If you've been watching any of my previous videos you're probably starting to see a pattern here,
I talk a lot about this book and that book this year alone i've read more books than i've ever had
in any one year and it's certainly not a hundred books like maybe some people you'd have heard say
they can read i read 28 books and for me it's quite an achievement considering
before it would have taken me weeks on weeks sometimes even months to finish one book so i
want to share some of the things that have helped me read more and hopefully next year
i'll read even more books first of all let me start by saying reading many books isn't
a competition and you shouldn't be comparing how many books other people are reading people
are different and we have different speeds in which we're capable of taking in information
and the books people choose to read of different sizes and interests and so on reading more is
good of course that's why i'm making this video but it's not just a numbers game so
essentially aim to read more books just remember you're not competing with anyone by yourself
so the first tip i want to share to us really more is to schedule your reading time
reading at a designated time each day guarantees that you'll be able to finish the book you're
reading sooner because of that consistency of reading at the specific time i noticed with
myself the reason it took me months sometimes to finish a book was that i'll read it as and
when i felt like it and honestly most of the time i actually didn't feel like reading and because
other things took precedence i never really made the time to read so instead now what i
do is i read first thing when i wake up while having a cup of tea and i find it easier then
because it's quiet and i can focus better while my mind is fresh pick a time that works best for
you and your schedule some people prefer reading just before bed so if that's the case for you
then plan to be in bed an hour or half an hour before so that you can read before you fall asleep
the next point is be consistent this ties in with the previous point really but
the point here is that even on the days when you're super busy try and read just a few pages
so that you can build that habit i aim to read at least 20 pages but when i'm really really busy
maybe about 10 pages and it may not seem like much but if i'm doing it consistently
i'm actually progressing through the book rather than letting it gather dust on the
shelf instead of reading paper books i've chosen instead to use this bad boy right here this is
the amazon kindle paperwhite and that's my next tip using an e-book reader the obvious advantage
of using an e-reader is that you can easily access a few hundred books at any given time
although you'll never really read 100 books at a time so for me the real advantage has been
the many features the kinder has to offer the portability of the device and because
i'm a bit of a ticket anyway any gadget that's meant to make my life easier i'll jump on it
we'll talk about the features of the kindle on another video another advantage of this
tiny kinder device is that i can fit it in my pocket meaning whenever i get down time here and
there and when i'm out and about i can read a few pages helping me go through the book much quicker
the next point is to take away all distractions when it's time to read
of those distractions the biggest of them all is usually your phone when i'm reading i like to
tuck away my phone and everything else and i just keep my kindle with my notebook for taking notes
and if you're someone who reads more from your phone i'll suggest switching to a paper
book or a dedicated kindle e-reader or any other e-reader for that matter to take away
the potential distraction from your phone notifications i'm generally slow reader but
i found that half the time i've been slow in reading mainly due to distractions and lack of
focus and getting better reading has to come through practice you'll gradually get better
at taking in content with time another method of getting through more books is listening to them
audible is the biggest audiobook platform enough and they've got a huge library for me though i
tend to listen to autobiographies in audiobook format as they're usually in the structure of a
story so it's a lot easier to listen to them in that way but when it comes to factual non-buyer
books i stick to text while listening to a book i also tend to have the listening speed set
1.5 x at a minimum and then i increase it at different points in the book one good thing
about an audio book is that you can listen to it while you're doing those mundane tasks like
chopping onions and you will still carry on to make time to read the other book which is
in text format at your schedule time and that's two books at the same time you're reading then
the last point i want to say is that don't be afraid to put away a book that's not for you
many of us feel obliged to finish a book just because a friend said we should read it
but if you've tried reading the book and you find it's not interesting for you then put it away and
get another book i honestly think there's nothing wrong with that otherwise you could find yourself
wasting another week or so on something you're just not interested in i'll be honest i never
used to like reading as a kid my mom bought us this bedtime story books to read and i never
touched them my older brother though he liked to read and for me i think it's because i never found
them interesting but i liked encyclopedias and later on in school that's what i enjoy spending
time reading and the thing is if you're reading a book that you don't enjoy you can easily find
your mind wandering off into something else other than what's in front of you which is this book
for me this is a sign to put the book down and when more often than not i find myself staring at
a page and not taking anything in and i'm sure you can relate and then i will not even touch the book
for a few days or even a few weeks sometimes or actually even forget to finish the book
so there you go some quick tips on how to read more books in the year to come so point number
one schedule it number two be consistent so set yourself a tighter number of pages to read a day
something that's achievable number three use an e-reader if you can and
i totally understand this one before everyone but give it a go if you've never tried it number four
remove distractions your mobile phone or whatever number five try and use audio books if you never
tried it and last but not least dish the book you don't like and just don't waste your time
let's move down on this one catch you on the next one peace out
you