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re: Becoming a Reader/Developing the Habit of Reading
Posted on 12/4/23 at 8:00 pm to WITNESS23
Posted on 12/4/23 at 8:00 pm to WITNESS23
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I think the biggest thing is to pick a book that interests you and you can finish.
Bingo. If you like the reading material then you will want to read it.
Also, I take a book everywhere I go. If I get stuck in traffic, I read. On my lunch break, I read. Outside grilling, I read.
Just think about what time you spend watching TV or staring at your phone and then decide what's more important to you.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 11:01 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
Also, when you find the book that interests you and after the first few chapters, it feels like a slog... Stop reading it and move on. It took me a while to learn how to stop reading a book if I wasn't enjoying it
My habit is during my lunch break. Gives me a solid 30 minutes, plus slows down my eating. Might take a while to finish a book, but I get through 15 or so a year
Here's some that I suggest from a couple of genres that I feel are easy to enjoy
Fantasy - The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett; funny and one of my favorite authors. Also, timely for this time of year. Follow that up with Mort
Travel - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Appalachian trail); McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy (Ireland); Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks (not Tony Hawk);
Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon (back roads of America, has a nice stop in Louisiana)
All are funny to me, though Blue Highways may not be funny. Been a long time. I might read it again. Bill Bryson is another one of my favorites
Military - Outlaw Platoon by Sean Parnell; Go! Go! Go! By Rusty Firmin (Iranian embassy siege and the SAS); Beyond Band of Brothers by Major Dick Winters book are 3 good ones
Bond books are quick easy reads
If you like religiousy stuff, Mitch Albom
My habit is during my lunch break. Gives me a solid 30 minutes, plus slows down my eating. Might take a while to finish a book, but I get through 15 or so a year
Here's some that I suggest from a couple of genres that I feel are easy to enjoy
Fantasy - The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett; funny and one of my favorite authors. Also, timely for this time of year. Follow that up with Mort
Travel - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Appalachian trail); McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy (Ireland); Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks (not Tony Hawk);
Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon (back roads of America, has a nice stop in Louisiana)
All are funny to me, though Blue Highways may not be funny. Been a long time. I might read it again. Bill Bryson is another one of my favorites
Military - Outlaw Platoon by Sean Parnell; Go! Go! Go! By Rusty Firmin (Iranian embassy siege and the SAS); Beyond Band of Brothers by Major Dick Winters book are 3 good ones
Bond books are quick easy reads
If you like religiousy stuff, Mitch Albom
This post was edited on 12/5/23 at 11:03 pm
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