I didn't always read more than one book at a time I used to dread reading and
found it difficult to even get through a single book especially when that book
was assigned to me in school now as an adult with the love for reading I can
imagine another way of enjoying books I can't imagine restricting myself or
being faithful to one book at a time I
usually have about 4 books and rotation one fiction one fiction I've read before
or of a different genre one nonfiction and one audiobook ok without getting
weird here are my 3 reasons why I read more than one book at a time let's start
there is no time to read correction there is no time to read literature
poetry and other creative writing there is no time to read for pleasure but in
order to achieve imaginative growth and find new perspectives we need to read
more than instructional documents and textbooks
how though how can we incorporate stories into our lives after an
exhausting day of reading everything else there is a lot of waste of time in
your day reading while commuting in waiting rooms or even during television
commercials are fantastic ways to make use of potentially wasted time and as
Bruce Lee says if you love life don't waste time for time is what makes up
life so if you love life and you want more lives to live you got to read as
george RR martin says a reader lives a thousand lives before he dies the man
who never reads lives only one if you can enjoy two or more television series
swapping between episodes you can read two or more books
if you can go out and watch a movie and then come home and watch TV why can't
you do that with books carry a book with you wherever you go
that's an order sure it might take up space in your backpack or purse but when
the opportunity arises you'll be glad you have it have one book you're on the
go book ok so some books are light and you could carry around in your bag other
books like Goblet of Fire infinite jazz or it are tomes alternatively the longer
books can be your audio books or ebooks and you can slowly chip away at them
while there's a law in your schedule our attention span has shrunken but that
doesn't mean we can't counter it audiobooks have found a place in my life
sometimes music exhausts me and all I want is something to keep my mind off
the monotony when it comes to audiobooks I find that nonfiction is the best
format I can simply consume the information as a mean of entertainment
and it also leaves me Han free to jot down important ideas alternatively I
find it difficult to read nonfiction books as an e-book format because I
can't easily flip back to previous pages leave a post-it and the act of swapping
out the e-book to write notes on a notepad is just a lot of friction
there's always little breaks in your day where instead of scrolling through
social media you can be reading or listening to an audiobook take advantage
of them reading more than one book helps you discover what you actually enjoy
when I wanted to get into the habit of reading I found myself bored at times
not that the book wasn't interesting it was simply that I needed a different
flavor I'm hungry but I want to eat something else books
are much the same way you may feel like reading still but you might not feel
like reading this book at this time so don't just stop reading all together put
the book you're struggling with down for a moment and pick up another one cleanse
the palate and return to it after the key is to not lose momentum it should
always be a pleasure having different books on the go allows you to read
different genres formats and authors through a period of time days weeks
months years as you delve into different formats you'll notice what you like and
dislike too I hope this video inspires you to explore and find new books that
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this is la Chen thank you for watching