I can no longer relax in the simple joy of reading, I start to focus on how much (or rather, how little) I've read. I compare myself to other readathoners and I feel like I'm less for not having read as many books as they have, or as intelligent and deep books as they have, or [insert stupid reason here].
This is not a situation unique for the readathon, it's something I do all the time. Still, I'm doing the readathon because I like it, because I want to. I don't want the disparaging voice in my mind resulting in making something I love doing less enjoyable.
On a less serious note, here's my entry to the snack mini-challenge:
Looks so healthy! Well, except for the snickers :P
SvaraRaderaGood luck! Don't stress too much!
I always end up feeling like a muppet during read-a-thons too, when someone has read four books and 2400 pages already, and I've read 200 pages and not finished my first novel yet! But then I stick my nose BACK into my book again and convince myself it's the sleep deprivation talking... ;)
SvaraRaderaP.S. I have that mug too! When we decided to stock them in our little bookshop I immediately had to buy Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Persuasion - perfect for a big read-a-thon-ready mug of coffee!