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by shivenigma 1896 days ago
I read around 30 pages every day. I don't limit myself to either fiction or non-fiction. I always try to read a healthy mixture of the two.

Also in non-fiction, I don't limit myself to only programming, I like to read on totally unrelated topics too. I don't have a rule that all books should be finished, so I sometimes close books if I don't like them at the moment.

For what I'm getting, I take notes while reading. If the book is really good, I go through the notes and try to summarise the book. I started summarising only a few months ago and I feel like it helps in retaining more of the book.

https://vikky.dev/the-top-5-books-i-read-in-2020

https://vikky.dev/book-notes-on-writing-well-by-william-zins...

But I would recommend you to try to enjoy reading first, once you've started enjoying doing the act, reading the hardest book will be easier.