3. Get comfy.

No matter how good my intentions, I kept turning to screens instead of books. Then I realized: My reading space was too dark to read! So I bought a lamp and upgraded the lightbulb. I also bought some graham crackers and reading glasses, because apparently I’m old. Now I have a corner where I kick my feet up, chomp a graham cracker with my coffee, and read under a nice light for twenty minutes every morning, then again with a Guinness at night. Figuratively, I’m kicking it.

4. Charge your phone way over there.

There’s no better time to charge your devices way out of reach. Besides, if you’re reading and charging simultaneously, you’re basically multitasking. If you don’t know a word or definition, that’s okay. Unlike French kissing, it eventually makes sense. Also unlike French kissing, you may circle the confusing parts with a pencil.

5. Try a different book.

You don’t like the book you started? Read to page eleven, then try a different book. That’s why you always get two books. Did you like every movie you ever saw? Every app you ever tried? Every French kiss you’ve experienced? (No. The answer is no.)