3 Steps to Reading More
Or reading at all…
When I was a kid, every two weeks my mom would gather my four siblings and me into the minivan and take us to the local library. While the youngest two chased each other around on the dusty carpet downstairs and the other two played games on the computers, I would scour the shelves in search of new worlds and characters to explore.
Then I would leave hauling an armful of novels and non-fiction, ready to spend the foreseeable evenings with my nose buried in them. And you know what? I managed to finish quite a few of them before their return date came around.
So what’s my excuse now for taking over a month to read one book?
My list of “distractions”:
- work
- spending time with loved ones
- spending time with the dog
- re-watching the same TV series over and over
- spending hours lost in video games or my phone
- cleaning until every last speck of dust is eradicated
The thing is: NONE of these are valid excuses for putting down the book in my hand.
I know that reading isn’t hard (I learned how to do it before I learned so many other essential life skills), I know I can make the time for it, and I know I’m not the only…
