Learn To Read More: 8 tips

When I was slightly younger I used to hate everything about books and reading in general! That’s because I was bored out of my mind with that old and sad school program and its mandatory list of books to consume. So bored that I never even had a drop of interest to look beyond the reading program of school. Until one night. It was my cousin Julia. She was reading “Master and Margarita” and laughing her heart out. I got puzzled. “Hey, Jules, what’s so funny about that book?”- I asked. “Hm, would you care to try and learn for yourself?!” – she said. It was a challenge. But I got sooooo interested in that book that I completely forgot how seriously I hated any kind of books!
And now, in this present moment, when I learned to love reading I would like to share this pattern on how to read more with You.

How To Read More

1. Quality time

Everything takes it’s time. So find at least 20 to 30 mins a day and dedicate it to reading. Nothing else. Just you and your book.

2. Enjoy

Read with pleasure. In fact do everything with pleasure. Adopt it as a habit. Make notes and remarks. Use quotes you found appealing for your daily inspiration. Enjoy reading.

3. Share

To make this experience more fun – share with friends your thoughts on things you have read or are reading now. Once I had a friendly competition with my cousin. We were reading about 4-5 books a month. I never failed to share my experience and that made it so much more fun and made me want to read more and more.

4. New Healthy habit

Make a tick in you list of healthy habits because “reading more” is one of them! Salute and applause! No, seriously.

5. Not a chore

Remember, what feels like a chore has no place for pleasure whatsoever. You don’t want that, believe me. So read #2 again.

6. Bored till you snore?! Then let it go…

If you get bored easily then why waste precious time on struggles with reading this particular book?! Let it go and move on! The next book will be better for you.

7. Forget the speed

Who cares about the speed you are reading at?! You are not taking any exams in speed reading, are you?! So take it easy. There is no rush. Read with your own natural path. Read with pleasure. And make sure that you pay extra attention to every single bit of it.

8. Explore more

There is an unimaginable world of reading out there waiting for you to explore more and more. So make lists of desirable books to read this year and carry on! Do a great job in exploring! Read with pleasure. Read more.

By: Lesya

Source: http://havingtime.com/