We all want to read books and develop our brain to towering heights. Books teleport you to places, sharpen your mind, develops your imagination, and lets you know about different types of people and cultures. Well, the list of the benefits of reading books can go on and on. But no matter how strongly people desire to read, so many of them claim that they do not have enough time to read. The truth, though, is that you can always take out half an hour in your day to read if you are willing to do so. Here are a few tips which will help you read more books even though you are a super busy bee.

Don’t Go Anywhere without Books

What you do when you’re going to work or coming home from work in public transport? Scroll your Instagram feed and check out Whatsapp stories. Well, you can use that precious time to read instead of doing these things that do no good for your brain. Thus, carry your book everywhere. You can read during breaks; whenever you get time in between meetings. It is a lot easier to carry books with you if you can read ebooks; you can carry that light-as-a-feather Kindle anywhere.

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Try Reading Multiple Books Simultaneously

If you are reading more than one book at a time, the major highpoint is that you will never get bored. Sometimes, we get bored after reading 100 pages in a book, and we need a little break from the story. At that time, we often turn to TV series or movies. Well, how about another book! Reading another book refreshes your mind and it is preferably better if the books are way different from each other. If one is a murder mystery, then the other can be a fantasy. This will make you feel always excited to read your books. If it seems a bit weird to you, think about watching another series after finishing an episode of a series. Does that seem plausible to you? Then, why not read multiple books at a time.

Make Reading a Habit

Do you forget brushing your teeth in the morning? Or taking a shower? No. It is because you are habitual of them. You do them every day. So, if you read a certain amount of pages every day, then it will become a habit. If it becomes a habit, then you are more likely to read every day and you will automatically read more.

Set a Reading Goal

Start with a small target for yourself. Decide to read 20 pages every day. Don’t set unrealistic goals that you cannot achieve. You can set a reading goal on Goodreads which lets you set a yearly goal about the number of books you will read in a year. Thus, this will motivate you to complete your goal and read more books. And every time you make progress in your goal, it will give you a sense of fulfillment and achievement which will make your reading experience a lot more interesting.

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Don’t be afraid to Mark your Books

Take those beautiful colorful highlighters and markers and underline, highlight and write notes in your books. It is a great way of interaction with your book. It helps you retain the information that you gained from the book. If you ever need to reference the book, you have already highlighted the main points. If you read the book again, you can review what stuck out to you the first time. An added benefit is that if you lend the book to someone else, they can compare your perspective to theirs by your notes and highlights.

Audiobooks

Firstly, let me make one point clear that audiobooks do not count as cheating and are a legit way to finish a book. Both reading and listening to books involve decoding the information being presented in the book and creating new ideas. With this point clear, now let’s talk about the fact that how much audiobooks make your life easier. Listening to audiobooks allow you to multitask at pro-level. You are going to work in public transport and listening to Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell or walking your dog or making your breakfast or working out.

Embrace the different ways you can read a book

Paperbacks and hardcovers are another level of aesthetic beauty for readers. I understand that. But, while they provide pleasure for the sensory organs, they are not so easy to handle and carry everywhere you go. When you are going on a trip, it is a very difficult task to stuff your suitcase with 3-5 books. Why not get a Kindle instead of in which you can keep billions of books and take it with you wherever you go and which is also very lightweight. You can also download one of the hundreds of reading apps on your phone and read ebooks anytime anywhere.

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Buy Cheap and lots of Books

Books are not very cheap. But if you buy online, you can get books at half the original price. Kindle versions are even cheaper. So, instead of buying books from a beautiful bookstore, control yourself when in a bookstore and rather select the books you like so you can buy them later online. Also, books are at discounted prices if you buy them months after their release and they get cheaper and cheaper as time goes by. So, don’t try to fall into the trap of buying books as soon as they get released. In this manner, you can buy a cheaper and greater quantity of books and if you have more books, you will read more books.

Make Reading your Priority

You have to set your priorities straight. Do you really want to read books? Then, you have to take out more time for them. Cut your time on Netflix, Instagram, Facebook, or Snapchat and give that time to reading instead.

Don’t be Scared of DNF

If you dread reading a book and are forcing yourself to read every page, then DNF it. DNF stands for ‘Did Not Finish’. Life is too short and there are so many great books out there for you to love and enjoy. Do not waste your life on books you are not enjoying.