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1. Focus on Building the habit
To succeed long-term, you need to develop new reading habits, so that reading is something you do without resorting to conscious effort and willpower.
You may decide on a night routine, reading a bedtime story to lull yourself to sleep. If you do this frequently enough, it can become a part of your nighttime routine.
Alternatively you may prefer a morning routine, If your schedule allows, instead of perusing your emails or immediately beginning the day’s to-do list, take a moment for yourself and dedicate anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour for reading. And yes, you can stay in bed.
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- Focus on Building the habit
- Always Have a Book on Deck
- Embrace Audio Books.
- Start small and Take your time
- Quit Books You Don’t Like
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5. Quit Books You Don’t Like
A related point is giving yourself permission to quit books that you’re not enjoying.
‘I had spent so many years picking up books that people had told me I “should” read. ‘I diligently ploughed my way through literature prize longlists and shortlists. I would try to push on until the end of...
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A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
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3. Embrace Audio Books.
LISTENING TO AUDIOBOOKS IS NOT CHEATING. We all learn and retain information in different ways, and audiobooks are one of many ways to enjoy a good book. Audiobooks are amazing when it comes to multitasking. You can listen to an audiobook while driving, exercising, walking, and so much more. Plus...
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4. Start Small and Take your time
Reading is not a race. You can finish a story as fast or as slow as you wish. To maintain your preferred pace, in addition to keeping yourself accountable, create personal goals. This could look like 20 pages a day, two chapters a week, or finishing the book by the end of the month.
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