Do you actively work towards fostering a reading habit? Are you one of those people who always has their face in a book?
I don’t read anywhere near as much as I would like to. I admit that I really enjoy spending time in a good book and I’ve got shelves of good books at home waiting to be read.
If I love reading so much, why do I do so little of it?
I suppose it has a lot to do with cultivating a habit of reading. I’ve always been a competent reader but I don’t ever remember being encouraged to read books when I was growing up. That means that I don’t naturally gravitate to spending huge chunks of time between the pages.
One of my fondest holiday memories was spending a week on my own in a small country town. I read seven or eight books during the week. There was nothing I had to do so I sat around and consumed the words and thoughts of a variety of authors.
The problem is fitting reading into the normal daily schedule. How does it fit around work, family and the dozens of other committments that make up our daily routines?
I was so pleased to read a recent post at HisMethod which suggested 14 tips for cultivating a reading habit. Bruce took the list from this very helpful post at LifeHack which goes into some more detail for each of 14 tips points.
1. Set times.
2. Always carry a book.
3. Make a list.
4. Find a quiet place.
5. Reduce television/Internet.
6. Read to your kid.
7. Keep a log.
8. Go to used book shops.
9. Have a library day.
10. Read fun and compelling books.
11. Make it pleasurable.
12. Blog it.
13. Set a high goal.
14. Have a reading hour or reading day.
What do think? Do you think that those tips could work for you?
What are your reading habits? What are some of the ways that you’ve cultivated a habit of reading?
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