Yes , how I can maximize my reading time and control my waste time?

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Mel Q.

You can set an alarm clock daily, or you can go to bed half an hour ago every night and spend this last minutes as reading ritual

Ryan T.

I use mainly two tools: set time aside (using a timeline for the day) to avoid interruptions and focus; like I do when I meditate. I try, gently, to bring my attention to my reading all the time when I find myself wondering.

M Lody U.

Telefon kullanımımı sınırlandırırsam - örneğin Forest uygulaması ile veya buradan timer açarak- kendimi daha çok kitap okumaya yönlendirebilirim. Kitaplarımı elimin altında tutarak, kendimi geliştirmeyi ne kadar istediğimi hatırlayarak motivasyonumu arttırarak, en ufak boşluğu telefonla değil kitapla doldurarak.

Jared P.

You need to get rid of distractions as much as you can. When you feel like you are wasting time focus your time to better tasks.

Marinalda P.

I’m still working on this. Using audible books and reading along helps. But the main thing is to stop watching TV. Having audible books on your TV helps, for example using Amazon Audible on your Fire TV. Also I find reading to my 6yo kids as well as reading some books that my 12 yo is reading is enjoyable. Reading newspaper articles online, especially the specialty sections is fun along with playing g word games. But main thing I think is coming up with ways to cut TV out completely. We already have gotten rid of multiple TV’s in the house and are down to just 1 TV and we don’t subscribe to cable TV, but we do tend to watch show s on the computer on Netflix and Hulu which we need to cut down as well.

Regina I.

Hi, I would try and think about what is causing you to waste your time and try to block that (for example keeping your phone in another room) or just try and schedule your reading time as a priority.

Aubin S.

I normally read during the gap times, such as during: awaiting and on the busses/trains, in the attending area by the doctors, sometime during breakfast (if I have time and I’m alone). I also waste a lot of time, but I discovered the magic of timers. I set the timer until the next session of allowed waste time. So if I’m playing for too long I decide to put a timer of 1h/1h30 and during this time I try to do whatever it’s important to do. I find this technique so good for me, because sometime I completely forget of the timer and continue to complete my stuffs instead of rebeginning to loose time. Good luck!

Jenny T.

Oky , actually am not an expert so I can explain and give you studies and stuffs like that but regarding to me it’s about having a good long time to do many things oky , you didn’t understand .I’ll explain it , when I wake up early morning at 4:00 am or 5 :00 am I had a long peacfull time to read more and do it without distractions and I don’t think I don’t have time for reading book because my job or my studies or ... So I have enough time to do more things and read books and watch Tv do my exercises, take a shower go to the university study ... and also there’s something I like to do is when I take the bus or a taxi I read a few pages and also when am waiting the bus or waiting a friend and also if I study foe 2 hours or more I try to take some breaks and read a few pages or sometimes I go to a Caffè and sit and read for 30 min quitely .... So this is actually what I do and with this small things I can finish a book per week or even 2 books

L Andre S.

Zoek een plek zonder afleiding, zet gsm op vliegtuigmodes, geen storing. Verder lees alsof je het aan iemand weer vertellen

Katrine Y.

Keep your reading nearby, like on your phone. Make the dedication to read a page of your book whenever you get the chance. Instead of surfing Facebook, read. When you’re looking for a show to watch, read.

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