Making time for reading books

When I try to retrace my steps to when it all began, I wander off to the days when I had just started out as an aspiring writer. Because I had just lost my esteem to my parents who probably think I am worth nothing (unlike their dear son), I had the strongest urge to show my talent and be able to not rely on other people's talents anymore. In short, I was determined to buy myself some praises. 

But ever since I began my journey in the world of earning my own story, everything went upturn. I have come to realise that to have the world read your story you must have to read theirs' first. But having every night spent in page-turning and sneaking in books under the cover are just not feasible  for almost anyone after a hectic day at work, university or school for that matter. But truth is that even the busiest of us can and do manipulate time in order to touch the gorgeous spines of hardcover, and flip through the magic of written words and the irresistible smell of ink on paper. Here goes what you should be doing to get you wheels ahead.

THE MORE THE BETTER
Stock your shelves with as many books as you can or try browsing through multiple shelves in your nearest library every time you get a chance. All books are unlikely to be appealing to you but you sure have a choice to grab something lighter or heavier according to what tea suits your cup. Having lots of books around might also serve as a visual cue prompting the sloth in you to read.

SET TARGETS AND MONITOR YOUR ADVANCES ON THE WAY
Try making a goal of how much you will get through each day at your pastime. Start small: 5 pages or a single chapter. Eventually increase this every day as you progress through the book. Websites like Goodreads may enable you to set which books you are reading, track progress and end you up with an entire detailed list of your reading habit.

GO THE DIGITAL WAY
Just download an electronic book reading software on your smartphone and/or  tab and carry your beloved with you around the clock. In this way even while commuting and during breaks you can easily get some reading done.

WHAT TO READ AND WHAT NOT TO READ
Have a friend with good taste in books recommend you or even lists such as "10 novels you must read before-" might also prove to be good enough. But remember that everything else on the cards is expendable. Once you are up for, try new genres of your taste and immerse deeper into to this delightful venture. Sometimes the best for you lies outside what sells best.

NEVER MAKE IT A CHORE
Reading in time or between work is more likely to make it seem like something shoved on you and you are unlikely to get to anywhere. What you can be doing is have a regular time every day for truly enjoying a book and do nothing in that time.

Lastly, everything comes down to what you will. Chances are the busy lazy in you might just muster the strength needed to follow the steps of the successful busier-than-you-ever-were folks while enjoying this whole new world of words and ideas.