I would start by picking a book I wanted to read, not paying attention to "books" or "projects" or other vague concepts. I'd start reading the book; if it made me anxious, I'd only read until I started getting anxious. Maybe it would only be a paragraph the first day, there's no "right" way to read a book?

If it were me, I'd pick a novel that sounded good to me or maybe a book of short stories and read one every night before bed? Maybe a book of essays on a subject you are interested in or a biography about someone you think is like you or who you admire/would like to be like?

Do you read online? What do you read surfing around the Web? You could find a blogger you liked or an online newspaper/magazine and start reading that daily as part of your wake up routine?