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A man on a chair in front of a bookcase.

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

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How to Get Into Reading Flow

Flow is a fancy way of saying Optimal Experience. You know what it feels like because you’ve been in flow many times. It’s when you’re unstoppable, everything works, and your focus and skill are laser tight. Let’s talk about how to get into reading flow, or how to have an optimal reading experience.  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of FLOWContinue reading How to Get Into Reading Flow →

A man reading a book next to a snake at the base of a mountain.

February 5, 2025

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Do You Forget Books? Try This When You Read.

When you look at your home library, do you see books that you’ve read, loved, and COMPLETELY forgotten? I’m talking about the life-changing books that filled you with ideas and are now collecting dust on your shelf. What happened? When I forget books, it’s because I stayed at level 1 of reading comprehension – aContinue reading Do You Forget Books? Try This When You Read. →

You are what you read

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024

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You Are What You Read

You really are what you read. Let’s explore… If you only read poetry, you’ll probably dabble in poetic verse yourself. You may walk a little slower, smell the flowers, and write about them before you go to bed tonight. If you only read cookbooks, you’ll spend most of your time in the kitchen throwing doughContinue reading You Are What You Read →

A woman reading books in a library

December 2, 2024December 2, 2024

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Do You Need More Time to Read?

There’s never enough time to read. That’s the point. Reading is an activity of expansion. It adds to your life and makes it better, rather than something that must be done to avoid pain. It falls in the category of “should” tasks. I should go to the gym. I should call my mother. I shouldContinue reading Do You Need More Time to Read? →

Eddy Hood with stacks of books

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024

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Not Sure What to Read? Try a Steamy Romance.

I’m reading about the philosopher Simone du Beauvoir who struggled at the beginning of her career to get her thoughts in order. “One day, somewhere around the time of the 1948 Berlin trip, Beauvoir was sitting with pen in hand, staring at a sheet of paper. Alberto Giacometti said to her, ‘How wild you look!’Continue reading Not Sure What to Read? Try a Steamy Romance. →

A young man using a film camera

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024

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Read Like a Film Photographer

I got my first film camera in 1998 for $400. It was chunky, gray, and too heavy in my hands. I bought a roll of Kodak film, asked the store owner to load it into the back panel, and then rolled the dial forward to the first frame. “You have 24 frames,” the clerk said.Continue reading Read Like a Film Photographer →

30 minute reading timer from Edgewater Bookstore

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024

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The World Can Change in 30 Minutes

I like reading in 30-minute increments for several reasons. First, I get sore if I sit too long holding a book. Getting up and stretching after a 30-minute session makes it possible to keep reading. Otherwise, I end up thinking more about the pain in my neck than the story in my hands. Second, I’mContinue reading The World Can Change in 30 Minutes →

Eddy Hood with a stack of books

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

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The Art of Mastery (For Book Lovers)

Robert Greene, author of Mastery and other psychologically juicy books, shares a powerful tip for achieving a higher level of skill in any field — and it’s connected to how you read. Before I share his secret, let’s figure out WHAT you should master in your life. In the first section of his book, Greene suggests thatContinue reading The Art of Mastery (For Book Lovers) →

A man sitting at a desk, drinking coffee and reading.

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

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Create a Thinking Routine

I just got back from a work trip to Chicago, and now I’m staring down the barrel of a week’s worth of emails, to-do list items, and chaos. I had a small panic attack this morning until I remembered my thinking ritual. It’s a morning routine that keeps me out of anxiety land. If youContinue reading Create a Thinking Routine →

Maryanne Wolf interview on The Read Well Podcast with Eddy Hood

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

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Reclaim Your Reading Brain

Today is a special day. I’ll be interviewing Maryanne Wolf, author of the incredible book Reader, Come Home. Her book is a call to action for anyone frustrated with how the digital landscape has decimated their reading brains. Here’s some even better news! This is a live event and members of my book club canContinue reading Reclaim Your Reading Brain →

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