10 Powerful Tips to Build Sustainable Reading Habits

How to build more consistent reading habits?

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My reading habits have changed a lot in the past 11 months. My goal was to read 2 books a month; I traversed that threshold and finished 27 thick books in 10 months. Here are a couple of things I did for measuring my reading goal. The following reading habits might intrigue you to accomplish your reading goals.

1. I am using Notion, an online productivity tool, to measure my book reading habit andwrite a book report. It’s working wonderfully; after completing the book, I usually write a summary about 2–3 things I learned from the book.
2. The spooky fact I did to develop sustainable reading habits, I purchased an iPad mini in 2015 to read. I know it’s odd that why an iPad when there are great e-readers. Therefore, I recently switched to Kindle Paperwhite, and I must say I love it and reading even more, especially to take notes while reading the book. I also use a tool called Readwise to see revisit my notes coherently.
3. I believe reading should be purposeful to build a streak. For example, if I want to learn any topic, I buy a couple of highly reviewed books, originally published articles and spend a focused 20 hours to understand the subject.
4. Using the Pomodoro technique, I started to…