How to Read More - 100+ books a year!
Summary
TLDRThis video shares practical tips for increasing reading habits, emphasizing the importance of reading for personal growth. The speaker suggests reading before sleep or in the morning without phones, choosing books of personal interest, using physical books for better retention, and having multiple books to cater to varying moods. They also recommend making reading easy and rewarding, utilizing audiobooks, and being willing to quit a book if it's not enjoyable. The key takeaway is to enjoy the process of reading rather than setting a numerical goal.
Takeaways
- 📚 The speaker read over a hundred books last year and shares their tips to help others read more.
- 🛌 The best place to read for the speaker is in bed before sleep or in the morning to calm down before the day starts.
- 📵 The speaker's number one tip is to keep the phone out of the bedroom to avoid distractions and improve reading focus.
- 📖 Read what you want, ignoring the pressure of reading lists or what others are reading, to make the process enjoyable.
- 📘 Prefer physical books as they are less distracting and easier to remember information compared to digital reading.
- 🤔 Have multiple books going at once to suit different moods and ensure continuous reading.
- 📚 Make reading easy by having books visible and accessible, such as a stack next to the bed.
- 🎉 Make reading rewarding, like stacking finished books or using a tracking system like Goodreads, to stay motivated.
- 🎧 Utilize audiobooks for multitasking, especially for fiction and memoirs, but be aware that they might not be as effective for dense non-fiction.
- 🚫 Don't be afraid to quit a book if it's not enjoyable; it's better to start a new one to maintain reading momentum.
- 🎯 Avoid setting a specific number of books to read; focus on developing the habit and enjoying the process of reading.
Q & A
What is the speaker's goal with the video?
-The speaker aims to share tips and ideas that helped them read more books in a year, with the belief that reading is a valuable hobby that can improve various skills and perspectives.
Why does the speaker suggest keeping phones out of the bedroom when reading?
-The speaker believes that phones are designed to steal attention with notifications, bright lights, and noises, and keeping them out of the bedroom helps maintain focus on reading before sleep and in the morning.
What does the speaker recommend ignoring when choosing what to read?
-The speaker advises ignoring lists like '100 books to read before you die' or any reading list recommended by celebrities or influencers, and instead, read what genuinely interests the reader.
Why does the speaker advocate for reading physical books?
-The speaker mentions a book called 'The Shallows' by Nicholas Carr, which discusses how physical books are less distracting and easier to remember information from compared to digital formats.
What is the speaker's opinion on having multiple books on the go at once?
-The speaker encourages having multiple books going at the same time, such as a non-fiction and a fiction book, to cater to different moods and maintain reading momentum.
What habit does the speaker suggest making as easy and frictionless as possible to start reading more?
-The speaker refers to the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear and suggests making the act of picking up a book and starting to read as easy as possible, such as having books visible and accessible.
How does the speaker propose making the reading habit rewarding?
-The speaker suggests visualizing the progress, like stacking up finished books, or using a platform like Goodreads to track books read, and giving oneself a treat upon finishing a book as a reward.
What is the speaker's view on using audiobooks?
-The speaker finds audiobooks to be a fantastic way to consume stories while doing other activities and mentions that they can be obtained through various platforms, including Spotify and local libraries.
Why does the speaker advise not being afraid to quit a book?
-The speaker believes that forcing oneself to finish a book that isn't enjoyable can kill the love for reading, and it's better to quit and start another book to maintain reading momentum.
What is the speaker's final tip regarding setting a reading target?
-The speaker's final tip is not to focus on a specific number of books to read, like 100, but rather to develop the habit and love for reading, which will naturally lead to reading more.
Outlines
📚 Overcoming Reading Challenges
The speaker shares their experience of reading over a hundred books in a year and addresses common concerns about finding time to read, being a slow reader, or getting distracted. They emphasize the benefits of reading, such as learning new skills, gaining new perspectives, improving focus, and enhancing empathy and emotional intelligence. The speaker introduces their tips for reading more, starting with creating a reading-friendly environment by keeping phones out of the bedroom to avoid distractions and suggesting reading before sleep or in the morning for calmness.
📖 Tips for Increasing Reading Habits
Continuing the discussion, the speaker provides several tips to enhance reading habits. They advise reading based on personal interest rather than following prescribed lists, suggest the benefits of physical books for better retention, and recommend having multiple books to cater to varying moods. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of making reading easy by keeping books accessible and visible, and the value of rewarding oneself for completed books to maintain motivation. They also touch on the use of audiobooks as a convenient way to consume literature while multitasking, and the importance of not forcing oneself to finish a book that isn't enjoyable, advocating for the freedom to quit and choose another. Lastly, they advise against setting a rigid target like reading 100 books, instead encouraging the development of a love for reading without the pressure of numerical goals.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Reading habit
💡Time management
💡Distraction
💡Reading lists
💡Physical books
💡Multiple books
💡Accessibility
💡Rewarding
💡Audiobooks
💡Quitting a book
💡Reading target
Highlights
Author read over 100 books last year and shares tips for reading more.
Many adults wish they could find more time to read but struggle to do so.
Reading is beneficial for learning new skills, gaining new perspectives, improving focus and concentration, and enhancing empathy and emotional intelligence.
Tip 1: Keep your phone out of the bedroom to avoid distractions and make reading in bed before sleep and in the morning easier.
Tip 2: Read what you want, not what others recommend, to make the process more enjoyable and easier to get into the habit.
Tip 3: Get physical books as they are less distracting and easier to remember information from compared to digital reading.
Tip 4: Have multiple books going at once to suit different moods and make it easier to continue reading.
Tip 5: Make reading easy by having books visible and accessible, like having a stack next to your bed.
Tip 6: Make reading rewarding, like stacking finished books or tracking progress on Goodreads.
Tip 7: Utilize audiobooks with a good pair of headphones to listen to stories while doing other activities.
Tip 8: Don't be afraid to quit a book if you're not enjoying it and start another one to maintain reading momentum.
Final tip: Focus on developing the habit and love for reading rather than setting a specific target number of books.
Author will not aim for 100 books again but will enjoy the reading process and see how many books are read naturally.
Author encourages viewers to share book recommendations and support the channel.
Transcripts
last year I read over a hundred books
including all of these behind me just
here and whenever I would tell someone
that was trying to read a 100 books in
one year they would always look at me
and say how are you going to find the
time or I wish I could read more I just
don't have the time I'm just a slow
reader or I get distracted and give up
and then I saw this statistic that said
over half of adults wish they could find
more time to read so I thought it would
be a good idea to make this video to
share some of the tips and ideas that
have helped me read more this year cuz I
think reading is a worthwhile hobby to
get into it's a great way to learn new
skills hear New Perspectives it can
improve your focus and concentration and
even reading fiction books has been
shown to improve levels of empathy and
emotional intelligence so with that
being said these are my tips on how you
can read more this year my favorite
place to read is in bed before going to
sleep and it helps me get tired and fall
asleep or sometimes in the morning I'd
get up and read a few pages helps calm
me down before the day so my number one
tip is to make sure that this thing your
Fone is out of the bedroom no matter how
exciting the book you're reading is no
matter how action-packed that book is
this thing is always going to be better
at stealing your attention those nerds
in Silicon Valley have made this thing
incredible at stealing your focus with
the bright lights the noises the
notifications and it's great at grabbing
your attention so by just putting this
out the bedroom you're far more likely
to read in bed before going to sleep and
in the morning so get that phone out of
there my second tip seems a bit obvious
but it's just read what you want so
ignore these lists like 100 books to
read before you die or these 10 books
will make you smarter or any reading
list that's been shown to you by a
celebrity or your favorite YouTuber
ignore those and read what you want it's
just going to make the whole process
more enjoyable and more pleasurable and
easier to do so don't feel like you have
to read the classics or what everyone
else is reading just read what you want
to read and it's going to help get into
the habit of reading much easier my
third tip is to to get the physical book
I read this book last year called the
shallows by Nicholas Carr and in this he
talks about how it's actually easier to
remember the information that you read
on a physical book it's less distracting
than reading things online on a computer
or on a Kindle there's less buttons and
hyperlinks to press you're actually
going to remember the information more I
love to also underline things and fold
the pages down to help me remember
things so when I come back to it I can
go straight to the bits that I enjoyed
so my tip is to go and get the actual
physical book so take a look in charity
shops or get down your independent
bookstore and if there's a book that you
know you want to read buy it my fourth
tip is to have multiple books on the Go
at once so don't feel like you have to
just read one book from cover to cover
have lots going on at the same time so I
would always be reading a non-fiction
and a fiction book because sometimes
you're not in the mood to learn you just
want to be transported to another world
and relax and so fiction books are great
for that and sometimes I would have up
to six or seven books on the Go at once
depending on what mood I was in it's
just going to help make it easier to
continue reading if I'm not in the mood
for this thing I can carry on reading
this other book that I've been enjoying
as well so don't be afraid to read
multiple books tip number five is to
make it easy so in his best-selling book
Atomic habits I'll try and get it out
hopefully the pile won't
collapse oh
no wonder how many times that's going to
happen during this
video I do like having the power there
though so I am going to keep stacking
them up so tip number five is to make it
easy in his bestselling book Atomic
Habits by James Clear he talks about how
if you want to start a new habit or a
hobby you have to make it as easy and as
frictionless as possible so if you're
trying to read more have books around
have them visible if you want to read
before bed have a stack of books next to
your bed it's just going to make it even
easier to just pick one up and read
before bed another the great book I read
last year was on writing by Stephen King
and in this he talks about how he would
always have a book with him so he could
read wherever he was whether he's
waiting for a bus or at the dentist or
on a train or just whenever you find a
few minutes spare in the day you've
always got that book with you that you
can just pick up and read a few pages so
I thought that was a great tip make it
as easy as possible and always have a
book with you tip number six another one
from James Clear is to make it rewarding
so one way I did this was to stack up
the books I've read just like this and
every time finished the book I'd put it
on this pile and to see that pile grow
over the year was really rewarding and
I'd almost get excited about putting
that book on that pile at the end it
doesn't have to be that you can just
keep track of your books on a website
like Goodreads or give yourself a little
treat every time you finish a book
whatever you can think of just see if
you can make it rewarding and you're
much more likely to stick with it my
next tip is to get a good pair of
headphones and that's because audio
books are fantastic I used audible last
year but you can now get audio books
included with your Spotify subscription
and some local libraries you can even
get audio books for free so get a good
pair of headphones and it's a great way
to hear more stories while you're doing
other things like washing up or doing
the chores or driving somewhere I have
found that I remember less information
if I'm listening to the audio book
rather than reading it so it's probably
not best for like a really dense heavy
non-fiction book that you really want to
learn the information but for fiction
books and Memoirs audio books are
fantastic especially when they're read
by the author themselves I just love
that audio books are just brilliant my
next tip is to not be afraid to quit a
book this is something I really
struggled with last year because I was
trying to reach that 100 book Target so
sometimes I'd really suffer through a
book that I was not enjoying at all just
so I could finish it and add it to my
pile don't do that there were so many
books in the world some are great some
are all right some are going to totally
suck it's much better to quit a book
that you're not enjoying and start
another one than to just keep pushing
through it often when I would finish a
book that I really didn't enjoy the last
thing I wanted to do at the end of it
was pick up another book and start again
so it's much better to just pause a book
or stop reading a book you're not
enjoying and try something else it's
just going to keep your reading momentum
going and just keep your love for
reading going rather than just kill it
flat so if you're not enjoying a book
quit and that will bring me on to my
final tip which is don't try and read
100 books despite what the title of this
video might be don't try and set
yourself a big Target or a number to
reach it's much better just to try and
to develop the practice the hobby of
reading just see if you can fall in love
with reading rather than set yourself a
Target it's going to make the whole
process more enjoyable and you're going
to end up reading more if you're just
trying to enjoy it rather than reach
some Target as someone who read 100
books last year I won't be trying to do
that again in the future I'm just going
to try and enjoy the books I'm reading
and see how many we get through so those
my tips on how you can read more
hopefully you found that helpful let me
know in the comments because this is
something a bit different for me haven't
done a video like this before so let me
know if you've enjoyed it let me know
what you're reading as well cuz I'm
always looking out for some more books
and more book recommendations so let me
know what you're enjoying reading at the
moment and if you want to support the
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subscribe thank you very much guys
thanks for watching and I'll see you
another time turn on then bye
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