The Art of Slow Reading 5 Tips for Mindful Reading as a Creator

foreign this is my favorite place on Earth diamond in the right this old telephone box like many others scattered around the UK now serves as free book exchange find your nearest one they're everywhere always bring book of your own to swap don't just take don't be that guy don't limit yourself to finding books on the internet sometimes look for inspiration on Amazon but it's so overwhelming the number one book at the time of recording is Board of lunch the healthy slow cooker book surely then this is the best book in the world right the best book for me find your favorite people authors musicians artists friends see what books they're recommending pay attention those are your books make long list of all the books they recommend and look out for them at every opportunity and buy second hand stop reading books you don't like these are all of the books that I've had to put down in the last year or so it's nothing against the author or the book itself but not every book that's ever been written is for you you don't have to read every book in existence you can give up whenever you like it's okay they're not all for you anyway time spent reading book that's not for you is time wasted reading one that is read with pen this helps me to engage with what I'm reading reading isn't passive Act it should be interactive it's conversation with the author they should be doing most of the talking but it's your job to listen show them that you're listening by underlining things highlighting scribbling write down bits that jump out at you in notebook let all these quotes from the things you're reading speak to each other schedule in Reading time use the bookends approach to reading that picked up from Austin Cleon who picked up from Marianne Wolfe read first thing in the morning with coffee it's my second favorite time of the day before you let the distractions of the day pull your attention in million different directions be intentional about focusing on your book first thing also read before go to sleep my favorite time of the day it's great way to switch off before bed too try and read chapter at night you'd be surprised how quickly you can tear through books doing that but with that in mind take your time quick YouTube search will pull up hundreds of results of how to read more productively or efficiently but reading has nothing to do with productivity or efficiency reading is about enjoyment learning relaxation it's gentle time of absorbing information or stories in slow paced enjoyable manner not stressful cramming in of as much information as you can possibly squeeze out every page as fast as you can read for the pleasure of enjoying it in the present rather than thinking about getting this one out of the way so that you're on to the next this is the hardest part present with what you're reading and learn to enjoy it at your own pace reading is gift to accept that gift and to cherish it the way it deserves to be cherished use these tips as guide and keep going one page at time wrote blog post about this video to read it go to andrewlavers.co.uk foreign