How to read more

Aside from losing weight, one of the biggest goals people have is to read more books. But the common challenge? Finding time for it.

These days, it’s easier than ever to read more books. “Reading,” after all, can include audio! Here are some tips to help you hit your reading goal this year.

Bring a book with you everywhere. We often don’t realize how many pockets of time we have. You can squeeze bits of time in while waiting in the doctor’s office, sitting in the parking lot waiting for your kid to get out of school, on the train during your morning commute, or even in the grocery line.

Be consistent. You might be surprised how much you can read by consistently doing it for 15 minutes a day. Try heading to bed a few minutes earlier and reading before turning out the lights, or grab some time during your lunch break. Swap out some social media time with book-reading time, and you’ll have finished a stack before you know it.

Listen to them. You can subscribe to a service like Audible, or you can download an app from your local library and find numerous books to listen to for free. Either way, audio books are a great way to add reading time, especially as the time spent in our cars continues to increase.