Your reading environment matters. It affects how you feel, your level of motivation, and a host of other psychological patterns. I’m not saying you shouldn’t read a book unless everything is perfect. I read everywhere I go, whenever I can. All I’m saying is that the environment makes a difference. Take some time to craftContinue reading Your Reading Environment Matters
Last night, my wife said, “I don’t understand how you get through books so quickly.” Here’s the secret: I spend a lot of time with my books. I’m not a speed reader. You should know this by now. In fact, I’m the exact opposite. I read slowly on purpose so I can hear the conversationsContinue reading How to Read a Lot of Books
There’s some great conversation happening today in my private Reading Community. We’re talking about how to set up a personal reading strategy and the question was, “Should we stick to specific genres or should we skip around?” I think it starts with knowing what you want to accomplish. For me, if I’m reading about aContinue reading Designing a Reading Strategy
Because I spend all my time in the reading community, I hear the same proclamation weekly – someone has set a goal to read a certain number of books this year. I often wonder how they decided on 50 or 100 books. Are they basing their goal off an arbitrary internet list? Or did theyContinue reading The Problem with Reading Goals