If you have been a reader for very long, you know how much I love to read.
I had a library card before library cards were cool.
I was a binge reader before binging was a thing.
I was the fifth member of the Babysitters Club and Nancy Drew’s younger sister.
I think you get the point.
I love to read now as much as I did as a kid. It’s harder to find time to read now that I have a family, work, and a home, but I make time.
Here are the 5 tips I recommend to other moms who want to read more.
5 Tricks to Help You Read More Books
1. Read different types of books.
I love paper books, but I am no purist.
At night after my husband turns out the lights, it is easier to read an ebook.
And if you are cleaning the house or washing dishes, it’s easy to listen to an audio book.
If you are willing to try different types of book formats, you’ll find that there is a type of book that fits nearly any situation.
2. Choose something fun.
I love non-fiction, and I read a lot of business, self-help, and Christian living books. Those are the books that change me most.
But those are not the most fun.
If you are trying to start or get back into the habit of reading, choose books that are fun to read, preferably books that are hard to put down.
You may love the classics, young adult thrillers, or romance novels—there is no judgment here.
3. Read multiple books at a time.
Once upon a time (pun intended), I didn’t understand how it was possible to read multiple books at the same time. I thought it would be confusing to keep up with different stories.
But that is not true as long as you choose books that are very different from each other.
Now I may be reading a hardback book on business, a young adult fantasy ebook, and a biography ebook all at the same time.
Then, no matter what I’m in the mood for, I have a book I can’t wait to read.
4. Place books in different locations.
This is a great trick for reading more print books. Keep a book in the places you spend the most time—in the car, in your bedroom, in your kitchen.
Just having a book in your line of sight regularly will prompt you to read more.
5. Use cracks of time.
You may think you don’t have time to read because it is hard to find 30 minutes or more of free time in your schedule. Don’t try to find chunks of free time; make use of your cracks of free time.
Even 10 minutes of reading here and there add up.
Think about all the time you spend waiting in your car, or at appointments, or for dinner to cook. Instead of scrolling social media, pick up a book.
I love this quote:
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.”
George R.R. Martin
So, let’s turn off the TV and put our phones on airplane mode a little more often and grab a book.
We have many lives to live.
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