How To Read ANY book in 7 Days

In this video I show you how to read any book in just one week. I then go on to give you some of my best reading tips to helped you stay focused and actually accomplish your reading goals.

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[amokbel]

📚 awesome tips. Instead of pages, I usually go by chapters. I feel “incomplete” when I don’t finish a chapter.

[MichaelMielDeLaRosa]

For me I get most of my reading done while im laying in bed in the morning and at night. Its helped me so much to detach from my phone and fix my insomnia. Reading before bed lets me brain rest and reading in the morning motivates me to get up and return to the book I was reading.

[LaurenxOtt]

My adhd can both make me read that entire book in either 6 months or 6hours, no in between. So I’ll take any tips I can to help that. Cause I do love reading but I burn out so easy

[TheNerdJournals]

It's a simple idea but having a page goal makes a huge difference. Great video!

[crazybutterflies]

This was really helpful. I have a accumulated a small collection of books I want to read but find it difficult to focus on them (ADHD) as well as find the time with my kids. With this tip, I was able to read a 420-page fiction book in less than 3 days. I plan on doing this with other literature, fiction and non-fiction, during weekends and evenings. Very valuable. Thank you!

[julieL]

These are such great tips. I have so many books I want to read but rarely finish because I get lost between all the books or get busy and forget what about what I was reading. Thank you!

[obefyl]

Dude I love your channel! I’m so inspired to learn and document my knowledge acquisition because of your videos. Great job! I keep rewatching them to stay inspired.

[enidmrtnz]

Those intrusive thoughts are everyones enemies. You’re happily setting goals and staying busy and those stupid thoughts remind you of something irrelevant to what you have going on in the moment.

[gremlingizmo]

Love the book weight and timer suggestions, will definitely be implementing! Started trying to read more this year, used to always have my head in a book when younger, but have fallen into the screen time trap, and have genuinely felt much more settled and happier switching screens for books!


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[Jimbo]

IMO it’s better to focus on time spent reading rather than a goal around page counts. Reading quickly might be good for deadlines. But reading slowly, intentionally and deeply (yes I’m a Cal Newport fan) is better for most other purposes.

Just my opinion of course! Keep up the good work. 📖

[mr]

📚 genuinely helpful and simple stuff, i like that you don't over explain and keep it short, but to the point, cheers.

[DustinRAveryXIV]

Literally my favorite YouTuber of all time.

[TomaNicTurtle]

📚 as an amateur reader, I found it very encouraging to hear a Scholar such as yourself describe reading as hard work. It leaves hope for someone like me who has inherited dozens of theology books and currently has no reading habits other than audio books.

[SM-JIL]

Great tips! I use a post it note arrow to mark interesting points to come back to or where I left off if I’m interrupted, or when writing out a quote, so I don’t lose my place. Def like the catch all notebook for this distracting thoughts!

[yuri]

Genuinely love this channel brother. ❤️

[csikomas]

All tips are brilliant. This is a needed response to the crazy out there. I’ve noticed how often my hand/brain wants the phone even though it sucks the life from me. It’s not connection, it’s a more sinister device than I ever knew. I’m subscribed and can replace some of that wasted time with positive reinforcement. I’d love to read a book a week steadily plus record my thoughts, and note any ideas. I am a collector of notebooks, books, pens and pencils, and that’s how I found this channel, but what I like is what you’re studying and how you’re accomplishing it! The inspiration is appreciated.

[Wellurgay]

Could you make a video of how you take notes in both Fiction and non-fiction books?

[egnjmwd]

Love this channel and Parker’s Pensees. Hope you’re doing well! Thank you

[kgp]

📚📖 👍 Your suggestion for a dictionary journal is great! I've been using 3x5 cards instead of a bound pocket journal and at the end of the day I either digitize them or transfer them to my desk journal.

[DaringGrLeigh]

📚 The catchall notebook and digital timer both seem like great tools to improve focus. Will definitely give them a try. Thank you!