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Editor’s note: What do you want to do in the new year? The easiest way is to read. Reading is difficult and easy. Difficulty is difficult. It requires you to calm down and concentrate. Simple is simple. As long as you develop good habits, reading is a natural thing. The author provides 7 good habits to help reading in the text, which may help you. This article is translated from medium, written by Scott H. Young, titled 7 Easy Habits to Read More Books Next Year.

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2019 is gradually coming to an end, and 2020 is about to begin. It is time to think about what new good habits you want to develop at the beginning of the new year. If I say, reading more books is an obvious habit.

Reading is a good habit to promote growth. The more you learn, the more ideas and passion you will have to make other changes in your life.

Note, I’m talking about reading a book seriously, not just reading articles on your computer. Sometimes an article can be written in the afternoon, but writing a book generally takes several years. Therefore, when you read a book seriously, you will think more deeply about a topic than reading an article.

Don’t think that reading is easy. Reading requires patience and concentration. These two points are the most lacking in this fast-paced society. Therefore, I think that in the new year, you should take some specific strategies to increase your reading volume.

I have provided 7 specific strategies in this article, I hope they are useful to you.

Habit 1: Never feel guilty about dropping this book and reading another new book

One of my most successful habits in increasing reading volume seems rather unreliable at first glance. Isn’t our goal to finish reading more books? Why is it a good habit to pick up another book before reading it?

The real reason why you don’t read too much is because you don’t have enough time to enjoy the reading process. And the worst experience is to force yourself to read a book that has become boring, boring and not helpful to you.

I often read ten or more books at the same time, and the progress of each book is different. I know some books I won’t finish myself, but it’s not a big deal. The other option — not reading much — is worse than not reading.

habit 2: remember to add the book you want to read to Amazon Wish List

Alternatively, if you have a Kindle or another e-book reader, you can download any book you want to read.

Our goal is to get a bunch of potentially good books first. Addicted to a boring book may be the first obstacle to further reading, and the second obstacle is not enough interesting books to read.

My book wishlist usually comes from suggestions by other authors. Tyler Cowen’s reading volume dwarfed me, and since then, I have often referred to the book list. But, in general, whenever someone recommends a book on a blog, Twitter, or email and I’m just interested, I add it to my wish list. So nowadays, whenever I want to read something new, there are hundreds of books to choose from.

Habit 3: You can still listen to books

I love audiobooks. For some books, listening is much better than reading. By stifling intonation and speed, voice is more informative than words. So for those who need not only information,For books that resonate with your thoughts, audiobooks are a good choice.

But the real reason I suggest you choose audiobooks is that you will inadvertently find that you have finished listening to so many books, because the feeling of listening and reading is completely different. If you do n’t believe it, you can try it. It will surprise you. In addition to reading paper books and Kindles, I also listen to Audible. The more ways you read, the more you read.

Don’t bother with snobs who say that listening to a book is not countable.

habit 4: gradually reduce the temptation to do simple things

You started reading, but it’s not as interesting as Instagram or YouTube, and it takes a lot of thought. So, after a few minutes, you decide to turn on your computer and phone to see what’s fun. An hour has passed, another hour has passed, and this is how your book is dusty in the corner.

Today, the biggest competitor of books is social media. I don’t think social media is inherently wrong, but I also think that they are designed to grab our attention better than paper technology. Because reading requires constant attention, it is difficult to compete with social media.

The solution is to take your attention away from the eye-catching media so you can treat books fairly. I found a particularly useful method, which is to limit your daily use of media to a certain period of time.

Although it does take some effort at the beginning, it will become easier as you get rid of the conflicting habits of reading and checking Facebook every day. After quitting the habit of constantly checking your phone, it’s much easier to sit down and read (or listen to) a book instead of being restless.

Habit 5: Reading for half an hour before going to bed

This habit is effective and it can also help you get better sleep. Light, especially blue light from LED screens, may also activate brain circuits, making yourThe brain creates the illusion that it is still daylight. As a result, it is difficult to prepare for sleep.

Reading before going to bed, while relaxing yourself, will also allow you to read a lot of books in 365 days. If you read 25 pages a night, you can read more than 30 books a year.

Another option is to turn off all lights and listen to audiobooks. If you have difficulty falling asleep, this is a good way, because it allows you to actively turn off the light, so that you do not have to worry about being unable to fall asleep (one of the main problems with insomnia).

habit 6: delete the social media software on your phone and download the Kindle

Change your habit of constantly checking your phone, and make reasonable use of your time watching your phone. You can download the Kindle so that you can read books anytime, anywhere.

The problem and temptation most of us face is other, more compelling applications on our phones. If you delete these applications (or limit their usage time every day), you can reduce the urge to view social media, saving a lot of time to concentrate on reading.

Habit 7: Create a deep learning plan

I like reading aimlessly. If a certain topic looks interesting, or the author’s reputation is out of the blue, then I’m coming. This aimless reading is good for expanding your knowledge and accumulating all kinds of interesting knowledge-then you will find that you have gained a lot of creative insights and you have become creative.

But you can also create a more in-depth study plan. This purposeful study will also benefit you a lot. Multiple books allow you to explore a topic from multiple perspectives. In this case, your goal is not just to read a book, but to understand a topic, problem, or area better than it is now.

What fascinates you? In what areas do you want to go further? Communication skills? Is it the history of espionage? Still yoursHow does the immune system work? You might as well choose a topic and search for all the books that interest you.

The advantage of this is that as you read more books, you can also work towards larger goals and topics. Some reading topics are even extremely challenging-your goal is not just to read, but to turn knowledge into practical skills or achievements. But no matter what your goal is, reading more books is always a good start.

Write at the end

Do you want to read more books this year? The point is to take action now to change your environment to build a solid foundation for these habits. You can use screen-limiting programs to control social media, or try to get into the habit of reading 30 minutes before bedtime. In any case, act now so that you can read more books in the new year.

Reading more books is not difficult. But it does require you to change some habits. As long as you develop a good reading habit, it is only natural for you to settle down to read. Starting from the new year, reading thousands of books in a lifetime is not a dream.

Translator: Hi Soup