How to make a good habit of reading books?

- Buy only one book at a time. This will ensure you don't procrastinate on starting reading by spending time choosing which one to read first. Set a rule for yourself that you can only buy a new book once you've finished all the ones you have (unless you pick one that is really so bad that you feel you can't stand to read it - if so, force yourself to write a review on Amazon explaining why - that will ensure you don't use that as an excuse simply for temporary boredom or impatience or laziness). - Buy a bag or backpack that has a sleeve pocket for laptops in it, with easy access with one hand (so you can read for just 10 mins standing up on the bus if need be). - Put your one book in the bag, and carry it with you at all times whenever you leave your home. - Then read on the bus, the train, riding in a car, on airplanes, waiting rooms, in queues. When meeting friends for just a few drinks in a relaxed pub, get there early and read with a beer while you wait for them. At home: - When you leave for work in the morning, put a post-it note on the TV screen with the name of the book on it, to remind you to get out of the habit of coming home and just switching on the TV and sitting in front of it all night (all too easy to do). It will be easier to not switch it on at all & start on the book & leave the TV off, than it will be to switch it off and start on the book once you've started your evening watching TV. - Make a comfortable, separate, cosy, area for you to read in your home if you have the space, that will encourage you to want to sit there & relax with a good book. - If you don't have the space, then put a bookshelf with all your books in a prominent spot in your lounge or bedroom (wherever you spend more time), so that you're constantly and naturally passing it, and drawn to look at it. This will encourage you to, whenever you look at it, think "ooh, I feel like reading that, or looking at that". ---And the final and most important, general tip, is don't buy books you think you ought to read, but only books you really want to read! This is especially important if you're keen on reading non-fiction. And make sure you intersperse your non-ficton reads occasionally with just something that's easy reading, entertaining, fiction. No matter how motivated you are, you wouldn't force yourself to only watch documentaries on TV or at the cinema would you? Occasionally you need just an easy going, no thought needed, random hollywood blockbuster or comedy. The same applies to books - they don't all have to be worthwhile works of literature, and when you allow yourself a bit of cheap escapism, you'll return to the more serious stuff a little rejuvenated. As for recommendations, it really depends on your personal tastes, whether you prefer fiction, science fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biography, serious, humorous, etc. (as per tips above, it's important you choose what you really want to read, not what someone else wants to share - sometimes of course they may be the same thing). However, I personally have thoroughly enjoyed and/or had my life enriched by reading the following: "Murder in Samarkand - A British Ambassador's Controversial Defiance of Tyranny in the War on Terror" by Craig Murray "Love Always, Petra" by Petra Nemcova "For Tibet, with Love: A Beginner's Guide to Changing the World" by Isabel Losada "What Dreams May Come" by Richard Matheson The "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Philip Pullman "Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium" by the Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho Pretty much anything by Terry Pratchett for random, easy going entertainment. "Authentic Happiness" by Martin E. P. Seligman And of course, remember, that none of the above are rules, just tips to get started getting the habit (so to speak)...once you've got the habit, you can pretty much let nature take its course, and buy several books at a time, read books that aren't immediately appealing to you but based purely on recommendations, etc... Hope this helps...don't forget to vote for your favourite answer ;)

Read on public transport. Read instead of watching TV. If you're not enjoying a book and you've given it a chance - put it down and read something else. Don't feel obliged to finish something if you aren't enjoying it.

Becoming a bookworm starts as a child. We were read to every night by my Dad and we were surrounded by books as we were growing up. I still have a few of my favourites. I have my first copy of the myths of ancient Greece and Rome which I apparently got for my 6th Christmas - I loved Pandora's Box I remember. When I could choose books for myself, I moved onto the school stories by Enid Blyton (Mallory Towers/St. Claire's), I read every Asterisk the Gaul graphic novel - this is before they were called graphic novels and had a penchant for strip carton books like B.C., Garfield, Hagar The Horrible etc. As an older teenager my adult preferances kicked in and I read every Star Trek novel I could lay my hands on, it moved into general science fiction and I also like biographies. I'm currently reading a book called Madman, a thriller set in and and around the Sea of Galilee two thousand years ago, I have six books backed up waiting to be read, one biography and the rest are science fiction. If you like humour in your sci-fi/fantasy, try Tom Holt. If you haven't got the money go buy loads of new books, they can be a bit pricey, go to your local library, they usually sell books and start at 10p, it's rare that they go above 40p. It's handy if you're not sure whether reading is going to suit you.

Hello there, I have a large selection of books, but hardly find the time to read them. When the kids are at school, it's tidy up time, then work, then shopping, after that there isn't much time left. cos when the kids come home, you don't get five minutes peace. Go to bed earlier and read, I hear you say, as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm gone, thats it day over. All those books sitting on the shelf, waiting to be picked up.

The main thing to do is set aside time for reading. After a while it'll become a habit. Asking other people what books they like is a good idea - it's easy to be overwhelmed by books if you walk into a bookshop or library. For some suggestions, try this link http://ask.metafilter.com/38907/Bring-me-to-the-edge-of-my-seat-and-then-push-me-over

What you need to do is make time in your schedule for reading and when you have that get a gripping book. Try The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams or any other book that fits your genre of interest. Try to read a book without putting it down. I've tried it and it works really well.

Take a book with you wherever you go. We are always waiting in line for something so have a book with you to pass the time. Also if something interests you or you enjoy the style of a writer write it down to look up later so you will always have a new read lined up.

I love to read and make sure I always have a book with me, as well as a bookmark.

You cant just decide to develop a habit. If you like reading books then you dont need TIPS to become a bookworm.