Why do most readers fail? They lump together the entire week into a single chunk of time rather then seven distinct opportunities. They begin strongly on Monday… then something happens in real life on Wednesday, so on Friday they’re running behind and need to play catchup. It’s not really an issue of self-control, mostly it’s […]

But you get frustrated when there’s a gap between completing one book and beginning the next. Even though you remember that you read yesterday, your bookshelf remains loaded. Sure, you opened the cover…but where are all those completed books? Why don’t they adds up to hours spent reading? Time doesn’t transform itself directly into books. […]

The point is that reading plans have a way of veering off course very rapidly. One moment, you’re going into January all fired up about reading six fat novels, and then it’s halfway through February and you’re staring at page forty-two wondering whether to forge ahead or just give up. This isn’t typically a motivational […]

Maybe you purchase a book on day one and complete it within three days, with 27 days left to go. You’re stressed, right? That’s the kind of stress that happens when you want to keep reading but are also required to do work, wash clothes, sleep, etc. Focusing on a goal for a month may […]