I’ve made it a goal to read at least one chapter a day. I’ll read more if I can, but on days where I’m busy or am too tired to read, this goal has kept me on track with finishing books that I would otherwise not finish.
This would assume that the number of chapters determines the number of days it’d take to complete a book. 20 chapters means 20 days. 40 chapters means 40 days, etc. To the contrary, I often finish books much sooner. Why, you might ask?
I’ll challenge myself to read further ahead, reading 2 or more chapters if I’m really immersed in the story. Once I’m near the end, I’ll read the last 30-40 pages or so without taking a break, even if there are more chapters ahead. It’s a great feeling to finish a book early, since there’s more time to read other books.
I made this rule for myself because, so often, I wouldn’t read from time to time, and that would stretch out to weeks or months, resulting in me not finishing books (only completing them halfway, for example). By following this simple rule, it has helped me to finish books, regardless of how long they are, or how long it would take to read them.
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