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Ep 5: Booktubing and Breaking Stereotypes ft. Avdhoot Sherkar


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Reading is one of the oldest habits that most people wish they get better at. If you are somebody who doesn't read at all, you just want to get started but don't know where to begin. If you read a couple of books a year, you wish you read a lot more. And if you already read a lot, you might not have enough time and probably are very choosy when it comes to picking up your next book. 

This is the first episode in the series. We speak to Avdhoot who loves to read. So much so, that he talks about the joy of reading on his incredibly popular Youtube channel; Read, Travel, Become. Interestingly, Avdhoot was not an avid reader since childhood and in-fact took to reading as a habit only a little more than three years ago. He talks to us about how he got into the habit, a little bit about something called, Booktubing? and also shares tips that might help you on your reading journey.

Timestamps

  • 02:40 - How did Avdhoot get into the habit of reading?
  • 04:10 - Why there's no specific age to pick up the habit of reading.
  • 05:40 - Avdhoot's favourite genres
  • 06:30 - How to find your genre if you are new to reading
  • 08:21 - Why Sangeet prefers the LOTR movie franchise over the books. Arun disagrees with Avdhoot
  • 09:59 - Avdhoot talk about slow burn, active reading and how readers struggle with distractions.
  • 11:09 - Are young adults not keen on reading a novel as it requires complete attention compared to consuming other types of content?
  • 12:12 - Avdhoot's little hack that helps him to focus on reading
  • 3:20 - Sangeet's attempts with The Alchemist and why it's okay to leave books mid-way
  • 16:02- Switching from fiction to non-fiction
  • 17:30 - Why biographies are awesome and how one book changed his journey
  • 18:36 - Top recommends and a Batman themed book library
  • 20:27 - Do reading challenges help develop the habit of reading?
  • 22:59 - Avdhoot's YouTube journey
  • 24:17 - What is Booktubing?
  • 25:03 - Stereotyping Booktubers and mean comments
  • 27:52 - Handing out books to random strangers
  • 29:43 - Read a book or watch the movie adaptation?
  • 30:40 - Questions Booktubers get asked often
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