MARY SCHMICH

Once you’ve taught yourself to speed read at a decent pace, and have some books you want to work through, you need an ideal reading environment.

Distraction is everywhere.

Separate yourself from everything that distracts you.

Think of how much solitude you’ll need, then double i...

Stop your time management routine for a day and aim to be as slow as possible.

Wake up early and spend an hour cooking breakfast, two hours reading and walk everywhere instead of driving. It can be refreshing to aim for the opposite of a typically busy lifestyle.

Go is a discount book store and drop off all your old books and get some discount on used books you find in the store.

It is very fun to browse through the new books people have donated. Make your trip to a used book store a regular thing. 

Even cheaper than a used book shop is a l...