How I tripled my reading (as a normal person!)

📚 this is how I tripled my reading over the past two years:
00:00 introduction
01:06 why I read
01:31 one page before bed every night
01:52 read short books
02:22 always carry a book
02:42 read while doing other things
02:53 listen to books
03:13 romanticize reading
03:41 join a book club
04:41 find your (online) reading community
04:51 epilogue

🙃 about me:
hi! my name is Emily, and I am 29-year-old based in Brooklyn. during the day, I teach, but in my free time, i love to read, write, and make videos about my life.

🔗 resources:
this is the first video I made for this channel, and i had a lot of help from the internet – below are some of the tutorials i watched / resources i used
* music – Epidemic Sound

🙏 acknowledgements:
* andrew – crucial support for the video through all its stages
* ireland – my reading + writing buddy for life
* leah – for uttering one of the best quotes about books ever
* to my book clubs and their lovely members

👀 social media:

[KyleMeares]

This was so well done! I loved your visual story telling style!

[zachbeeson]

This was so great! I'm a pretty avid video essay enthusiast and I was really surprised by the quality here, I've seen content creators with huge subscriber counts put out lesser videos.

I, too, have found short stories/novellas to be a great way to pick the habit back up and have actually found myself often enjoying them significantly more than expected. The Nightingale and the Rose is one of my favorite pieces of literature ever. I also enjoyed the point about bookworm representation in other media, I'll have to pay more attention and see if I find a similar impact.

Keep it up!

[Zichael]

This is fantastic!! I often lack the discipline to consistently read but the advice you’re giving makes complete sense. Starting with even one page a day is better than no pages a day. Definitely going to put your tips to work, thank you!!

[wesleyolmsted]

this is really helpful! i like the tip about adding in short, quick reads

[leahfessler]

The 20 -> 200 book goal fake out is 100% perfect chaotic energy

[TheIndigoBookworm]

Great suggestions! I’ve been working on being more intentional when it comes to reading. Audiobooks and smaller reads have been working out well for me so far.

[leahfessler]

you motivate me to not only read more, but actually think more deeply about what I’m reading! So good!! 🫶