India, Jan. 8 -- HT Lifestyle connected with experts to get a glimpse into the psychology behind reading slumps and pick up some simple hacks to get back into the habit, without breaking a sweat.

The transition from a voracious reader, with an appetite for chasing stories and escaping into books, to having absolutely no interest can be jarring. But there is an actual psychological reason for this, and once you identify it, you can easily escape this pattern.

Dr Kedar Tilwe, consultant psychiatrist at Fortis Hospital Mulund & Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Navi Mumbai, told us that reading slump happens because of several reasons. It does not mean you lack motivation, so you can stop beating yourself up over leaving every other book unfini...