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Originally Posted by Perna
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?
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I think you hit on something in saying there's no right way to read a book; I tend to find myself thinking that there's a right way to do everything and I just keep doing it the wrong way, that I never do anything right.
I picked a non-fiction book to read that sounds really interesting. It's a long one, though. I've been trying to read a bit every day. But there's just so much more to read....
As for online stuff, I've subscribed to so many feeds (much easier than visiting the websites) that it's overwhelming. I get a few daily e-mails, and I don't read those some of the time. Maybe I should choose a few things to wake up to every morning?