I got into reading two years ago and have been exclusively working through all the great works of fiction I have always wanted to read. The list is endless. However there is a mounting list of non-fiction books I want to read. My problem is, I can’t help myself from sticking to fiction as the list is far longer. How do you manage the balance? Non-fiction in the day and fiction at night? Alternating books?
I work hard to maintain work-life balance, because it has a notable impact on my mental health. I am conscious of my dietary balance, because I value my physical health. I don’t do squat to maintain fiction-nonfiction balance, because reading is something I love. I am not in any danger of being locked away for excessive novel-reading as a 21st century woman, so I read whatever happens to speak to my soul at any given time, regardless of what section of the bookstore I found it in. I read more than enough non-fiction related to work or current events to keep me tethered to reality, and non-fiction doesn’t have a monopoly on enriching my mind.