1. create a daily page goal. 2. Read in the morning. 3. Read after exercise. 4. Make ur reading enjoyable. 5. Eliminate distraction. 6. Anticipate and remove the barriers. 7. Be accountable to externalize your motivation.

Me: “I don’t have time to read books” Also Me watching videos on how to build a reading habit for the past two hours...

What I used to like doing: reading What I hate doing: reading for a grade in a set amount of time Thanks school. You fuck up my motivations.

I find that Goodreads is a great way to track my reading. Seeing your progress and updating page counts is strangely satisfying.

to me the best time of day to read is AT NIGHT, right before you go to sleep, in bed. 1. you spend half an hour to an hour without your phone which is better for sleep 2. it relaxes you and sets you in a sleeping mode 3. it is so calming and enjoyable as you're in your bed 4. it's gonna be every single day

1) Create a minimum page goal 2) Schedule your reading time 3) Schedule it after exercise 4) Make it as enjoyable as possible 5) Cut distractions 6) Anticipate and remove barriers 7) Externalize your motivation

It's so annoying having reading OCD. I have to keep rereading certain sentences to make sure I read them "correctly" and it's hard for me to turn the page and I have to keep checking I'm on the right page, even though I am.

I started doing the 25 pages a day challenge 2 weeks ago. I'm schedulling the reading time just when I get back from work because I still have that working mindset and I know that if I stop to rest, watch some youtube or something, I'm not going to do it. So, I get home, I make some tea, and start reading. 25 pages that's all it takes. I won't say it's easy but it gets easier with time. Thank you, Frank, for your book recomendations and for all the tips that have helped me improve my life!

jesus you can read roughly 30 books a year by reading only 20 pages a day, i am getting started on monday lol, not today, everything is closed today

Reading a certain number of pages per day is a great idea compared to a number of books per month, I am a huge procrastinator so I always end up pushing it 'til the very last moment I want to sincerely thank you for all your informative and helpful content I have always been watching your videos whenever I had exams coming and whenever I needed a tiny "push up" to go through my study materials I have read your book and I loved how it motivated me I have never commented on any of your videos before (I am pretty shy when it comes to posting comment, I know how weird it sounds ^^) and again, thank you so so much

I seem to do this: Investigate productivity, health and learning tips very seriously, apply them relentlessly and get great results. Then, after a couple months I get tired and stop applying 90% of what I learned until I regret it enough that I start the cycle again. It's so hard for me to be consistent.

Thomas Frank .. You're a real life saver ! In my first semester in college, I had a real bad marks and my average was 2.7 🙁and since I'm studying medicine that was a disappointment for me and my family 😟 so in the second semester I decided to change my strategies and I've been watching you for 3 months now . I can tell the difference in my performance.. my marks are a lot better and I've built a lot of focus in my classes .. thanks to you 😃😊 hopefully I'll get 3.3 in this semester ✌

After seeing this video last week, I started this 25 pages/day routine and as I checked, I got a lot of progress on my readings in a week, than what I would have in a month. Thanks for the tips!

I want to be a *BOOK WORM* ..

have u heard of Goodreads? Its another cool way to keep track of books you have read, how much you read/ your progress, and what you want to read! I love it.

hey thomas ..I request you to do a video/vlog on "how to improve mathematical skills"" thank you..

Spend time with people who enjoy reading.

KNAWLEDGE

Does reading the comments section on youtube count?

Instead of measuring how many books I've read, I will measure how long I spent reading this certain book, I will list the starting date until I finished it. That way, I will feel motivated to finish it and keep me on track how often I read based on how long I spent on it. After doing this, I realised that I have a book that I've been reading now for almost a year, and there's also a book I only read for five days. Reading books that also interest you helps, but not all books will interest us until we reached the middle. So keep reading and be consistent. Always be open for new learnings.

Do you know what I value more than materialistic things?

Awesome video and great timing for me right now. You should do more videos on this kinda stuff, not just school related

Awesome video! This actually inspired me to read more and make my OWN video about how I read 50 books in 6 months!

I never lose motivation during the day... I love reading, I need it!

I'm having some trouble with reading recently and your video popped up at the right time! I'm going to try that! Thanks a lot!

readers are leaders

One thing that really helps me is having a designated spot to read. Mine is in my closet. I hung a flashlight from a shelf and I put a pillow and blanket there. When i sit there not only is it dark so I only can look at the light on my book and I’m not distracted, but when I go there my brain just knows it’s time to read and I find much easier to get into the book. That’s just one thing that helped me and I hope it helps you 📚📚📕📗📘📙

I'm a high school math teacher and I look forward to your videos each week. I always get some nugget of info that makes me a better teacher or that I can share with my students (and daughters). I'm currently reading Barbara Oakley's A Mind for Numbers" and now I plan on checking out "Spark."

Great tips and I love the effort that goes into editing the graphics and whatnot for your videos, really impressive work!

Your channel is great and very useful. My study is almost over, I have the finals month now. Your videos helped me a lot through this hard last year of studying. Thank you for all the information and cheerful presentation)) And I have a question for you (it may be interesting topic for new video I guess): what to do with all materials, notes, books etc. after graduation? As you've already finished your studying may be you could give some advice from your own experience: how to decide-what to keep and what not?

This video was so incredibly helpful and insightful. As someone who usually puts off exercise because of the amount of work I have, I never realized how important it can be to help me focus more and absorb more information. I love reading and I love all of these tips.

I'm following your tip of reading 25 pages a day and I've read 15 books this year 🙌 thanks for your tips.

How to read more books: Step 1, stop watching KZfaq videos and read a book.

OH MY GOD I FEEL SO INTELLECTUAL NOW

YOU HAVE THE EVERYDAY MESSENGER BAG! That good sir is a life-changing bag in my humble opinion.

I read for enjoyment so I often read before bed for half an hour to relax. I also listen to heaps of podcasts and audio books to boost my learning whilst DRIVING. I have an hour each way to work so it's perfect

How can I deal with vocabulary problem during my reading? Do I have to stop and check difficult words or keep on as long as I understand the contextThanks

People should read more. Knowledge is power.

Good tips. I think it varies for different people though. For example, I enjoy reading in complete silence as I find no distractions help me to read quicker and absorb the content better. For this reason I always read at home rather than go out somewhere like a coffee shop.

I personally sleep with book near my pillow and read it as the first task to do after turning alarm off.

Seriously, nooo homo but this dude has some cool eyes

Thanks for the tips! Do you have a video about how to retain more information from the book that you read? I'd also be interested in seeing how you go about vocabulary words as you read. It's a pet-peeve of mine to gloss over a particular word that I don't know. I simply can't do it. I absolutely have to stop, put down the book and look up the meaning of the word and write down the definition in my note book. That obviously takes up most of the time I could be spending on actually READING the book. Any tips? Make a video for both questions, please! :-)

I've been reading 30 pages daily for the 6 months and it has worked perfectly for me, thanks to that I have read 10 books in those months

New subscriber. I suck at reading and it's not my cup of tea. It's actually my weakest skill since I didn't grow up with that habit or hobby. But now due to superior studies, I have to become a good reader in order for me to learn from some books and I feel like your video helped me light up that fire. I loved what you said about accountability. I usually do that when I feel like I need to be more productive, I post something about it to engaged myself and motivate others as well.

What is wrong with your audio? It sounds so metallic...

knnnaaawwwwledge... "here in my garage".

This is so useful! I'm kind of a slow reader but I love reading. I hope now I can read more consistently and as a result, more books per month. There's a lot of books I want and need to read, so this is just perfect. Thank you so much!

Thanks. From Jan 1st, 2020, I started skipping and used FB as my means of accountability and so far I have been consistent, so with your tips, I'm going to try to create a culture of reading and use the FB as my accountability grid.

Whenever I sit down to read something whether for school, or for myself, I always end up rushing and not comprehending much, or getting invested and reading at a snail's pace. :/

I find myself tired after I work out. What should I do?

What I like to do is put my headphones in my ears and play music for reading on yt. Whenever I turn it on, my mind can connect a lot faster on readinf and I can concentrate a lot longer

Thank you I was an avid reader with huge library, married to someone who doesn't. You've set me back on track, thanks!

Who views reading as a chore???

Reading itself is a enjoyable act. It's kind of sad that he talks about it as a task.......

Daily page goal. Schedule your reading in early morning. Make the reading process enjoyable. Eliminate distraction. Remove barrier before they make problem.

The funny thing is that I accidentily stumbled into this habit. I work night shift so home>>read at least 10 to 30 pages & eat breakfast. The only problem was that I developed a pavlovian response wherein I felt as though I needed to read something anytime I ate breakfast.

All the video teaches you is how to trick yourself into more reading. Counting pages, making a spreadsheet, hiding from distractions. What? You got the idea of reading wrong. This is not a job. It has to be enjoyable. If you don't enjoy the book you're reading just leave it and start another. If you enjoy it, you'll forget about everything else, until you finish it.

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When I'm reading fantasy books is easy to do this every day, with non-fiction it's a bit harder, even if I'm interested in a subject. I have little time when I'm working so I read 20 minutes before sleep and in more than a month of regular reading I've done almost 3 books. One of the best things I could do for myself.

Thomas you consistently put out great content. Every video you make has such a high level of professionalism, and offers such value. Keep it going man, you're a great KZfaqr!

you look like j.cole

You're cute

I'm not a uni student anymore but I really like your videos and watch them regularly. Keep up the good work.

Awesome video! For myself and also Im gonna play it to my ESL students for inspiration. The idea of doing a smaller quota each day vs a book per month is a philosophy I believe can be applied to so many things in life. Any kind of habit creation. Exercise, tidying your desk (something I'm working on), dream projects, keeping up with emails, anything!

Great Video. I used to be a good reader but by the time I was unable to read even one book in a month. After watching this inspirational video I am going to fix a target of reading 25 pages per day. I am now motivated.

I always thought that I learned better, but now I know that it definitely does! I always am scheduled to have gym in the morning. The only class I have before that this year is art, which is not super intensive.

Thanks for this video! My goals this year is to read anything that I wish to move on with my creative artist path and self educating person. I am a self taught artist and I got my first illustration job in the senior year of high school. But it took many years to practice but I was constantly practicing my art. I also found out that having a good english teacher really encourages me to write more! I got a regents score of 55 in english and I got 60 or higher score on algebra, social studies, and even biology as well! I was safe to go to community college! Again thank you Thomas Frank for really great tips and getting started on organized life! Your videos are really informative and I think you are the only male channel that does these organizing tips.... But I hope you'll keep producing these videos consistently. I really do enjoy them! Anyway I am hoping a better wishes to you! -greetings from New York

actually you also want to check out the book called "visible learning" by Hattie, 2009. It states that exercise actually has only lightly positive effect on learning, while there are tons of strategies have big impact on learning.

I always bring a book with me wherever I go... So whether I'm waiting at the doctor's/dentist's, or if I'm on the bus etc., I will be sure to get some reading done!

For me its just a matter of completing my huge library. I have so many books and a lot of them are for educational purposes, but I get assigned reading for my business as well and while I never lose track of all the books I have on hold Ive only gotten around to finishing one or two. There are important things I want to learn.

I needed this! I love reading have always been a big reader since childhood. Lately I have been reading my new favorites + class assignments but with everything else I had been giving my distractions more attention - so thank you so much for these tips!

As someone who reads A LOT and never had any problem with motivating myself to read. This video is very interesting for me. I love learning about problems other people have that I'll likely never have as it's something I'd never learn from my own experience. The interesting part is that I don't follow ANY of those tips. Reading for me is pretty much like Netflix. It's not something I proscratinate doing it is something I do to procrastinate. So I'll just read sporadically whenever I feel like it in very large chunks. Reading 25 pages sounds like torture to me. I'll just pick a weekend and read a book, front to back, no distractions. Just me, my favorite beverage (though I'm now switching to water T_T sugar withdrawl sucks) and a book. Stopping to read and doing other things is a way bigger problem. I might have read Words of Radiance in 2 days and I don't read that fast. (To be fair I slept like 2 hours to catch a bus and the bus was on break for carnival so I decided I was too awake to sleep again and just finished the damn book)

Oh man, very good advice big man. I was expecting to hear the same thing everybody else was saying, wrong. Who says that people don't want to help anymore?

The time you read is also dependant on why you are learning. If you want to learn something, reading early is great. For novels, I personally like to combine it with a screen free hour (or minute) before going to bed.

May I add audiobooks , they are very helpful for people who are too busy to sit down and read . I listen to a book whenever I’m doing mindless tasks like dishes , laundry or commuting to work . Gets me at least an hour or two a day of reading and then I’ll read another 30 minutes in a different book before bed

Wow! I never realized that I could read so much in just over a months time...also 365×25=9,125. I could easily get 20 books read a year! I'm gonna start this. Thank you

I've been struggling with trying to create a reading habit for a while, so I can't wait to try out these tips! Thanks for these helpful ideas

What works best for me is "take the plane more often" because it's while waiting for boarding or when uncomfortably squeezed between my chair and that of the person napping in front of me, that I read most. This might sound like I'm making fun of the question but I'm not. An honest answer can get you a long way. Flying around the world is probably too expensive a hack, but there may be substitutes for it, like taking a bus around town, go to a public library or sit in your fav' pub. With a book. On a higher level note: WHY do you want to read more? In my case it's because stuff I read in a book tends to rush through my head for a longer period of time and have a bigger impact on my thoughts and actions, than stuff I watch or read online. So, in my case it seems to be a proper goal. If you want to read more books because some guru told you so but you don't really feel the benefit, then I would find another goal. If it is so beneficial, then why is reading not the most natural thing to do? In my case it's because of the ubiquity of brain candy like youtube and because reading often makes me sleepy, while youtube demands less mental energy and can get me halfway through the night (and I don't want to go to sleep just yet). There's usually a lot of psychology and work behind "how to read more books", which cannot be replaced by giving yourself a daily goal or telling others about it. At least that doesn't work for me. I'm in tune with 4, 5, 6. Cheers

Thanks for your videos. You can use “goodreads” to make your readings accountable.

Taking notes on every book you read into a software like Evernote is the best thing you can do. It's like creating your own library with every information you need. Then, you just have to go into the search bar and type any word ; "productivity" for instance, and every notes containing this word will magically appear. I have now over 100+ notes on various subjects and it became pure motivation : grow my personal Information library as much as I can. Ps: If you use Evernote Plug in, you can save every interesting article you read instantly.

Talking about goals is a nocebo. You tell me why its bad to talk about goals and after watching your video i will know why I SHOULD FEEL BAD. But than in reality it doesn't matter. Like telling someone about your goal should than counteract the accountability. It would counteract the accountability. But really, now you are telling me how telling people about my goals will help me. And because i believe it should help me it will. Makes perfect sense. The wonders of placebo.

I love reading before bed. It makes me sleep better and just ends the day on a positive note.

I read 4/5 times a day. It’s a habit I’ve loved to pick up on!!

Dude I freaking love your content! Major respect, keep it up.

Please, guys! Don't get caught in the hype of this 'reading more books in little time stuff'. If you are trying to read more books in little time, you will not get the main point and the most of the information that can be most helpful because you're so focused on reading more books. It's about quality, not quantity. this is a great idea. I like it. Now, you should do a video of how you go about reading, the process, showing how you remember the key points.

I have such a long long list of books I still have to finish… it’s so frustrating. I’m teaching my babies to always finish a book before jumping on to the next one. The other day I bought an amazing personalized book for my babies from LionStory! It allows my babies to use their creativeness and build their own story :)

OMG! Thank you so much for this video!!!

I love this video, thank you so much!! This is the only video on this topic that actually helped me 😁

Great video, and very helpful. My favorite tips are eliminating distractions, reading a certain number of pages per day, and rewarding yourself after or during reading. I think these three tips would work best for me. Thanks for the video :)

Dude, I absolutely love all your videos!!! I'm trying to follow your blog posts as well as your podcasts and the podcast "money matters". Wish you all the best!!

One of my goals this year, want to build my English and intellectual skills

Keeping track of progress and making that available for others to see is a great method! I try not to browse too much on Goodreads because it's very easy for book lovers to get lost in the vortex (sigh) but I do like that it helps me keep track of reading progress in terms of page count and number of books.

I still can't read very fast but I read consistently, every day and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I'm in no hurry.

You have some great tips here, thank you!

I just love the content you create . It really helps me a lot . Keep creating good stuff like this !

Reading right before bed is my favorite way to wind down and consistently read! It doesn’t have to be for two hours but even if it’s for 15 minutes you slowest chip away at a book

Love your videos and their content. Recently started editing videos for a friend's youtube channel and I'm noticing the effort you put in your edits as well. Keep up the great work!

Love and miss these original videos 🥺🥺

To comment on the relationship between accountability and goals; I think this is most effectively viewed through the lens of principles in Gretchen Rubin's book "The Four Tendencies" (also in her great book "Better than Before"). Understanding how you as an individual respond to expectations can be highly instrumental to effectively tailoring your incentives to your personality. If you know that you are an "Obliger" who responds best to outer expectations, then accountability will likely be your most effective incentive. I am very much a "Questioner" who cares most about inner expectations and intrinsic motivations, and I am finding some of my best results while keeping my goals to myself.

I read fantasy novels. They are really attractive, I cannot put the book away easily, I really live with the book during all the actions💛