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Rosalind Holley's avatar

Loved this! I went through a similar stage when my now 5 year old was a baby/toddler. One thing that was really helpful for me was to build back a library habit. I was going there pretty regularly anyway with my daughter, but did not have time to browse the stacks for me as well as her. Instead I built the habit of reserving a book from the library (through their app) every time I was tempted to buy one. Once they arrived, the low-stakes urgency of needing to read it before it was time to bring it back acted as an extra push to commit time to reading. As a result I now read much more than I did pre-kids (and buy very few books for myself now, mostly I buy them as gifts or if there's something I liked so much I feel the need for my own copy).

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Gnug315's avatar

Can confirm.

Deleting apps and taking up reading has resulted in me reading 125 books a year, learning a ton, and led me to blogging here.

Don’t just take my word for it. All studies show we are happier completely off social media. And that reading builds empathy and understanding: Wisdom ❤️

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