Should you be Strict & Consistent in reading ?

"Consistency is the key" you have heard this before. But when it comes to reading I think it's a bit different. 

There are many areas where one needs to be consistent. Exercise, working, eating, sleeping, cleaning your home etc. But reading is not one of them. It's quite a chill hobby in that regard. 

The way I see, reading is best when you feel like reading, just like taking a hot shit in toilet when you feel like taking one. Then that kind of reading is far more enriching than doing it regularly where it feels like a mechanical process. 

Stephen King, the great american horror writer, once said : 

In that light, I don't see why you shouldn't live YOUR life to the full potential than to lose yourself in another person's life on a daily basis. Afterall, it's NONSENSICAL to care about an imaginary character when you don't give a damn about the hero of your own life, it's YOU, my friend. 

However, nothing beats the level of engagement in reading than when your heart & mind are hungry enough to chew a book like a burger. 

It's that exact moment when reading becomes much more than just reading. Then it allows you to understand, reflect & experience a certain cerebral state of clarity that you don't perceive otherwise. You don't regret losing yourself in another world because you have not compromised living on your own world either.

In the end, reading should never feel like a routine job. It is meant to be done in a way that is exciting, invigorating & a complete package of joyful learning. Making it feel mechanical would be a crime.

So my dear friends, 

Want to read on weekends ? Do it.

Want to read on a park ? Do it.

Want to read on a train ? Do it.

Who gives a damn ?