Build a Reading Habit from the Ground Up

[@impastomusic]

Wonderful advice! One Goodreads/Storygraph hack that I use to track my reading progress is this: at the begging of the year I set my goal to 5 books. Once I’ve read 5 books, I increase my goal by another 5 books. Rinse and repeat! This way I avoid setting an unattainable annual goal and getting discouraged, and I also get a little dopamine hit fairly regularly throughout the year. And I can celebrate whatever the final count happens to be!

[@mariana-vieira]

SO smart! 🤩

[@TadParker]

Goodreads has really helped me to develop a daily reading habit. I've made it a point to log in daily and track my progress in terms of the percentage of the book I've read each day. And the best part is that everything is public. Anyone can log in and see my progress, which I think is what motivates me the most. And this is despite the fact that I have no friends there! But the page is open, and anyone can come and see, which is enough for me. Today will be the 640th day of continuous reading! Oh, and another interesting fact is that I am reading all this in a non-native language, English, which I am still learning.🙂

[@mariana-vieira]

Good job! 💪

[@MayaGraceWallace]

Your videos always stand out, keep up the amazing work.

[@mariana-vieira]

Thank you so much!

[@InfernoFalcon-t4x]

Appreciate the step-by-step walkthrough, very clear.

[@mariana-vieira]

Thank you!

[@IgnisFeraAstra]

This video was an absolute lifesaver for me, thank you.

[@mariana-vieira]

So happy to read this 😍

[@patatrah]

Really good tips! I started reading frequently again 4 years ago and what helped me the most was to have a realistic goal (6 books the first year) and to read in short sessions rather than for hours. It's easier to find 15 min than 2 hours! Now I read around 25 books a year (5x my inital goal)!

[@mariana-vieira]

Such great tips!

[@nadeshikoshindo]

I've taken the habit of reading during commuting to work. Not a lot, but with 10-15 pages a day, I do finish some books !

[@mariana-vieira]

That's really good time management too!

[@MUK-yf2sw]

Just so you know, i have been subbed to you since 2016

[@mariana-vieira]

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[@MUK-yf2sw]

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[@FireStorm-k1r]

Thanks for covering this topic, it was super useful.

[@mariana-vieira]

Glad you liked it!

[@s.annehancock730]

So glad I stumbled onto this wonderful channel! Thank you for the great advice.

[@mariana-vieira]

So happy that you're here! 😄

[@SilverRiderFlare]

I finally understand this topic after watching your video, amazing work.

[@mariana-vieira]

Thank you🥰

[@dleon3406]

This was exactly what I needed to hear. I started reading articles on Medium and I found you there but seems the articles you have are in Portuguese. Still, loving the content.

[@toranshaw4029]

I really need to start reading more, not only with books but the many articles that I've saved to my 'read later' app, that I never get around to!

[@mariana-vieira]

We all do that, don't we? 😂

[@toranshaw4029]

@@mariana-vieira glad I'm not the only one. 🙂

[@janeto4395]

Just what I needed 😅

[@mariana-vieira]

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[@stevesmith4319]

reading tips .

[@esemac]

And how do you become a faster reader? 😔 I’ve hit a reading slump since the change in season. Help please 😅

[@mariana-vieira]

I don't think I have an answer for that... But do take your time and find a rythm that feels comfortable to you 😊

[@WondershareEdrawsoft]

Hi ! Love your content ! Interested in collab? :)

[@mariana-vieira]

Hi! You can reach my team @ [e-mail]

[@juliegolick]

I'm on track to read 100 books this year, or very close to it. My biggest tip would be to find places in your life where you have downtime - for me, this was taking the bus. Swapping from social media to reading on public transit means I have at least an hour a day for reading. I also grab snatches of time while I'm in line, in waiting rooms, waiting for my tea to boil, etc. It's all time that I otherwise wouldn't be doing anything with, so it doesn't feel like I'm "missing" anything else. If you're a fan of audiobooks, you can also listen to books while doing chores like cleaning or dishes.

[@mariana-vieira]

Wow, what an amazing goal! 💪

[@fatimaa.s8352]

Beautiful. One of my coaches calls this "pockets of time" and they are incredibly useful for productivity