[threlfall]

I like to read in the morning, as I drink my coffee and before I go up to bed. Some evenings, now that the weather where I am is really nice, I take a book outside and set up so I can read after dinner. Very relaxing. Insofar as breaking out of the habits you describe, it takes some work, but a bloody good book is a great way to get out of the loop ;).

Keeping the book close to my usual places where I would sit and start watching TV helps. It might sound silly but to begin with, I also began to just ... sit in a different spot, a reading chair in the same room not just on the couch, in-front of the tv where the automatic action was to reach for the remote or my phone. (which I try to keep in a drawer).

My reading drops off in winter, which is odd, since it seems to complement the season better, but I do love to read outside.

I like to keep a couple of books on the go, a blend of fiction and non fiction, and I just go with whatever I feel like. It's rare for me to read something from the same genre back-to-back unless it's part of a series. I used to be pretty rigid about only reading one book at a time, and being sure to finish it, even if it sucked but that lead me to read far less often when it became like work. But, I read and complete more books now that I don't constrain myself to reading something that isn't the right vibe.