Ask HN: What's your strategy for reading more books in 2021?

3 pointsby hawktheslayer6 anni fa5 comments

5 comments

Very simple, if not simplistic: Focus on time, not pages read. Psychologically one can almost subconsciously operate on the notion that information can flow into your brain via proximity to a book.

My goal is to set aside an hour per day for specifically BOOK reading in 2021.

As a Christian my goal is to read my 5 chapters (Psalms, Proverbs, OT, Gospel, other NT) on 71% (5/7) of the days of each month (apart from the above 1 hr).

fsflover6 anni fa

https://putanumonit.com/2017/05/09/time-well-spent/

pmdulaney6 anni fa

"akrasia" -- good word!

DanBC6 anni fa

Stop reading books if you're not enjoying them or not getting anything out of them.

Set aside time when you'll relax and unwind and read.

qndreoi6 anni fa

I don't buy the premise. The question just turns reading books into a task. I don't feel bad if I watch sportsball or doomscroll instead of reading something. I also don't feel bad if I miss watching a game because I'm reading a good story.