How to Read More Books

The author shares personal strategies for increasing reading volume by replacing digital screen time with physical books. Key tactics include removing distracting apps from smartphones and keeping a book accessible at all times.
Why it matters
It addresses the growing concern of digital distraction and provides actionable advice for improving cognitive focus and literacy habits.
I’ve read roughly a book a week for a few years, and I can tell you it’s doable. I didn’t always read this much. When I started, I read fewer than ten volumes per year, but making it a goal made me switch gears and achieve what I once thought was impossible. I want to explain to you here what I did to become a prolific reader, and what I learned in the process, so that, with a bit of effort, you can do it too. I promise, it will be worth it.
The content is a personal lifestyle essay with no political or ideological agenda.
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