Finding the time to read is difficult in our busy life, yet it isn’t as hard as you may think. The most important step is to find the time you can read. Ask yourself these questions:
Can you read every day?
Only during the week?
Only on weekends?
Is it early in the morning?
While you eat a meal?
Before you sleep for the night?
Keep in mind when answering these questions to pinpoint the time you can read at least half an hour with no distraction. If you do this four times a week, two hours are devoted to reading.
Stick with one book a month to start out. If you happen to finish before the month is done, start on the next book. Also, pick out the book you are going to read next while reading a book. So when the time comes to start another one, you can grab the book from your shelf and dive straight in. Or in my case, the next four books are already planned.
Don’t worry if you only manage to read for 10 minutes, or have enough time to read once a week. If reading more than two books isn’t possible then only read two books a month. It isn’t important to read so many books but to spend quality time to read them. Reading, like writing, needs time set aside for you to do. If you don’t set a place and time, you will never finish.
I have to say it bemuses me every time I run into people who just don’t read. That seems as alien to me as a creature out of a science fiction novel. It’s very rare for me to go anywhere without a book to read, just in case I have to wait for something. It’s been that way since I was in grade school. There are so many fascinating books out there.
I feel the same way. But at the same time, I rather read a book when I’m in the mood to enjoy the book fully.
This is a tough one because although I love reading, as you say, I need to be in the mood to enjoy it fully and I need to have at least some consolidated time to sit down and do it! Sometimes it’s hard to get both those things synced up in real life….that said, I enjoy it some much that I have been making a conscious effort to really make the time for it. I’m also in much more of a writing mood when I read more!
Me, too! I spend more time reading, since I stopped watching TV during the week. I just record the shows and watch them during the weekend instead.