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How to Read Non-Fiction Books Better and Faster

While few will realize this, fiction and non-fiction books need to be read quite differently in order to achieve the best results. While fiction books can be read in a more relaxed fashion and require less effort on your part, having mainly an entertainment purpose, non-fiction are quite different. Knowing how to read non-fiction books

12 Tips on How to Read a Boring Book If You Really Have To

While reading is for some an amazingly entertaining activity, others struggle to get through any book. It’s part human nature, as we are all different and respond in various ways to different forms of entertainment. But the other part has to do with the book itself, how it was written and the theme it revolves

Why Is Reading Boring? The Problem and the Solution

While bookworms and avid readers may argue that just saying that reading can be boring is an unforgivable blasphemy, there still exists a certain stigma in regards to reading and the level of entertainment it provides. Despite being perhaps one of the most efficient learning tools and providing us with countless benefits, many still avoid

The KonMari Organizing Books Strategy

A book clutter in your home has a negative effect on several aspects of your life. We all know the struggle and people have been trying to come up with solutions for ages. Getting rid of the pile of books on your nightstand or your bookshelf may come at a high price if you go

Why Do I Get Tired When I Read and What Can I Do?

Being a reader nowadays, despite the fact that reading has a plethora of benefits for us, has become increasingly more challenging from one year to another. Our lives are more hectic than ever before, our jobs are more time consuming and distractions are all around us. One of the most annoying things to realize after

How Is Reading in the Morning Benefitting You?

Finding the time to read is a challenge nowadays, that is for sure. Our lives are now more hectic than ever before, despite us being alive in the most comfortable times in our history. While simply finding the time is a problem in itself, it is also important to always maximize the little free time

How to Make a Reading Schedule and Why You Need One

While reading is a fun and rewarding activity, taking advantage of the full set of benefits it can provide us with requires a certain level of dedication and organization from our side. Whether it’s worth it or not is a clear no-brainer since it’s obvious that the advantages of being a reader outweigh any drawbacks

How to Read Slower And Why You Should Try It

We are all well aware of the numerous benefits reading has for our body and mind. That is why most of us struggle to improve our reading habits, we try to read more, faster and to dedicate as much of our free time to reading as humanly possible. While most focus on figuring out how

How to Find Time to Read Books

Finding the time to read is one of the big challenges that come hand in hand with our modern, fast paced lives. We are constantly bombarded by distractions, our lives are more competitive now than ever before and we have less and less time for ourselves. While we are all well aware of the benefits

Things to Do While Listening to an Audiobook or a Podcast

Listening to audiobooks can have a lot of benefits very similar to actual reading, and it can be done without compromising much of our free time. The main advantage of audiobooks is the fact that they don’t require you to sit down and actually read, which gives you lots of options when it comes to

11 Best Reading Apps for iPhone

Being a reader nowadays comes with a series of challenges we never could have imagined a couple of decades ago. Despite having access to more books, more content and more ways of consuming literature than ever before, our lives have become more hectic, fast paced and we are also facing more distractions. And while our

How To Improve Reading Retention

Reading is a great pass-time activity, an amazing learning tool and has many benefits for our physical and mental health. While reading for pleasure is a well known stress relief tool, trying to learn new skills through reading can be a different kind of experience. Learning implies that you also need to remember a big