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[@greeneyed8744]

1. stick to a genre that you’re comfortable with 2. set a daily goal 3. buy the book when you see it and you want it 4. be a mood readers 5. don’t care what other people are reading 6. consider reading as a treat 7. figure out a way to implement it in your everyday life

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Love ya for this!

[@Kiki-oo3bw]

she truly actually is iconic

[@ruba8861]

She kinda is

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

omg sending big love and hugs

[@commentoer]

Debatable

[@faithbwire9164]

She definitely is❤

[@ashleylesiak4114]

One of my tips to reading more is to always have a book on me when I leave the house. Then I can just pull it out anytime I have to wait. In a line-up, for the elevator, at the Dr's office, for a friend at lunch? That's no longer wasted time, its reading time!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

AGREED! Any day/time can be reading time if you ✨believe✨ But seriously, this is a fantastic tip. Using down time is the best way to sink into a novel.

[@sophiethepegasus]

One tip that I have picked up is: Sometimes it can be fun to kind of tease yourself with a book. If you're reading something else but you find something that is just CALLING YOU, buy that new book anyway. Keep it on your shelf, let that baby steep and simmer and call to you while you go about your life. Flirt with that book, give it little looks over the next few days. Make sure it's in a place where your eye passes over it every day. Before I read Death and the Dervish, I couldn't quite dedicate myself to reading it because I knew it would take up a lot of energy and I was in the middle of school. I kept it on my bookshelf above my head and swear to God that I could hear it calling me even while I pushed things longer and longer. When I finally read it, it felt amazing to feel like I was 'giving in', and to find something just as good as I could imagine. Also! In my experience, TBR lists work better as recommendations rather than fast rules. If you've been planning on reading Moby Dick but you find yourself interested in a Sylvia Day, Herman Melville can wait! He's been dead for 132 years, he isn't waiting for anything from you. BUT, if Moby Dick DOES call you, that can be a very rewarding experience. Thirdly, embrace challenge when you're in the mood for it, especially if you're getting back into reading after a while. As a person that went from reading all the time in primary/elementary school to basically reading nothing at all, that shit is HARD and it will not necessarily come effortlessly all at once. Be okay with it being a little harder. This also applies if you are beginning to read in a genre you have never tried before: I had to read about 3 1800s books before I felt like I could 'speak that language'. Which leads me to my final tip: Embrace topics that others don't necessarily know as much about. If you're trying to classic literature, then try picking up a book that ISN'T on every book seller list. Try reading within a canon that ISN'T your country's. Not to be like "I'm better than everyone because I'm an "intellectual", but it can be so rewarding to feel like you are stepping into a kind of mindset and cultural feeling that most of the people around you won't. Like what happened with me and Death and the Dervish, it can build a kind of intimacy with that book that almost feels like having had a conversation with a foreigner on a train, after which you leave with a more complex feeling about the world. Another amazing video, Ana! Feeling BLESSED with these new videos, and I am nowhere near as prolific a reader as I could be so I will definitely be trying to focus more on some of these. Thank you!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

WOAH! This is a stunning essay and I implore everyone to read it!! You are so right about (well, everything you mention here), but I resonate a lot with reading books from other countries and feeling a kinship to its people. I think there's a way to travel without traveling through the pages of a book--and every time I read an international novel, I feel confident to talk a bit more on it! You're amazing!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@LifeInPink999]

I realized that my main problem is actually start the book, so what I do is first is listen the audiobook version for some minutes and once I feel like I'm really interested in the story I start reading.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Oh, that's actually a great idea. Sometimes I read the first few pages in a book store to see if it's worth my time

[@mountainbikingvampirewitch]

I learned the “buy the book when you want to read it” the hard way. I used to only buy books that I had already read and knew I loved (borrowed from the library), but it made my trips to the bookstore so boring. I’d come home with a whole pile of books that I had already read and just had to put on my shelves. It was an uninspiring experience. But, with Queen Ana’s blessing, I’m gonna buy the next interesting book I see 😊

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Baby, you buy that BOOK! (if it doesn't drain the bank account, of course). But seriously, it has helped to re-inspire me when I thought all hope was lost

[@bottomlessreads]

Love these tips! Thinking about how I put myself on a book buying ban until I finish the books I have but honestly... sometimes I feel like donating them and just starting fresh. I miss just going into a bookstore and choosing what I am in the mood to read. Weird how much pressure we can put on ourselves as readers lol Like you said, sometimes I just stare at them like... hm... you're not the flavor I want right now

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

TOTALLY understand this sentiment. It's like dreading any task you don't want to do. But ultimately when you make it happen, you feel like the best version of yourself

[@richien1677]

Her humor makes her really attractive❤

[@jeehan8980]

Two videos in a week!! I’m loving this! Thank you, you’re iconic and fabulous! ❤️

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

YOU'RE THE BEST ❤️❤️

[@georgianatrutescu]

What is keeping me motivated is also watching YT videos like yours from where I get a lot of inspiration, too. And you’re my top favorite! Queen! 💅🏼

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

You're a QUEEN, baby!!

[@CandaceFlorida]

Ana, you are always funny 😁 and this was a very helpful video. Thanks !!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you for watching & making me smile!

[@y.etosha]

I love u queeeen!!! Thank u for the tips

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

love YOU!

[@underhypedandoverrated]

How have I only just found your channel this is amazing

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

so happy you're here now : ) we have fun

[@m_rx]

Honor Lucas favourites video brought me here! Very grateful for that, I love your vibe!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you!! Honor is so amazing!!!

[@Techtalkpathou]

You are the best narrator of all time. How you present is quite interesting. really love your content. Big Fan

[@readbylau]

this is besides the point but i just wanted to say that i’ve bought my first jon krakauer book yesterday thanks to you xx

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

!!!! omg, I hope you love it!! He's my baby boy

[@mashicca]

Wahhh i love your energy and you truly are iconic! Im trying to get back into reading and you helped me. Earned yourself a new sub ❤ ❤

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

thank you so, so much for being here!!

[@downpour21]

I love this video! These tips are e so engaging and fun!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you!!

[@Vuchatra]

"Hold on Barry, i'm filming something" 🤣😂🤣 Thanks for this video, amazing.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

lmaooo we all need a Barry in this world

[@megancadigan2141]

Ana you are my reading angel

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Reading gives you wings!

[@garymcfadden584]

Great character with loads of personality 😊

[@monicasdesignprocess]

I really need to follow the "buy the book when you see and you want it" 😄 I do the same, I find so many amazing books I love in a bookstore then put them back and on my mental "to read later" list. I've been leaning more into it lately but still, I should just buy it 😂

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

It does help! I used to be the same way, but now if a book calls, I try to pick it up. More often than not, I don't regret my decision!

[@intovertedextrovert_08]

Tips no 3 and 4 ... Are gonna be my mantra. 😌👍🏻 I really loved the no. 3 not gonna lie.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

hahah! I think sometimes we have to hear it's okay to buy

[@tine272]

thank you queen

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

ur a queen!

[@VideogamesWorld93]

I loved this video!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you!!

[@tiberiusmorris4401]

Great advice

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

thank you!

[@Techtalkpathou]

Trust me believe in your flow. You are going to climb higher soon. You are really really good

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Wow! Thank you so much! Sometimes that is the exact encouragement I need!

[@Techtalkpathou]

Supporting from India. @@AnaWallaceJohnson

[@karaleerenaldi4437]

I definitely enjoy nonfiction in audio form the best 😊

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Me too! So easy to get into!

[@sarahvervalcke4067]

Honor Luca sent me here to subscribe! And, yes, mood reading, I couldn't agree more, but also, at the start of the year I had this idea that I wanted to read more "classical" texts, so I read Plato and Vergil, Ted Hughes' version of Ovid's metamorphoses, and recently Madeline Miller (to see what the hype is about) and currently I'm reading Dante's inferno. I think reading on a "theme" for a certain period of time also works.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Honor is amazing and I'm so happy she brought us together. Wow, yeah, you are getting all those classics out of the way. Did they live up to your expectations? I think you're 10000% right to read on a theme, especially with texts like those.

[@sarahvervalcke4067]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson mostly yes, though sometimes funnier than expected. Nice to meet you :p

[@amandabrandt3471]

we do want to learn how to read!!!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

sit down, class!

[@chy8697]

my two reading moods are a nice long classic or morbidly unhinged. lol

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

lmaoooo you're doing it completely right

[@wills2652]

Thanks so much! Youre iconic

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

You are, my friend!

[@LienVNDL]

Literally already liked for that first shot.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

;)

[@LienVNDL]

Now teach me how to not be on my phone, cause that’s the main reason I’m reading less than I could 😅 Great video as always btw

[@meridesiree7940]

This is so real..... I waste so much time i could be reading being on my phone T - T

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Same, same. You're not alone. I always regret my weekly screen time round up. Definitely humbles you

[@GeorgiaHubleyyy]

Great tips! One thing I do is when I don't have a lot of time to read I'll just read a summary Littler Books and I would end up feeling like I learned a ot.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Good tip!!!

[@happyseal9546]

You introduced me to East of Eden. 'nuff said.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

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[@jsalnut]

5:23 Mood Reading! I wish I could relate to this segment, but my island only has like one bookshop and whenever I try to order books online it takes a month.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Woah! What island are you on, if you don't mind me asking

[@jsalnut]

Guahan. And sometimes websites won't ship here even tho we're a colony of America. @@AnaWallaceJohnson

[@paulinetayloe9988]

I have 300+ I’ve gotten into reading since 2020 right now I’m at the one in timestamp 5:28 and I’m at that age where it’s that hard to get for my Christmas and birthdays because I’m 42 years old and now I’m only into books I’m running out of space for physical books and there so many books I what and not enough space, and I still stay with my parents and I have a lot of ebooks. So many books to read, I usually get about 20-40 books by the end of the years and some of them I bought them in Morrisons charity shops so there not always book one of the series because it was a good price and there at the time, so I’m trying to move in between physical books and ebooks, wait to they go down futhere before I buy more books or read a physical book in the morning and an ebooks at night, I just love reading so much.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I love that! Sounds like you're got a pretty good system going!

[@nissasbookcorner]

i like to split up my tbr (mostly books i will love but take a little effort) w just guilty pleasure books (manga about a human flesh farm disguised as an orphanage) 🤭

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

hahaha honestly same. I usually have my "adult" books and then some guilty pleasures I know I can read in a day

[@fairymom5508]

Ana , you indeed are iconic and fabulous, i said that

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

you're the best of the best baby

[@treeoflife91]

Thanks a lot for this video! I used to read a lot as a kid and still write, but man... I feel like technology (and some mental health stuff, ngl) has ruined my ability to concentrate. I have tons of stuff I want to read and like three books I'm in the middle of and haven't touched in weeks... but maybe now is the right time. Fingers crossed!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

You can do it! It’s hard to settle our minds and don’t feel like you must force yourself. Pick up those books when you feel most ready

[@qtfy]

one thing that helps me is to read at least one chapter every time i open up a book, even if i want to stop in the middle of the chapter it makes it so much easier to just go back reading afterwards and it gives a sense of progress

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Oh wow, yes. This is a perfect way to stay on track and push through

[@capturethesoul5407]

i’m already failing at tip 1 because i have not yet found my fav genre there’s always books that i like and dont like in every genre 😭

[@theviciouscircle777]

maybe as you read, you'll start noticing things in common between the books you like in each genre! then you can actively seek out the books that have the themes you like, or play with language or structure in the way you prefer or have a common narrative etc. it just means you have more chances of finding favourite books than other people!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

oh baby, no fails! You will find as you change and grow, certain genres will pull you in (and sometimes you'll leave old favorites behind). Just let life guide you

[@achalsharma5676]

I am saying it that you're iconic and fabulous

[@VigiliusHaufniensis]

I still believe that enjoying reading is a scam. I love to have read a good story, to talk about it with others, but the experience of reading in itself is exhausting like going for a run, its good for you but i don't enjoy it at all and a can't believe that there are people who actually enjoy this process😭😭😭

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Hahah, I can see that. Believe it or it, I love it. It makes me brain relax so much. But I also like running, so how can ya trust me? Hehehe

[@sylviaeneriz4808]

Hi Ana, do you ever quit a book if you don’t like it? Once in a book club we were divided about what we did if we started a book that we didn’t enjoy. Half the group would stop reading and the other half felt too committed if they had already read a certain amount of pages. What’s your take on this debate?

[@javaguy5783]

That microphone is so big, it cracks me up every time you use it!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Hahaha it almost steals the show

[@malumstella]

ana help what do you do when you’re 75% done with a long ass book and enjoying it but also wanting to get onto the next, and the “next” arrives in the mail. do you allow yourself to crack into it… or resist the urge and force yourself to finish the tome you’re working through for fear of abandoning it altogether

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

oh gosh, that's so hard and I encounter it often. I'd say power through and finish it. You might discover you love it more and have a deeper relationship with the novel if you persist.

[@lputube123]

Mood reader here! 👋🏻

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

moody and proud!

[@lisaplummer8144]

All jokes aside, you are iconic! See ya so much!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Hahaha see ya so much!

[@gilidominitz1842]

Hi Anna, did you like 'white teeth'? I just got it from the 2-hand book shop and I'm wondering if I should start? 😅

[@imalyzathymia]

Read that book and tabbed it to its full extent. It was that good!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I think it's one of my newest all time favorite reads. I think about it once a week and wonder often what the characters would be doing now. So yes, 10000% love

[@gilidominitz1842]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson thanks! I'll start soon 💛

[@justo9564]

Someone with dyslexia trying to read the title like: 😮‍💨

[@imover9999]

If I had 1/10 of your charisma and personality... I might not remember every tip, but I'll definitely remember your personality. Thanks for the helpful video as well. I think the best tip would be (in my specific case at least) get off the phone. Close KZbin, close any social media, and just start reading even if it's only for 10 minutes.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

You’re wonderful as you are-promise! And yeah, that tip absolutely applies to me as well. I can get so deep in my phone that I forget that I feel best without it

[@fortress6721]

You really are iconic and fabulous wow

[@Lulus-Regrets]

Honor Luca sent me!!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

she is the MVP of everything

[@priskateijo]

Luis Borges said that reading is a matter of happiness and we can´t force anyone to be happy. If you don´t feel like reading something be respectful to yourself and to the book and don´t read it.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I love that.

[@Poppaice]

I read 8 books at a time.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Hell yeah!!! Epic

[@fernandoojeda2132]

😁

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

:-D

[@Smelly285]

Oh god I am in love love love with youuuuu

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

loveyaback!

[@ilcuoresemplice]

mother posted a new vid 🛐

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

luvusomuch

[@bignatesbookreviews]

i'm a big tip #3 kinda guy

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

sometimes you gotta just enjoy that vibe

[@coconutmilch2351]

everything you said is valid. but now, on the right hand bar, are video suggestions titled "how i read 100 books a year as a grad student" & "read more books" with this guy's face pushed into the framework with zero grace zero charm and he's looking at you like he thinks he's better than you -- i don't understand why to americans (and i'm an american but i loath this about americans) everything is about numbers and doing more. people are creating yet another neuroticism out of a hobby. you strike me as someone who genuinely enjoys reading, but i feel that for a lot of people this is about bragging.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you! This is really kind. I definitely used to be caught up in numbers, but I’ve since tried to tone it down (though sometimes I definitely feel it creeping back in). It’s become more about quality lately and I find I get more out of novels that way

[@coconutmilch2351]

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[@Rinn_Offical]

lol. ...Read more

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

you're not wrong!

[@Rinn_Offical]

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