A Book A Week Is All I Ask

[@kvz369]

Watching this on November the 7th, 2022. Yesterday, on Sunday, I just finished my week by having read 13 books! 13 in a week. That's more than I've ever was able to read. I have been dedicating at least 1h of reading a day, plus dictionary reading for about 25mins. On some days of that week, I was able to read up to 6h! Going to start another week of reading and I'm pretty excited.

[@livelife365]

awesome...keep it up

[@Jake-kn3xg]

Don't forget philosophy, sociology and psychology. Add some politics and economics in there and you'll rule the world!

[@livelife365]

+Caffa Jake good stuff

[@fictionista5446]

You're such a good persuader. Thanks so much!

[@livelife365]

thanks...peace

[@Telthecelt]

He is indeed! Check out his channel too! :)

[@canids]

I have a thousand books. Mine are up in the cloud. I read a kindle. And you know what, they are cheap. Say ten bucks a book verses 30, 40 or so for current pop books. I work nights. Spend a lot of time sitting in the dark in my work. Love the kindle paperwhite

[@issasangare9823]

I fell on your video back on juillet 2016, at that time there was no really frequency for my readings, I used to read sometime 3 or 4 books per month or only 1 a month depending on my schedule or mood. After discovering you, I decided to go for one book a week or may be two books per week base on the size of book. As a matter of fact, my goal was to end up with 50 or 52 books between december 2015 to december 2016, and I am glad to tell you that I did it, I read 52 books between December 2015 to 2016. I am from French speaking country, I have reading both French or English books. Through these lines, I just want to thank for inspiring me to go for one book a week, thanks a lot. Last thing I would to share with you, I got my first book published last October by l'Harmattan. The book is French, because my targeted audience was French speak coutries, nevertheless, I am about to translate it in English very soon.

[@livelife365]

awesome

[@ahmeds.mansour1293]

This is an applicable, realistic and enjoyable method of how to do many things compacted in one: reading, time management, setting and achieving a great goal, aquire knowledge, and have a great fun time. When I search for "how to improve reading speed or efficiency", I find: how to read a book in 10 minutes; or how to read a book in a day, etc. and they are - as it is expected- turned out to be a disappointment. because I don't want to read a book in 10 minutes, I want to experience the whole journey that the book offers. I want to enjoy it as well as read it faster and comprehend the most of it better. This, is how to read a book faster and better. And we all know it really, consciously or subconsciously, that the best way is to put more effective time into it. Thank you.

[@livelife365]

difficult to pick a fav book, enjoy most of them...

[@Politicsson]

Mike I was this video back in 2008 , ever since that date I follow your advise literally . I red and keep reading a lot of books , today I am completely different person . Thank you mike

[@livelife365]

sweet

[@barfsoup]

Great advice! I've collected hundreds of antique books from estate sales. I'm not on par with 50 a year, but I would like to start reading more than I have been.

[@emanuelzd9815]

we are destracted with internet and a lot of other things, i agree, we should read more..

[@CalvinsChannel-ug4hj]

I’ve watched this video years ago! At the time it lit a fire in me and got me reading. Life kicked my butt soon after and I completely fell off the wagon. I’m gonna really take the time to get back into this and start reading again!

[@livelife365]

cool

[@successpathnetwork]

Thank you so much for this video. I really wanna be more than that top 10 percent in my country

[@livelife365]

+Ezden Jumanne awesome

[@SaleemRanaAuthor]

What an incredible video. You have changed my life in less than 10 minutes. Thank you. I'm going to start doing it.

[@livelife365]

peace

[@maddiesmusic1123]

The last book I read was 870 pages. Now the book I am reading is 652 pages. I read very thick books.

[@TheJuliGrey]

I saw this video last Monday evening. Since then all I think about is how much time I actually have. I took your advice seriously and I am just finishing my 2nd book this week. And the Sunday is just starting... :) Proud? Oh, yeah!!

[@livelife365]

you should be proud...keep it up...peace

[@AdamsOlympia]

Mortimer J. Adler's classic "How to read a book" is a great place to start, for those who might not have the higher level reading skills needed to get into the deeply involved books. (Tomes that might be slightly above our grasp) ... I find that it's encouraging me to read more in general, and with a lot more focus and finesse.

[@mehdichannel5835]

Amazing golden tips that gave me real motivation to read more and more thanks a lot for sharing these tips

[@livelife365]

mehdi channel cool...peace

[@JohnVKaravitis]

A local university library has a complete set of the 1990 edition of The Great Books. And yes, I plan on reading all 60 volumes before I die. Boo-yah!

[@mumbaiuser1]

with your math it seems possible to me for the first time. Great Video Thanks👍

[@goodreader139]

This Year i have read more then 200 books.....thanks to Almighty Allah.

[@ThanhThanh-ex5ux]

A book a week is a perfect number. I'm planning to read every night before bedtime. Thanks a lot for your advice.

[@livelife365]

yw

[@livelife365]

good luck with your reading...peace

[@mirosgerg]

Books are important, from every book you can take something. But you must keep searching! With practice it can be fast and more faster and collect more information.

[@bleujae1]

ive really had the urge to start reading more books lately, and the first book i read since then, i was so into it, that i spent 8 hours reading it, and i got through half the book! haha and right now im reading the count of monte cristo :)

[@meredithbillington1544]

Cool video. I have already read 17 books this year, and I have an outrageous goal of 1000 books that I want to read on Goodreads. I may end up halving that before too long, but I feel pretty good with the number of books I've read so far.

[@livelife365]

awesome

[@meredithbillington1544]

You remind me of a guy who goes to my Dad's Toastmasters club.

[@MrCitizenwarrior]

I have started reading books.. Which i quite after my Grads.. Thanks for uploading this Speech.

[@livelife365]

+MrCitizenwarrior awesome

[@TheJuliGrey]

I just want to LIKE! this video every day! Just so you know Mike...I'm sending it to ALL my friends! :) Big thank you and greetings from ALL my neurons! :)

[@rajvaibhavtripathi84]

I am an Undergrad. student here in India.I remember I had this insane spirit of reading three books a day.Now I have settled down to two a week but still feel great about my experience.

[@Gratitude1192]

such a good advise and techniques given by you..... it will really helpful.... thanks

[@abdelkorchi]

nice video that encourage me for Reading thank you a lot

[@livelife365]

yw

[@sillybearwagon]

This is one of the best videos I have seen. A lot of good thoughts. I will have to try... do many of them. Reading 50 books a year will transform, and if you try but only read 30-40 books that will still have a very large impact. I will have to refer non book readers to this video, maybe that could start them on a good habit.

[@pgrothschild]

haha loved the cheesy introduction! Great viewing, you've inspired me, thank you!

[@emanpaints3508]

Read Everything!!! This video is so great!!! I read an entire book yesterday and gonna read another next week! :)

[@livelife365]

cool

[@JacquelineReddick]

it is amazing what these videos show on " Why Reading Matters" you would be so surprise how important reading is to the function of the brain

[@CloudWatcherX]

i am an extremely slow reader. before i got this laptop (that i am currently on and have been on for a while today) i would happily fill every spare moment with reading and even that didn't help my number of books lol. i have finished a lot of books and enjoy reading a lot, but this is too hard. however i do need to start back reading again so thanks for the reminder i will get back to it. btw i would love a library like you have :) it looks like a book lovers paradise lol :) at least to me

[@Telthecelt]

I need to take your advice. Too much time on Internet stuff eats up reading time. I am now aiming to produce a YT book-at-bedtime reading and in doing that I will force myself to read more (and to think about the content carefully for oral production). I started with a short DH Lawrence piece but I hope to expand to various dead (i.e. out of copyright!) authors. Thanks for encouraging reading!

[@BBoughton]

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just pick it up. A lot of times I'm not motivated to read but suddenly once I start and get past the initial "should I" phase I find that I'm cranking page after page. Reading: "It just feeds the machine in so many ways" -Junot Diaz

[@jennyjenny3531]

Another tip is to read the same amount each day, but from many books simultaneously. So it'll take you longer to get through a single book, but you'll be making progress in several books at the same time. This has benefits such as, a)when you get tired of your book, you can pick up another book and feel fresh and able to read for longer each day, b) because you'll be "in" each book over a longer period of time, you have longer to "be" with those characters, that story, and thus, long-term comprehension is greatly increased. Blast through a book in a week, and see how well you remember it in a year. But read that same book slowly, over several months (reading others concurrently), and you'll be amazed how much better you remember that book a year later.

[@iamcuriousidiot]

Absolutely agree! Cool video! Another cool way i like to do 'read' more books is while i'm walking somewhere, listen to audiobooks :)

[@livelife365]

good idea...peace

[@MrsKoldun]

Before I started uni I read about 5 to 8 books a month, I was an avid reader. But because of the amount of scientific stuff I need to read for uni, I don't really feel like pleasure reading the rest of the day. And that makes me kind of sad, but I seem to cannot change it.

[@livelife365]

+Lane Moje balance is a juggling act

[@mohamedabdirahman2870]

Thanks for the lesson. Your lecture motivates me alot.😊

[@zahralouridi1445]

I love your advice and I will do it

[@livelife365]

cool

[@saidhawwa]

Thank You!

[@nesha1011]

LOL, "once I finally get that thing published"...love a sense of humor.

[@willowcandra]

those are some really good tips though. (I think I average 2 hours a day, 5-6 at weekends.) Skipping nonsense tv and mindless surfing frees up so much reading time. I read when I cook. I read non fiction books at 1 chapter a day. It's amazing how they add up.

[@Tigrimitry]

Thank you, Mike. Very useful information.

[@livelife365]

+Вадим Метлов peace

[@jesusmylordtheascendedmast600]

I have chronic arthritis in my lowerback and the pain usually starts when i sit for 30+ mins. Any suggestions and what i can do? i was thinking of getting a book holder and standing up if my lowerback flares up. I will try 20 pages per day that's 18 books in a year which is good enough for me.

[@Tigrimitry]

Good day, Liam. I usually stand up, when reading a book. Personally I simply can not read in a sitting position. Also, maybe you could read in bed?

[@Merryyy203]

After having watched this video and checking some of the others you've posted I want to recommend you a few books: Diet for a new America - John Robbins Slaughterhouse - Gail A. Eisnitz Eating animals - Jonathan S. Foer When you've read them: What are your thoughts?

[@Michael-gh6nr]

+AllergicRants I read these books while enjoying a wonderful bacon cheeseburger, thanks for the recommendations!

[@HighTimeQ]

Too scared of the horror genre but I'll take the challenge.

[@achyutbhattarai6158]

Who is watching this in 2017?

[@lebronjames1741]

Achyut Bhattarai lol me

[@aramuses]

2018! :)

[@hustinamordiz4078]

2018!!!! Mai :)):):)

[@M11B222INF_LC]

2019

[@shempone]

2020

[@Politicsson]

Perfect advice to manage book reading . Thank you .

[@Politicsson]

My comment then it's 10 years .

[@pompadourhairstyle8605]

So how was the new 600 book you have been read for the last 12 years ? And I really like to know what's 3 books you highly recommend from the 600 or more you have been read

[@livelife365]

great

[@jennyjenny3531]

Stephen King is a great proponent of taking advantage of those many, many snippets of "idle time" throughout the day to get in 5 minutes of reading here, 10 minutes of reading there, etc. It adds up! Keep a book with you at all times. Are you waiting in line? Read! Waiting for the bus? Read! A passenger in a car? Read! It adds up quickly and almost imperceptibly.

[@jennyjenny3531]

oh, I see this video just mentioned SK :)

[@superplan89]

Should have thanked u awhile back Thanks

[@fadisyrian2552]

Its really very good idea

[@Deutsch-t2o]

Great advices

[@alazar7685]

Published 10 years ago. Still relevant today!

[@livelife365]

cool

[@Abdul.alajmi]

Thanks a lot, so inspiring

[@livelife365]

cool

[@ethansmusic8570]

my goal is to read 100 books a year

[@jennyjenny3531]

That was my goal for 2017, and I'm up to 94 so far. Looks like I'll make it and then some! One thing that helped was to read along while listening to an audiobook on double speed. Because I'm tracing the words with my eyes, comprehension is still 100%, but I can get some books read in half the time. I recommend people give it a try!

[@camwestfall918]

This is great rhetoric. Thanks, Mike!

[@Gratitude1192]

im gona start to do this

[@samia8023]

Hi I'm working and still studying in college, and I can say that I don't have much time. BUT I still want to get my goal : 25 books in this 2016. so thank you for your video and forgive my English I'm not a native speaker.

[@livelife365]

+tissam ibtissama awesome

[@LaurensCorner]

''read my book, when i finally get it published'' .. ahahaha.... such a writer. I know those feelings. :P

[@MichaelGarcia-gg7qy]

You are amazing man, you must know a lot of things!

[@Despeville]

Great guy.

[@livelife365]

peace

[@livelife365]

@Johndrix2 as long as you're reading, anything is okay...peace

[@willowcandra]

I find 1 per week unrealisic. Some modern chart paperbacks are so quick I'll get through two. A play may take 2 hours. And then I read many very long (900) page books and classics that may take 2-3 wEeks. So most important for me is to make sure I read for at least 1hr a day (often more) I do get through roughly 50 per year but at a good pace.

[@jennyjenny3531]

One thing that's helped me read 94 books in 2017 so far was to read along while listening to an audiobook on double speed. Because I'm tracing the words with my eyes, comprehension is still 100%, but I can get some books read in half the time.

[@lebronjames1741]

Jenny Jenny woww 94 books a year, that's great !! Am just a beginner in reading books ! My goal is 1 book per week now ! What do you suggest me?

[@jennyjenny3531]

I recommend reading from several different books simultaneously, spreading out your time in each book a bit more. Being in a book for only one week, those characters, that plot, those ideas don't have as much time to simmer in your mind. Whereas being in a book for, say, a month, or even longer, you really get a richer experience of that book, and will remember it far better a year or two later. Also, reading several books at the same time, if you get your fill of one book, you have a few others to choose from. I sometimes have 10 books going at once: fiction, non-fiction, detective story, classic, humour, etc. As far as which book, I'd recommend checking out goodreads. You can get ratings, reviews, etc. But because you asked, I will give a personal recommendation, (though I don't know your personal taste). A Tale of Two Cities (classic) by Dickens was eye-opening, enthralling, well-written, and the end was fantastic. Happy reading!

[@lebronjames1741]

Jenny Jenny thank you so much for ur reply !! U mean reading several books simultaneously would be better than just 1 book a week !! Okay !! I like reading self help books , books like emotional intelligence by Daniel goleman , the power of now by eckhart Tolle and Rich dad poor Dad !! That's a great advise from you !! Thank you.

[@lebronjames1741]

Jenny Jenny btw how much time do u spend in reading per day , and do you set specific target like completion of 4 books within a month or such ?

[@jennyjenny3531]

Hi Alan, I do recommend reading from several different books, for the reasons above, and also, each book you're in is adding to the grand feast- ideas from each book bounce off eachother, you can compare similarities and differences, etc, and all of this happens without effort. But for me, the most important reason is that instead of being done with a book in one week ("wham, bam, thankyou mam"), you're really living in that book by stretching it out. A book you spent a week in will be like a fluff of memory compared to a book you simmered in for many weeks or even months.

[@theuserintheroom4450]

I read so much books in a year I don't even bother to keep track any more. I literally don't know the exact amount a year.

[@VeganDeterioration]

i love reading, lol sometimes i read a book every 2 or 3 days

[@MandyGood]

I read a 1 book every two days. I love it. It’s basically all I do.

[@livelife365]

more than me

[@MandyGood]

livelife365 I did it for a week, now I took a break

[@mouradcohen2058]

just wanna add that reading is not something easy for beginners cause it is a real art and not just a mere fact of moving your eyes ball over words.One should know reading techniques before reading .that's the main reason why most of us doesnt read

[@livelife365]

You can do it...just a few pages a day...

[@livelife365]

i hope you achieve all of your reading goals...peace

[@chesterjrbutler8028]

Great video!

[@mouradcohen2058]

I like your video it s inspiring but I would like to ask you 2 questions. 1-dont you see that big quantity doesnt help to iternalize the whole material ,and that focusing on what book for a while is better to get the most of it ? 2-how to extraact the essence(key points) of what you read and how to memorize it ?(if you can make a video about it ill be grateful) thank you

[@Matthew-fx7qo]

This almost makes me feel bad for only aiming for 26 books in 2017.

[@Musiclover-rt1ej]

What age were you back in the day when you had more spare time? When you were acquiring knowledge, that's very interesting I started reading more and acquiring knowledge when I was 27 I'm 69 now. I would say I am very well read.

[@livelife365]

ever since i could read

[@geekyrahuliitm]

If we just want to read then it's okay ... But do u think that we ll nt forget the points or story of that book with a few months or years.... ??? Do you have any strategy for increasing learning power also??

[@husseinnassrallah1413]

I understand it's good to read but how do you understand and remember what you read

[@theprojectofcomputer]

Hmm any advice when it comes to neck pains caused by reading?

[@Gratitude1192]

thanks

[@Sinneric]

"People who say they don't have time to do things, what they're really saying is they don't want to do it." This.

[@livelife365]

agree

[@syco98]

Do Audiobooks count ??? I don't have much time to read, but I've finished listening to four audiobooks this month, I do it every chance I get, before work,lunch and after work...

[@livelife365]

sure do

[@arun8856]

i read 20 pages per hr and i thought it was very show, cause english is my foreign language, now i am happy

[@livelife365]

cool

[@superplan89]

I wanted to try something and I would like your opinion, Warren Buffett says to read 500 pages a day...is this possible? At least on days off, what do u think?

[@livelife365]

one word/page at a time...

[@Johndrix2]

What do you think about kindle. Is that ok ?

[@Telthecelt]

Bathroom reading is popular with me . At present Missing Microbes goes in there with me! How appropriate for a former biology lecturer. :)

[@livelife365]

me too

[@mosesqqu]

Thank God i saw this!!! The horror!! How much time have i been wasting!!! Thanks so much!

[@ParkerAllen2]

Cutting down on TV to read more is great advice - but the idea that you should fill every little break or pause in your day with a few pages would absolutely kill the pleasure I take in reading. Too much like a chore that has to get done. I'd much rather set aside a stretch of time at the end of the day that I can really get into reading - but I'm mostly a non-fiction reader. It's probably better advice for fiction readers who are looking for something to take them out of the moment.

[@christophershanklin112]

Forget the whole reading a book a week. Read all the time. Consistency is key.

[@livelife365]

how much do you read?

[@lucasemerimmarques9355]

As cool as it may seem at first to read so many books Mike, i can't help but thinking that this fordism-like method can possibly destroy the pleasure of slow reading like imagining the scenes and getting the meaning and lessons from the book. What do you reckon? Cheers.

[@livelife365]

+Lucas Emerim Marques not really

[@nautilusnexus5120]

DOING IT DOING IT!!!! :D

[@sajalkhan4092]

nice video

[@Renee-Heal-The-Eagle]

I know this video is old but I am reading a book a week, sometimes two books :-D Be blessed.

[@livelife365]

keep reading

[@The17jbuck]

I love reading, but what are the best ways to afford purchasing all the books I would like to read? I'm 18 and work as a server, so I find it hard to keep up with my reading habits.

[@jennyjenny3531]

Library, library sales (books can be often 25cents), thrift stores, borrow/trade with friends, free audiobooks on Librivox.org, free audiobooks on hoopla, youtube audiobooks, etc, etc.

[@Matthew-fx7qo]

Jordan Buck If a book is in the public domain, you can legally download a digital copy of it through Project Gutenberg. Otherwise, borrow from a library or buy second-hand.

[@shempone]

But what kind of books? Novels? Fiction? Self help?? Biographies? There would need to be something in the books that has its benefits?? .................... As soon I typed this.. You mentioned this.

[@shempone]

Never got an answer

[@MrAHSAN199]

could you please do a video on some of the great books of all genre?

[@livelife365]

yep

[@MrAHSAN199]

livelife365 Thanks

[@harsh_vardhan_Rajput]

13 January 2022 Watching today, after 13 years

[@livelife365]

keep watching

[@ENiTiscool]

I'm going to try to read 50 books a year. 40-50 pages a day. =)