How to be a better reader

0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Tip #1
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11:14 - Tip #2
14:20 - Tip #3
15:53 - Tip #4
19:45 - Tip #5

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[CarbonBondedBooks]

I think it’s so important to push the “reading stamina is like a muscle” narrative. I know so many people who read voraciously in high school (or middle school or whatever) and get discouraged when they can’t seem to focus on a book now after not really reading for 5+ years. When I actually made an effort to read at least one page every single day in 2019 I read a total of 11 books (~5000 pages) and I doubled that in 2020 and then doubled my 2020 numbers in 2021. This year I’m on tracking to read 70 books. It really comes down to rebuilding stamina (and also learning my reading preferences as an adult).

[patricejones]

Many times introductions carry spoilers, especially in Penguin Classics. Sometimes I prefer to read the introduction last.

[misawaelbow]

I think a good thing to keep in mind too is that you shouldn’t feel guilty if you’re not connecting with a book and that it’s okay to put it down and either come back to it later or just never come back to it at all

[egg]

I read The Count of Monte Cristo in the beginning of this year doing 10 pages a day! Currently reading The Lord of the Rings the same way. With huge books like these, I feel it's good to keep the momentum going, even if it's just a single page some days.
I'm also a fairly slow reader. I do the little voice in my head, I do the pauses, I go back and reread paragraphs if I didn't get it.

[espada]

about two years ago when i started getting back into reading, i struggled so much. being terminally online, whether it was had rewired my attention span to that of a chipmunks -- it would take excessive concentration to even manage through 5-10 pages of text. the worst was when i would finish multiple passages, then realize that my brain didn't register a single line of what i had just read.

it is a self-mending process though. the more you read the more you condition yourself to take things slow, parse information at a constant and fluid rate. it's funny because the act of reading itself has become therapeutic to me, regardless of how brutal or debased the subject matter is

and just for fun: current read is *the savage detectives* by *roberto bolano* :-) would recommend, really enjoying it

[angelasc]

Loved this video. As a 19yo and begginer to reading I felt like this video was exactly what I needed. I'm currently reading Pride and prejudice and I'm loving it so far. Love from Portugal.

[MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH]

I love the message you're getting out here. Great advice to have new readers determine the types of books they may enjoy. And the point of reading all year isn't to read for quantity, but to find great literature.

[Natalierockify]

Reading for each book can be so different for example - Lead Me Where The Light is ours, 3 chapters of it per day is the best way to let the story sink in. So much growth and knowledge for just one sitting

[whtetiger]

this video reminded me of the reason why you're the only "booktube" creator I follow, you really do emphasize how individualized reading as a task is. I never liked a lot of book content bc of its trends being so odd. You would definitely be an english teacher I would enjoy returning to for class.

[mccawmedia]

Right now I’m at 24, 000 pages and 57 books this year. Reading at a pace of around 108 pages a day.

[thisrandomdude_]

Just halfway through the video and my mind is already blown. It's mind-numbing to think you only had around 5000 subscribers a while ago, and are still sitting at 23k! Your videos have the quality of someone with a hundred thousand subscribers or more. Just goes to show how far YouTube has come after all these years.

[jaysilverstone]

Get yourself a reading chair, a lamp and go on a thrift book rampage.

[kseniyasbooknook]

Such good advice! Reading is a muscle and annotating makes the experience more enjoyable, memorable and engaging. I wish I had that advice sink in earlier

[keannuvonjarabo]

Thanks for helping me gain the willpower to read again. Reading slumps are the worst 😣

[freiheit]

When I was 15 I discovered books I used to read 2 to 3 books a day.. history.. astronomy philosophy.. novels everything I could put my hands on it was a blast..I will admit it was kind of an addiction filling my curiosity in everything I want whenever I desired.. then I grew up, got into medicine the rest is history... Aside to medical literature I read only 3 to 5 books a year..its a shame we live 24h a day a couple of days and then we die.

[lightscamerasashley.]

so happy for you getting sponsors! this channel deserves it 💯

[ladyvader]

Hey, just found your channel maybe 3 weeks back and loving it. I wanted to get back into reading after my grueling university degree, where my body had decided that "we are not doing that for fun any more". Your channel and Daniel Greene gave me the confidence to try again and I have now finished the first novel in, I dunno, 10 years :)

[mrlately]

Great concent as usual! It's weird because at the same time booktube is awesome it does make you overwhelmed with the amount of content you end up wanting to read.

[Dani-wwqr]

On the annotation point, taking notes genuinely is one of my favorite parts about the process of reading! I don't know how to explain why it makes me enjoy a book so much better. It almost feels like you're uncovering something when you introduce a deeper level of contemplation

[cheezycheeder]

This video was honestly just mad motivational, really made me enjoy reading even more !!