How to Finish a Book

Introduction

With such short attention spans and the emphasis on quick, short, pointed, always accessible information, it seems that books run the risk of becoming obsolete. However leave it to people like scandalous Oprah Book Club authors and scandalous politicians to keep us reading. We will live our whole lives and never get to read all the books we ‘want to’ read or ‘should’ read; you can though, with a few pointed exercises, make sure that you get at least some reading done throughout the year.

Things You'll Need

• book

Steps

1 Step One

Anniversary: One day each year, calendar quarter, fiscal quarter, each season, each month, or each week you should evaluate what you have read, what you would like to read and how to get there. Making a point of doing this each Valentines Day or Mother’s Day or your birthday every year is a good way to keep current with the state of the world of books and will also keep you discovering the joys of reading.

2 Step Two

Plot it: Once you have decided where you stand in the book plot, then you need to plot your reading. Set goals for yourself; where you would like to be and how many books you’d like to read by a certain date. If you have decided that you want to read six books in the winter, that is around two books per month. So you will need to get started on that right away, get the books you would like to read, and get going. If your ambitions are a lot less for whatever reason, say you want to read two books per year, plot it out and maybe you can double your total as new books come out or formerly exciting books reemerge.

3 Step Three

Schedule: It seems amazing that we can be sure to watch all of our favorite television sitcoms, news, sports, and reality television programs and yet we can not seem to find any time in our busy lives to pick up a book and read. Why not every Sunday afternoon or Friday night, rather than pick up your glo-stick and bandana, why not pick up a new novel and see what is going on in the world of literature.

4 Step Four

Gift: If you feel like you want to read but do not ever manage to make it to the bookstore or library, why not drop hints to your partner or loved ones. They may pick up on this and get you spurned on to read the books you never have time to get; then, if you have got them, you might as well make time to read them!