[subhajeet2107]

I set a goal to read atleast 3 books a month, so this is my July list: - A mind at play: halfway through ,good read so far Shanon is a legend - The subtle Art of Not Giving a FK : Refreshingly good - Measure What Matters : Using this as a reference for everything now on, good read

[baxtr]

How do you accomplish reading three books a month while maintaining a job and a family (assumption)? I struggle with that and would love to learn some clever strategies

[wayfarer2s]

Audio books help a lot. It makes reading a more passive activity that you can do while doing other things that are less taxing on the mind. If you have a long commute and you can knock off quite a few books just going back and forth to work. My commute is around 30 minutes, which means I can listen to at least 5 hours of audio each week. I also tend to listen to audio books while doing chores -- tending the yard, cleaning the garage, cleaning the house, buying groceries, etc.

Most nonfiction books tend to be around 8-9 hours so you can usually finish one book a week, maybe 2 or 3 if you listen at 1.5x. If it's scientifically backed with a lot of studies and arguments, then it's closer to 15-18 hours. Novels are all over the place, from a short 4 hours to epic 50 hours books. But since it's all passive, it becomes less about finishing because it's easy reading. You'll finish it eventually.

Audio books are also great in the sense that they save my eyes for things that I can't listen to passively, like technical or mathematical books.

[vbsteven]

Make reading a scheduled part of your day. Just like you would schedule school runs, gym, work, cooking, etc