I like books. I like to read them, to watch them, and to slowly choose them in the bookstores. I also like my Goodreads archive with all the books I read in the last 10-12 years. I don’t like to keep them for too long as they take up a lot of space but otherwise, I love books.

One of my main issues with paper books is that there’s a commitment to read them once you buy them and not all books are worthy. This leads to getting stuck and lowers the joy of reading. Also, lowers my Goodreads score. So, after asking a couple of true readers about that and combining it with my own experience, here’s my short list of tips for how to read more:

• Buy a book when I plan to immediately start reading it. Buying because something got published creates clutter.
• Once I figure out a book is not engaging, useful, or interesting, I abandon it and put it aside for donation. Someone else may appreciate it more.
• I read on the subway. 30 minutes of additional reading per day can translate to 10-20 books/year. Okay, I admit. I hate driving in the city and used the opportunity to advertise the subway. You should use it as well 😊