How to Read When You Hate Reading - 5 Tips and Tricks

Here's how to read when you hate reading. and when you don't want to.

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[dane]

Summary:
1. Don’t over achieve. Start low: 1 page/day minimum.
2. Read before internet dopamine fix.
3. Habit bunching, read with your morning coffee.
4. Try audiobooks. (Even while working out... habit bunching).
5. Change your attitude, self identify as a reader.

[kshirley]

As a daily reader, I approve of this video. I started out small, and now read around 100 pages a day. In the past, reading was boring to me, now I can’t wait until it’s that time of the day to read!

[Leap]

I just realized I just spend 10 minutes read the comments instead of accually read a book 🤣

[metalphoenix]

Actually blown away with how well made this video is, thank you for the tips

[TomBell]

"It's Like Binge Eating Skittles Before Drinking A Fine Wine" = Dynamite Line!

[yorjaggycastano]

Thank you very much! a little and useful summary for anyone
1.Don't overachieve -> one page a day and then another one, and another
2. Read before going to the internet
3. Bunch your habits -> think strategically how you can add books to your daily activity
4. Try audiobooks
5. Change your attitude

Hi mom!

[alicelo]

I used to hate reading but I found that if you start with smaller books (100 page ish books) and slowly work bigger it kinda gets easier. Also, if you are like me and can't sit still for 2 minutes to read a page or accidentally fall asleep when reading anything, that's okay. Just keep trying again and again and again and again. You'll slowly build your focus and even if you don't at least you'll get the much needed sleep you need :)

[AI_ART_LIBRARY]

Don't just read the books, write down 4 things: 1. Characters names as they are mentioned with their roles. 2. Unknown words to you and search the meanning. 3. Any interesting or revolutionary idea to you personally. 4. A small resume of each page mentioning the most basic things that happened on that page or chapter. Reading just by reading is not learning, we need to self educate ourselves when reading a book because 10 years from now you will forget almost everything of that book, but if you write these 4 points you can read in a few minutes the main things of the book and remember most of it... yea now just reading sounds easier.

[offthekirb]

Wow I love how you had great quirky comic timing in old videos too! Joey I'd love to see your take on "5 things I learned in my 20s" - think it'd get a lot of views!! - Joe

[Tshhh]

I had a book for three weeks tried to read every day




I got to page 2

[Juicybeachgirls]

Cheap dopamine highs and shallow thinking omg had me dying 😂😂

[truereality]

Nice tips 👍 I specially like the idea of habit bunching and dedicating myself to reading one page a day!

[jacindaellison]

One thing that helped(s) me with wanting to read, a tip from a non-reader I know 😂, is to read books that movies were based off of. I had watched The Hitchhiker Guide To the Galaxy, with Martin Freeman in it, and, sometime around I decided to listen to an audiobook of it from a great youtube channel called Now Read This. His voice definitely fits the writing style perfectly and the characters come to life from his narration. I really enjoyed that book!

[_godslyer_]

Holy shit that intro is so me. I find all these books that I want to read, but when I come to sit down- I can barely keep focus and follow through. It's taken me around 2 weeks to read 100 pages due to the lack of consistency. Then i end up feeling bad thinking that I'm just not cut out. I see people that can get lost in books and read lots and I'm just so envious of that, I really want to get to that stage.

[mariahsimons]

As a person who struggles with focus even with books with subjects im into, heres a tip: Reread. When I have trouble comprehending a long drawn out sentence or paragraph, I read it multiple times and ways. Sometimes with and then without parathesis. Reread till you perceive.

[DallonJ]

You are a great presenter, casual with no overcompensation, yet still charismatic. Very easy to watch, well done.

[banhxeo]

I’m a high school student who hates reading, we have to read a bunch of novels in English and I literally just go on websites to find the summary. at some point I can’t keep doing this so now I’m here 💀

[iQamarAmerica]

*Omg I searched keyword How to get motivated to read book, guess what your video came on top search result. I can’t focus reading book, but I force myself to read and I bought 4 book now. Thank you so much your tips, I will read one page a day every day. Thank you so much again. And I will my post my results here.*

[missgirl_]

When you have an assignment due in two days and you have to read a book but the first option is to read one page a day 💀

[candacemays]

Thank you for posting this! My issue is not that I don't like reading but rather that I can't concentrate and retain the information. This makes me overwhelmed before I even start reading. I start reading and all of a sudden, I'm thinking about the clothes I left in the dryer. This even happens with audiobooks.