How to Build a Reading Habit (2019)

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tl;dr

IMO, if you need 19 steps to build a reading habit, reading is probably not your thing and you should concentrate on doing something else.

I am an avid reader, yet sometimes I stop doing my daily before-bed reading, which is a good indicator that the book I was in the middle of isn't that great, and I should just move onto something else.

So here's my recommendation for building a reading habit:

1. Find a way to easily consume books. I absolutely adore my Kindle, not sure I'd read that much if I had to hold for multiple hours a 1000+ page book in my hands every night.

2. Find a book that you like. Non-fiction isn't my thing, so I don't do non-fiction books, until the day I find one that holds my attention. Simple as that.

In October I've started the Wheel of Time series for the first time, I'm on book 5 now, and I can't wait till it's bed time to read what's next. I'll be thoroughly sad when it's over.