How much did you read before making it one of your habits? Has it changed much since?

I’ve always been an avid reader, but I used to read in bursts, when the moment struck me or when someone recommended a book to me rather than at a steady, continuous pace. I love reading, but sometimes I forego it in favor of doing something easier, like playing on my phone or watching tv. Making it a habit, is a gentle nudge to myself to spend my downtime doing something that I consider more productive and more enjoyable in the long run than just vegging out.

It hasn’t changed a lot but I am finding myself slowly more committed, I used to read a lot but lost interest and now I’m getting that interest back again!

I’ve always been an avid reader 😊 but let me tell you the secret. You have to find what interests you. Maybe it is fiction, maybe biographies of super interesting people you look up to or feel you identify with. Maybe you like self help books, or personal development books. Maybe you like science books.. you need to find your type of book, and when you do, you will love to read it. If you read something boring, the habit won’t stick. So, find the one ;)

I always had great intentions, but without having it in the routine with a time attached, it was much easier to just put it off, and I rarely read anything! Definitely reading a lot more now!

I used to read before I went to bed but it was entirely dependent on when I went to bed. If I was watching something interesting or I wasn’t tired, I would stay up later and then miss out on reading. Now I try to go to bed around the same time so I can get my reading in before bed.

I used to read few books , but now I am loving it.. I finished two books in a week. A regular rhythm actually helps a lot

Becouse I installed the app a few days ago and it’s summer holidays right now and I generally tend to read more in the holidays, I can’t really compare its affects to my day to day life. But I would say that making it a habit has made me feel more excited about reading and finishing the goal, than if I would simply pick up a book myself. Another thing I recognise is that I have different reading tempos according to my mood. I never really realized that before, because I don’t look at the time when I read, so I would sometimes say to myself "Ok, it’s the evening and I’m tired, let’s read just 3 chapters.", but now that I have a set time of 30min I can really compare how fast I read : am I energised but still calm enough to concentrate I will read fast, or is there a lot of stuff going on in my head so I need to pause and think, I will read slow then.

I think I read more now, or rather I read little and often - a bit each day. I still read before I made it a habit but in big chunks of time any time of day and then some days not at all. I think this approach is better to read little and often.

I can say that, yes there a big difference. Before I had only read 1 page of the book and it’s about 10 minutes. And now I read a lot and it took 30 minutes to 1 hour.

I was dreaming to come back to reading. Now I follow some YouTube channel where they recommend some books to read. So I do not spend my energy on choosing books. :)