, a constant feeling of imperfection and inadequacy. Discontent with one’s own aesthetic appearance, search for a perfection that does not exist, fear of never being up to it. For … Continue reading Fear of Imperfection, AKA Atelophobia

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Creativity

Great Writers Are Great Readers… and Listeners

Over the past 3 years with Pointless Overthinking, I’ve loved getting to know our community of bloggers and blog-lovers. I’m surrounded by inspiration and aspire to give back even a fraction of the amount of motivation I’ve received. Through this community, I connected to a podcast created for writers that explores topics of the writer’s journey such as: the fear of failure, rejection, trusting the … Continue reading Great Writers Are Great Readers… and Listeners

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Self-awareness

ON WRITING

Billy Osogo The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly changed life as we knew it heretofore. With severe restrictions on movement imposed by most governments, there’s only so much one can do. Part of what I have had more time to do during this pandemic is to read widely. There’s something exclusively inimitable about the written word. It’s ability to teleport the reader to rooms, worlds and … Continue reading ON WRITING

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Pointless Overthinking

Patience with Self

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is doing good! Today’s topic is patience with personal development. It is sort of a follow-up to my post last week about forming routines. I am patient with people. If someone is misbehaving, I don’t react (warnings aside) because I know that everyone makes mistakes on their way to better themselves. Yet, I am not patient with my own development. … Continue reading Patience with Self

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Random Thoughts

7 Reasons Why Daily Reading is Helpful

How often do you think about how helpful reading really is? I’m sure you feel good when you read something that resonates with you, but do you ever wonder why? Don’t be surprised, but I have a list for you. If you think you don’t have enough time to read, maybe this list will help you find some time to do it. Depending on your … Continue reading 7 Reasons Why Daily Reading is Helpful

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Random Thoughts

Bibliotherapy – The therapy through reading

   Uhm, no, I haven’t invented the word. It’s something that goes way back to King Ramses, but it didn’t had this weird name (source – Wikipedia). It seems that the name was “invented” by Samuel Crothers, or at least that’s what an The Atlantic Monthly article stated in 1916.    Ok, the name is fancy, but the idea behind is pretty simple. The bibliotherapist … Continue reading Bibliotherapy – The therapy through reading

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Creativity

Fighting the Inside Dragons – Book Review

   Since I launched my book, I’ve shared free PDF copies with some of you and yesterday I had the pleasure to read the first post review about it. Thank you so much Little Lady for this wonderful post (the original blog post can be found here)! This past week I had stumbled onto a blog which made me drool of knowledge and wisdom. After … Continue reading Fighting the Inside Dragons – Book Review

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