1. create a daily page goal. 2. Read in the morning. 3. Read after exercise. 4. Make ur reading enjoyable. 5. Eliminate distraction. 6. Anticipate and remove the barriers. 7. Be accountable to externalize your motivation.
School really just destroys learning in general. Putting the emphasis on memorizing things instead of understanding them, and giving no incentive to do more than the minimum required for the minimum grade to satisfy you, schools are effective in pushing away any desire for learning. Reading and thinking become chores, and students leave with the desire to never again pick up a book. Thanks high school
to me the best time of day to read is AT NIGHT, right before you go to sleep, in bed. 1. you spend half an hour to an hour without your phone which is better for sleep 2. it relaxes you and sets you in a sleeping mode 3. it is so calming and enjoyable as you're in your bed 4. it's gonna be every single day
And later on your body would get habituated to sleeping while reading and you will not be able to read without feeling extremely drowsy. Been there, done that. Now trying to break the habit.
Tried this. It just doesn’t work for me but my husband loves reading at night i fund that I don’t retain as much at the end of my day when I’m tired from the day.
1) Create a minimum page goal 2) Schedule your reading time 3) Schedule it after exercise 4) Make it as enjoyable as possible 5) Cut distractions 6) Anticipate and remove barriers 7) Externalize your motivation
I started doing the 25 pages a day challenge 2 weeks ago. I'm schedulling the reading time just when I get back from work because I still have that working mindset and I know that if I stop to rest, watch some youtube or something, I'm not going to do it. So, I get home, I make some tea, and start reading. 25 pages that's all it takes. I won't say it's easy but it gets easier with time. Thank you, Frank, for your book recomendations and for all the tips that have helped me improve my life!
It's so annoying having reading OCD. I have to keep rereading certain sentences to make sure I read them "correctly" and it's hard for me to turn the page and I have to keep checking I'm on the right page, even though I am.
To be honest. Just finding something you are deeply interested in trying to understand. With practice you'll slowly grasp how to effectively retain the information rather than re-reading the same paragraph over and over. Not to mention it will enhance your overall perspective of how literary structure should be presented. It all pieces together very nicely, in time. Keeping away from distractions like what he mentions is this video is a big must. Baby steps though. It takes time, but is doable.
Reading a certain number of pages per day is a great idea compared to a number of books per month, I am a huge procrastinator so I always end up pushing it 'til the very last moment I want to sincerely thank you for all your informative and helpful content I have always been watching your videos whenever I had exams coming and whenever I needed a tiny "push up" to go through my study materials I have read your book and I loved how it motivated me I have never commented on any of your videos before (I am pretty shy when it comes to posting comment, I know how weird it sounds ^^) and again, thank you so so much
I originally tasked myself with reading two books per month, I was struggling to reach that and I found myself subconsciously buying a reading progressively smaller books to help me achieve my idiotic goal.
Well, there are plenty of reading plans devised for the Bible, depending on how you want to tackle it. I should probably do that myself one of these days. www.biblestudytools.com/bible-reading-plan/
I seem to do this: Investigate productivity, health and learning tips very seriously, apply them relentlessly and get great results. Then, after a couple months I get tired and stop applying 90% of what I learned until I regret it enough that I start the cycle again. It's so hard for me to be consistent.
+Enrique Z this is a common problem; it's so easy to take on a bunch of new challenges when we're motivated and excited - much harder to keep them all up as time goes on. I think the trick is to start with a small scope - one habit that starts out easy. Eventually, it'll become automatic AND give you an increased ability to take on new ones.
After seeing this video last week, I started this 25 pages/day routine and as I checked, I got a lot of progress on my readings in a week, than what I would have in a month. Thanks for the tips!
Thomas Frank .. You're a real life saver ! In my first semester in college, I had a real bad marks and my average was 2.7 🙁and since I'm studying medicine that was a disappointment for me and my family 😟 so in the second semester I decided to change my strategies and I've been watching you for 3 months now . I can tell the difference in my performance.. my marks are a lot better and I've built a lot of focus in my classes .. thanks to you 😃😊 hopefully I'll get 3.3 in this semester ✌
have u heard of Goodreads? Its another cool way to keep track of books you have read, how much you read/ your progress, and what you want to read! I love it.
(What I'm about to type is what Salman Khan said on a TED speech in 2011) Imagine that a student got 95% out of 100% on a test. He failed on the 5% for some reason (some concept or exercise that he did not understand). Usually what a student will do is he won't invest more time into the concept he skiped neither the teacher will care about it and will follow onward to the next unit. What we'll notice is that that student is going to have minor problems that'll evolve into significant problems in the future. What this means is that if you really don't get a concept, just invest more time in the exercises about that concept, graphs show that students who do so manage to "evolve" way faster in the future. So a student that is thought to be slow can actually be "gifted". That's how Maths works. It's abstract which means it's further from reality the deeper you go. The deeper you go the more time you need to invest in all kinds of concepts. But in the end, you'll find yourself improving and the extra time you wasted on a concept will be compensated in the future. Hope this helps, and sorry for my grammar.
One thing that really helps me is having a designated spot to read. Mine is in my closet. I hung a flashlight from a shelf and I put a pillow and blanket there. When i sit there not only is it dark so I only can look at the light on my book and I’m not distracted, but when I go there my brain just knows it’s time to read and I find much easier to get into the book. That’s just one thing that helped me and I hope it helps you 📚📚📕📗📘📙
Instead of measuring how many books I've read, I will measure how long I spent reading this certain book, I will list the starting date until I finished it. That way, I will feel motivated to finish it and keep me on track how often I read based on how long I spent on it. After doing this, I realised that I have a book that I've been reading now for almost a year, and there's also a book I only read for five days. Reading books that also interest you helps, but not all books will interest us until we reached the middle. So keep reading and be consistent. Always be open for new learnings.
This video was so incredibly helpful and insightful. As someone who usually puts off exercise because of the amount of work I have, I never realized how important it can be to help me focus more and absorb more information. I love reading and I love all of these tips.
I read for enjoyment so I often read before bed for half an hour to relax. I also listen to heaps of podcasts and audio books to boost my learning whilst DRIVING. I have an hour each way to work so it's perfect
Your channel is great and very useful. My study is almost over, I have the finals month now. Your videos helped me a lot through this hard last year of studying. Thank you for all the information and cheerful presentation)) And I have a question for you (it may be interesting topic for new video I guess): what to do with all materials, notes, books etc. after graduation? As you've already finished your studying may be you could give some advice from your own experience: how to decide-what to keep and what not?
I need to know this as well. I have a huge pile of stuff from highschool which I can't force myself to throw out, even though I subconsciously know that I'll never look at it again.
I'm a high school math teacher and I look forward to your videos each week. I always get some nugget of info that makes me a better teacher or that I can share with my students (and daughters). I'm currently reading Barbara Oakley's A Mind for Numbers" and now I plan on checking out "Spark."
I always thought that I learned better, but now I know that it definitely does! I always am scheduled to have gym in the morning. The only class I have before that this year is art, which is not super intensive.
Daily page goal. Schedule your reading in early morning. Make the reading process enjoyable. Eliminate distraction. Remove barrier before they make problem.
Thanks for the tips! Do you have a video about how to retain more information from the book that you read? I'd also be interested in seeing how you go about vocabulary words as you read. It's a pet-peeve of mine to gloss over a particular word that I don't know. I simply can't do it. I absolutely have to stop, put down the book and look up the meaning of the word and write down the definition in my note book. That obviously takes up most of the time I could be spending on actually READING the book. Any tips? Make a video for both questions, please! :-)
+disobeytv oh yeah that's a HUGE problem for me as well. It's the reason I still haven't finished Cryptonomicon - I absolutely love Neal Stephenson, but that book has so much vocab that it'd take me a good 5 minutes to finish a page. I'd recommend keeping a piece of paper next to you when you read; when you come across a vocab term you don't know, write it down and try to move on. Hopefully the word's context can give you enough that you're not lost. Later, go through your list and look up all the new words at once. That works well enough for me - my brain knows the word is written down for later, so it can let it go. For retaining more information, check out the Active Reading video I linked to in the description. Additionally, exercising helps you retain information better as well (if you learn afterwards - not during). I'll get into all the biology behind it in a future video :)
Thanks. From Jan 1st, 2020, I started skipping and used FB as my means of accountability and so far I have been consistent, so with your tips, I'm going to try to create a culture of reading and use the FB as my accountability grid.
actually you also want to check out the book called "visible learning" by Hattie, 2009. It states that exercise actually has only lightly positive effect on learning, while there are tons of strategies have big impact on learning.
Good tips. I think it varies for different people though. For example, I enjoy reading in complete silence as I find no distractions help me to read quicker and absorb the content better. For this reason I always read at home rather than go out somewhere like a coffee shop.
How can I deal with vocabulary problem during my reading? Do I have to stop and check difficult words or keep on as long as I understand the contextThanks
I just write down the words and go look them up later. Before I started doing that, I was always stopping to look up words and it made reading take forever.
Circle the words. Generally, if the book is advanced compared to your level of compression, then you probably have to look up words to put it together. Otherwise, hard words tend to just add to the overall context and it's mostly redundant I've found. Other passages tend to provide the overall understanding.
do you have any recommendations for non-native speaker to start reading? Writing the words down and look them up later is a great idea but what about "a lot of them"?
New subscriber. I suck at reading and it's not my cup of tea. It's actually my weakest skill since I didn't grow up with that habit or hobby. But now due to superior studies, I have to become a good reader in order for me to learn from some books and I feel like your video helped me light up that fire. I loved what you said about accountability. I usually do that when I feel like I need to be more productive, I post something about it to engaged myself and motivate others as well.
What I like to do is put my headphones in my ears and play music for reading on yt. Whenever I turn it on, my mind can connect a lot faster on readinf and I can concentrate a lot longer
Whenever I sit down to read something whether for school, or for myself, I always end up rushing and not comprehending much, or getting invested and reading at a snail's pace. :/
Great Video. I used to be a good reader but by the time I was unable to read even one book in a month. After watching this inspirational video I am going to fix a target of reading 25 pages per day. I am now motivated.
+LiNingAir I've legitimately been playing with every piece of my setup this week to figure out why that's happening. It might be the specific mic I'm using combined with the distance from my mouth when I'm filming, because it doesn't seem to be a problem when I'm podcasting. I do think the audio turned out better on this one than on last week's video though, because I cut the audio a bit in the frequency range where sibilance happens. I'll keep working to improve it going forward too.
+Thomas Frank The mic you use (which I think is still the Sm7b) is a microphone meant to be used for podcasting and very close to the source. For your purposes, a lavalier microphone (ex: RodeLink) or a shotgun microphone (Rode NTG2/3/4, etc.) would be much better. Also, you should do an updated 'whats in my bag video with the new peak design messenger bag)
+Tim Felbinger (Felbinger Films) thanks for the tip! That makes sense - I was wondering why the audio was a problem in only some videos, and now I can probably look back an identify those as ones where I was further from the camera and mic. When I shoot close up, I can place the mic much closer and still keep it out of the frame. Looks like an NTG3 might be in my future after all...
For me its just a matter of completing my huge library. I have so many books and a lot of them are for educational purposes, but I get assigned reading for my business as well and while I never lose track of all the books I have on hold Ive only gotten around to finishing one or two. There are important things I want to learn.
+Elias Oquendo Don't work out too hard. I do my more intensive work-outs in the late afternoon and do an easy work-out in the morning if I feel I need the energy.
+Elias Oquendo I'd get up before work and do your productive stuff then, keep your best brain for yourself and your tired brain for work (UNLESS you love your job). Then when you get home just relax and do what you feel like for an hour or two before going to bed.
When I'm reading fantasy books is easy to do this every day, with non-fiction it's a bit harder, even if I'm interested in a subject. I have little time when I'm working so I read 20 minutes before sleep and in more than a month of regular reading I've done almost 3 books. One of the best things I could do for myself.
+Wysocky13 I agree - it's harder to remain engaged with non-fiction most of the time. I've noticed that having a quiet, non-distracting environment works WONDERS though. Yesterday I wasn't able to get to the coffee shop, but my house was filled with roommate noise. So I just sat out in my car with my headphones on and read there - after about 5 minutes, I'd slipped into a much more concentrated state and sailed through most of the chapter I was on.
+Jonathan Samonte yep! I love it - maybe not life-changing, but it's got a lot of features I really love. The magnetic latch and the shoulder strap are probably my favorite ones.
I've never had a bag this well constructed before; I shall forever cherish mine. (The strap as well as a few minor observances, however, is up for discussion.) :P
May I add audiobooks , they are very helpful for people who are too busy to sit down and read . I listen to a book whenever I’m doing mindless tasks like dishes , laundry or commuting to work . Gets me at least an hour or two a day of reading and then I’ll read another 30 minutes in a different book before bed
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Oh man, very good advice big man. I was expecting to hear the same thing everybody else was saying, wrong. Who says that people don't want to help anymore?
This is so useful! I'm kind of a slow reader but I love reading. I hope now I can read more consistently and as a result, more books per month. There's a lot of books I want and need to read, so this is just perfect. Thank you so much!
All the video teaches you is how to trick yourself into more reading. Counting pages, making a spreadsheet, hiding from distractions. What? You got the idea of reading wrong. This is not a job. It has to be enjoyable. If you don't enjoy the book you're reading just leave it and start another. If you enjoy it, you'll forget about everything else, until you finish it.
Talking about goals is a nocebo. You tell me why its bad to talk about goals and after watching your video i will know why I SHOULD FEEL BAD. But than in reality it doesn't matter. Like telling someone about your goal should than counteract the accountability. It would counteract the accountability. But really, now you are telling me how telling people about my goals will help me. And because i believe it should help me it will. Makes perfect sense. The wonders of placebo.
I always bring a book with me wherever I go... So whether I'm waiting at the doctor's/dentist's, or if I'm on the bus etc., I will be sure to get some reading done!
That is really helpful.me i read two chapters in the morning and one before sleeping sometimes its 25 pages or more .will definitely try reading all chapters in the morning and see how it goes. Thank u so much for your helpful videos .
Taking notes on every book you read into a software like Evernote is the best thing you can do. It's like creating your own library with every information you need. Then, you just have to go into the search bar and type any word ; "productivity" for instance, and every notes containing this word will magically appear. I have now over 100+ notes on various subjects and it became pure motivation : grow my personal Information library as much as I can. Ps: If you use Evernote Plug in, you can save every interesting article you read instantly.
I have such a long long list of books I still have to finish… it’s so frustrating. I’m teaching my babies to always finish a book before jumping on to the next one. The other day I bought an amazing personalized book for my babies from LionStory! It allows my babies to use their creativeness and build their own story :)
The funny thing is that I accidentily stumbled into this habit. I work night shift so home>>read at least 10 to 30 pages & eat breakfast. The only problem was that I developed a pavlovian response wherein I felt as though I needed to read something anytime I ate breakfast.
Wow! I never realized that I could read so much in just over a months time...also 365×25=9,125. I could easily get 20 books read a year! I'm gonna start this. Thank you
The time you read is also dependant on why you are learning. If you want to learn something, reading early is great. For novels, I personally like to combine it with a screen free hour (or minute) before going to bed.
Awesome video! For myself and also Im gonna play it to my ESL students for inspiration. The idea of doing a smaller quota each day vs a book per month is a philosophy I believe can be applied to so many things in life. Any kind of habit creation. Exercise, tidying your desk (something I'm working on), dream projects, keeping up with emails, anything!
Keeping track of progress and making that available for others to see is a great method! I try not to browse too much on Goodreads because it's very easy for book lovers to get lost in the vortex (sigh) but I do like that it helps me keep track of reading progress in terms of page count and number of books.
Hi I'm actually trying to reach 70 pages a day. I'm using goodreads to observe my progress. it's a great website. by the way , I love your videos 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏
As someone who reads A LOT and never had any problem with motivating myself to read. This video is very interesting for me. I love learning about problems other people have that I'll likely never have as it's something I'd never learn from my own experience. The interesting part is that I don't follow ANY of those tips. Reading for me is pretty much like Netflix. It's not something I proscratinate doing it is something I do to procrastinate. So I'll just read sporadically whenever I feel like it in very large chunks. Reading 25 pages sounds like torture to me. I'll just pick a weekend and read a book, front to back, no distractions. Just me, my favorite beverage (though I'm now switching to water T_T sugar withdrawl sucks) and a book. Stopping to read and doing other things is a way bigger problem. I might have read Words of Radiance in 2 days and I don't read that fast. (To be fair I slept like 2 hours to catch a bus and the bus was on break for carnival so I decided I was too awake to sleep again and just finished the damn book)
I used to be just like you. I read a LOT. Probably averaged 3-4 average (whatever that means) novels a week. For years now I haven't been able to get more than a few dozen pages into a book without losing interest. I keep trying though!
Thanks for this video! My goals this year is to read anything that I wish to move on with my creative artist path and self educating person. I am a self taught artist and I got my first illustration job in the senior year of high school. But it took many years to practice but I was constantly practicing my art. I also found out that having a good english teacher really encourages me to write more! I got a regents score of 55 in english and I got 60 or higher score on algebra, social studies, and even biology as well! I was safe to go to community college! Again thank you Thomas Frank for really great tips and getting started on organized life! Your videos are really informative and I think you are the only male channel that does these organizing tips.... But I hope you'll keep producing these videos consistently. I really do enjoy them! Anyway I am hoping a better wishes to you! -greetings from New York
I needed this! I love reading have always been a big reader since childhood. Lately I have been reading my new favorites + class assignments but with everything else I had been giving my distractions more attention - so thank you so much for these tips!
Great video, and very helpful. My favorite tips are eliminating distractions, reading a certain number of pages per day, and rewarding yourself after or during reading. I think these three tips would work best for me. Thanks for the video :)
What works best for me is "take the plane more often" because it's while waiting for boarding or when uncomfortably squeezed between my chair and that of the person napping in front of me, that I read most. This might sound like I'm making fun of the question but I'm not. An honest answer can get you a long way. Flying around the world is probably too expensive a hack, but there may be substitutes for it, like taking a bus around town, go to a public library or sit in your fav' pub. With a book. On a higher level note: WHY do you want to read more? In my case it's because stuff I read in a book tends to rush through my head for a longer period of time and have a bigger impact on my thoughts and actions, than stuff I watch or read online. So, in my case it seems to be a proper goal. If you want to read more books because some guru told you so but you don't really feel the benefit, then I would find another goal. If it is so beneficial, then why is reading not the most natural thing to do? In my case it's because of the ubiquity of brain candy like youtube and because reading often makes me sleepy, while youtube demands less mental energy and can get me halfway through the night (and I don't want to go to sleep just yet). There's usually a lot of psychology and work behind "how to read more books", which cannot be replaced by giving yourself a daily goal or telling others about it. At least that doesn't work for me. I'm in tune with 4, 5, 6. Cheers
To comment on the relationship between accountability and goals; I think this is most effectively viewed through the lens of principles in Gretchen Rubin's book "The Four Tendencies" (also in her great book "Better than Before"). Understanding how you as an individual respond to expectations can be highly instrumental to effectively tailoring your incentives to your personality. If you know that you are an "Obliger" who responds best to outer expectations, then accountability will likely be your most effective incentive. I am very much a "Questioner" who cares most about inner expectations and intrinsic motivations, and I am finding some of my best results while keeping my goals to myself.
Thomas you consistently put out great content. Every video you make has such a high level of professionalism, and offers such value. Keep it going man, you're a great UA-camr!
Please, guys! Don't get caught in the hype of this 'reading more books in little time stuff'. If you are trying to read more books in little time, you will not get the main point and the most of the information that can be most helpful because you're so focused on reading more books. It's about quality, not quantity. this is a great idea. I like it. Now, you should do a video of how you go about reading, the process, showing how you remember the key points.
1. create a daily page goal.
2. Read in the morning.
3. Read after exercise.
4. Make ur reading enjoyable.
5. Eliminate distraction.
6. Anticipate and remove the barriers.
7. Be accountable to externalize your motivation.
Aliya Sarosh thank you!
8. Don't watch UA-cam videos
I love comments that sum up the vid❤️🌻
Gracias! una buen guia para entender lo que quizo decir jeje
Thank you
What I used to like doing: reading
What I hate doing: reading for a grade in a set amount of time
Thanks school. You fuck up my motivations.
SO AM I ! :(
Same
School really just destroys learning in general. Putting the emphasis on memorizing things instead of understanding them, and giving no incentive to do more than the minimum required for the minimum grade to satisfy you, schools are effective in pushing away any desire for learning. Reading and thinking become chores, and students leave with the desire to never again pick up a book. Thanks high school
I started to read after I finished school, I freaking hated to be forced to read.
+Lycidas I knew that's the only reason I hate reading its so sad
Me: “I don’t have time to read books”
Also Me watching videos on how to build a reading habit for the past two hours...
Stop calling me out lol
LOL!
Lol
I find that Goodreads is a great way to track my reading. Seeing your progress and updating page counts is strangely satisfying.
I do this with my bullet journal 😂
Thanks for the tip!!!
As someone who just started using GoodReads, I completely agree.
to me the best time of day to read is AT NIGHT, right before you go to sleep, in bed. 1. you spend half an hour to an hour without your phone which is better for sleep 2. it relaxes you and sets you in a sleeping mode 3. it is so calming and enjoyable as you're in your bed 4. it's gonna be every single day
Clotilde Vivier I agree with You.it's really good idea 💡 Thank you
And later on your body would get habituated to sleeping while reading and you will not be able to read without feeling extremely drowsy.
Been there, done that. Now trying to break the habit.
@FRU1T5ALAD good, then sleep is more important for your body, and you should sleep.
Idk. Whatever suits you.
I need to revise my syllabus at night. I read in very early in the morning.
Tried this. It just doesn’t work for me but my husband loves reading at night i fund that I don’t retain as much at the end of my day when I’m tired from the day.
1) Create a minimum page goal
2) Schedule your reading time
3) Schedule it after exercise
4) Make it as enjoyable as possible
5) Cut distractions
6) Anticipate and remove barriers
7) Externalize your motivation
I started doing the 25 pages a day challenge 2 weeks ago.
I'm schedulling the reading time just when I get back from work because I still have that working mindset and I know that if I stop to rest, watch some youtube or something, I'm not going to do it.
So, I get home, I make some tea, and start reading. 25 pages that's all it takes.
I won't say it's easy but it gets easier with time.
Thank you, Frank, for your book recomendations and for all the tips that have helped me improve my life!
It's so annoying having reading OCD. I have to keep rereading certain sentences to make sure I read them "correctly" and it's hard for me to turn the page and I have to keep checking I'm on the right page, even though I am.
+h jan you're not the only one...it's worth it though.
Worth what?
I'm literally the exact same way :-/
bluiflip Have you found anything that works? i'm desperate
To be honest. Just finding something you are deeply interested in trying to understand. With practice you'll slowly grasp how to effectively retain the information rather than re-reading the same paragraph over and over. Not to mention it will enhance your overall perspective of how literary structure should be presented. It all pieces together very nicely, in time. Keeping away from distractions like what he mentions is this video is a big must. Baby steps though. It takes time, but is doable.
Reading a certain number of pages per day is a great idea compared to a number of books per month, I am a huge procrastinator so I always end up pushing it 'til the very last moment
I want to sincerely thank you for all your informative and helpful content I have always been watching your videos whenever I had exams coming and whenever I needed a tiny "push up" to go through my study materials I have read your book and I loved how it motivated me
I have never commented on any of your videos before (I am pretty shy when it comes to posting comment, I know how weird it sounds ^^)
and again, thank you so so much
I originally tasked myself with reading two books per month, I was struggling to reach that and I found myself subconsciously buying a reading progressively smaller books to help me achieve my idiotic goal.
jesus you can read roughly 30 books a year by reading only 20 pages a day, i am getting started on monday lol, not today, everything is closed today
mertvak speaking of Jesus could you finish reading the Bible under a year by reading 20 pages a day
Well, there are plenty of reading plans devised for the Bible, depending on how you want to tackle it. I should probably do that myself one of these days. www.biblestudytools.com/bible-reading-plan/
That are verry small books
Jauffre Septim not thank you, don't like fiction type.
Khakhakhakha! Raom othar stham dhraghak 10 seldeimu chi dheyamu! Isturi kheilai, nav panthati?/ Stham worak dhoimu videoimu kheuv. Partho!
I seem to do this: Investigate productivity, health and learning tips very seriously, apply them relentlessly and get great results. Then, after a couple months I get tired and stop applying 90% of what I learned until I regret it enough that I start the cycle again. It's so hard for me to be consistent.
+Enrique Z this is a common problem; it's so easy to take on a bunch of new challenges when we're motivated and excited - much harder to keep them all up as time goes on. I think the trick is to start with a small scope - one habit that starts out easy. Eventually, it'll become automatic AND give you an increased ability to take on new ones.
Thomas Frank Thanks!
+Thomas Frank I have the same issue, I feel like I can never be consistent with anything and that depresses me.
+Enrique Z I do the same exact thing!!! Especially in procrastination.
+Fede Las It's very frustrating!
After seeing this video last week, I started this 25 pages/day routine and as I checked, I got a lot of progress on my readings in a week, than what I would have in a month.
Thanks for the tips!
Thomas Frank .. You're a real life saver ! In my first semester in college, I had a real bad marks and my average was 2.7 🙁and since I'm studying medicine that was a disappointment for me and my family 😟 so in the second semester I decided to change my strategies and I've been watching you for 3 months now . I can tell the difference in my performance.. my marks are a lot better and I've built a lot of focus in my classes .. thanks to you 😃😊 hopefully I'll get 3.3 in this semester ✌
have u heard of Goodreads? Its another cool way to keep track of books you have read, how much you read/ your progress, and what you want to read! I love it.
hey thomas ..I request you to do a video/vlog on "how to improve mathematical skills""
thank you..
Working on it - just want to make sure it's good!
(What I'm about to type is what Salman Khan said on a TED speech in 2011)
Imagine that a student got 95% out of 100% on a test. He failed on the 5% for some reason (some concept or exercise that he did not understand). Usually what a student will do is he won't invest more time into the concept he skiped neither the teacher will care about it and will follow onward to the next unit. What we'll notice is that that student is going to have minor problems that'll evolve into significant problems in the future.
What this means is that if you really don't get a concept, just invest more time in the exercises about that concept, graphs show that students who do so manage to "evolve" way faster in the future. So a student that is thought to be slow can actually be "gifted".
That's how Maths works. It's abstract which means it's further from reality the deeper you go. The deeper you go the more time you need to invest in all kinds of concepts. But in the end, you'll find yourself improving and the extra time you wasted on a concept will be compensated in the future.
Hope this helps, and sorry for my grammar.
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Navneeth S. use abacus it uses mental calculation without calculator
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but I do practice maths daily
Awesome video! This actually inspired me to read more and make my OWN video about how I read 50 books in 6 months!
Spend time with people who enjoy reading.
I never lose motivation during the day... I love reading, I need it!
I'm having some trouble with reading recently and your video popped up at the right time! I'm going to try that! Thanks a lot!
One thing that really helps me is having a designated spot to read. Mine is in my closet. I hung a flashlight from a shelf and I put a pillow and blanket there. When i sit there not only is it dark so I only can look at the light on my book and I’m not distracted, but when I go there my brain just knows it’s time to read and I find much easier to get into the book. That’s just one thing that helped me and I hope it helps you 📚📚📕📗📘📙
I want to be a *BOOK WORM* ..
Me too
@@devaiahag3186 me three
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Instead of measuring how many books I've read, I will measure how long I spent reading this certain book, I will list the starting date until I finished it. That way, I will feel motivated to finish it and keep me on track how often I read based on how long I spent on it. After doing this, I realised that I have a book that I've been reading now for almost a year, and there's also a book I only read for five days. Reading books that also interest you helps, but not all books will interest us until we reached the middle. So keep reading and be consistent. Always be open for new learnings.
Awesome video and great timing for me right now. You should do more videos on this kinda stuff, not just school related
This video was so incredibly helpful and insightful. As someone who usually puts off exercise because of the amount of work I have, I never realized how important it can be to help me focus more and absorb more information. I love reading and I love all of these tips.
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I'm following your tip of reading 25 pages a day and I've read 15 books this year 🙌 thanks for your tips.
Does reading the comments section on youtube count?
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Yes
the best readers come from the comments
I read for enjoyment so I often read before bed for half an hour to relax. I also listen to heaps of podcasts and audio books to boost my learning whilst DRIVING. I have an hour each way to work so it's perfect
Your channel is great and very useful. My study is almost over, I have the finals month now. Your videos helped me a lot through this hard last year of studying. Thank you for all the information and cheerful presentation))
And I have a question for you (it may be interesting topic for new video I guess): what to do with all materials, notes, books etc. after graduation? As you've already finished your studying may be you could give some advice from your own experience: how to decide-what to keep and what not?
I'm also interested.
I need to know this as well. I have a huge pile of stuff from highschool which I can't force myself to throw out, even though I subconsciously know that I'll never look at it again.
I'm a high school math teacher and I look forward to your videos each week. I always get some nugget of info that makes me a better teacher or that I can share with my students (and daughters). I'm currently reading Barbara Oakley's A Mind for Numbers" and now I plan on checking out "Spark."
Great tips and I love the effort that goes into editing the graphics and whatnot for your videos, really impressive work!
I always thought that I learned better, but now I know that it definitely does! I always am scheduled to have gym in the morning. The only class I have before that this year is art, which is not super intensive.
Do you know what I value more than materialistic things?
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Daily page goal.
Schedule your reading in early morning.
Make the reading process enjoyable.
Eliminate distraction.
Remove barrier before they make problem.
readers are leaders
Thank you I was an avid reader with huge library, married to someone who doesn't. You've set me back on track, thanks!
Thanks for the tips! Do you have a video about how to retain more information from the book that you read? I'd also be interested in seeing how you go about vocabulary words as you read. It's a pet-peeve of mine to gloss over a particular word that I don't know. I simply can't do it. I absolutely have to stop, put down the book and look up the meaning of the word and write down the definition in my note book. That obviously takes up most of the time I could be spending on actually READING the book. Any tips? Make a video for both questions, please! :-)
+disobeytv oh yeah that's a HUGE problem for me as well. It's the reason I still haven't finished Cryptonomicon - I absolutely love Neal Stephenson, but that book has so much vocab that it'd take me a good 5 minutes to finish a page.
I'd recommend keeping a piece of paper next to you when you read; when you come across a vocab term you don't know, write it down and try to move on. Hopefully the word's context can give you enough that you're not lost. Later, go through your list and look up all the new words at once. That works well enough for me - my brain knows the word is written down for later, so it can let it go.
For retaining more information, check out the Active Reading video I linked to in the description. Additionally, exercising helps you retain information better as well (if you learn afterwards - not during). I'll get into all the biology behind it in a future video :)
Thanks. From Jan 1st, 2020, I started skipping and used FB as my means of accountability and so far I have been consistent, so with your tips, I'm going to try to create a culture of reading and use the FB as my accountability grid.
OH MY GOD I FEEL SO INTELLECTUAL NOW
actually you also want to check out the book called "visible learning" by Hattie, 2009.
It states that exercise actually has only lightly positive effect on learning, while there are tons of strategies have big impact on learning.
How to read more books:
Step 1, stop watching UA-cam videos and read a book.
this is right...ahahahahahaha
There are so many videos on youtube which steal our intention
@@franckhermannyoboue2393 watching "how to read book blabla" instead of reading book
So simple yet so hard
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Good tips. I think it varies for different people though. For example, I enjoy reading in complete silence as I find no distractions help me to read quicker and absorb the content better. For this reason I always read at home rather than go out somewhere like a coffee shop.
How can I deal with vocabulary problem during my reading? Do I have to stop and check difficult words or keep on as long as I understand the contextThanks
I just write down the words and go look them up later. Before I started doing that, I was always stopping to look up words and it made reading take forever.
Thanks for suggeation! I will try that I am now reading Harry Potter and sorcerer stone by Rowiling.
Im reading think and grow rich by napoleon hill
Circle the words. Generally, if the book is advanced compared to your level of compression, then you probably have to look up words to put it together. Otherwise, hard words tend to just add to the overall context and it's mostly redundant I've found. Other passages tend to provide the overall understanding.
do you have any recommendations for non-native speaker to start reading? Writing the words down and look them up later is a great idea but what about "a lot of them"?
New subscriber. I suck at reading and it's not my cup of tea. It's actually my weakest skill since I didn't grow up with that habit or hobby. But now due to superior studies, I have to become a good reader in order for me to learn from some books and I feel like your video helped me light up that fire.
I loved what you said about accountability. I usually do that when I feel like I need to be more productive, I post something about it to engaged myself and motivate others as well.
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_"Why do dudes have to say no homo"?_ They don't. There's your answer. Hooray.
@@CarianneRHixson obviously because they don't want to be confused as homosexual. There's nothing wrong with men that don't want to seem gay.
@@ixLeGeNDaRyz giving someone of the same sex doesn’t make you a homosexual or a lesbian nor does it make you seem like one.
What I like to do is put my headphones in my ears and play music for reading on yt. Whenever I turn it on, my mind can connect a lot faster on readinf and I can concentrate a lot longer
People should read more. Knowledge is power.
One of my goals this year, want to build my English and intellectual skills
Whenever I sit down to read something whether for school, or for myself, I always end up rushing and not comprehending much, or getting invested and reading at a snail's pace. :/
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Great Video. I used to be a good reader but by the time I was unable to read even one book in a month. After watching this inspirational video I am going to fix a target of reading 25 pages per day. I am now motivated.
What is wrong with your audio? It sounds so metallic...
+LiNingAir I've legitimately been playing with every piece of my setup this week to figure out why that's happening. It might be the specific mic I'm using combined with the distance from my mouth when I'm filming, because it doesn't seem to be a problem when I'm podcasting.
I do think the audio turned out better on this one than on last week's video though, because I cut the audio a bit in the frequency range where sibilance happens. I'll keep working to improve it going forward too.
+Thomas Frank Big Thanks to you Thomas for doing that, I assume that problem lies in either audio card or your mic. Thx!
+Thomas Frank The mic you use (which I think is still the Sm7b) is a microphone meant to be used for podcasting and very close to the source. For your purposes, a lavalier microphone (ex: RodeLink) or a shotgun microphone (Rode NTG2/3/4, etc.) would be much better. Also, you should do an updated 'whats in my bag video with the new peak design messenger bag)
+Tim Felbinger (Felbinger Films) thanks for the tip! That makes sense - I was wondering why the audio was a problem in only some videos, and now I can probably look back an identify those as ones where I was further from the camera and mic. When I shoot close up, I can place the mic much closer and still keep it out of the frame.
Looks like an NTG3 might be in my future after all...
For me its just a matter of completing my huge library. I have so many books and a lot of them are for educational purposes, but I get assigned reading for my business as well and while I never lose track of all the books I have on hold Ive only gotten around to finishing one or two. There are important things I want to learn.
I find myself tired after I work out. What should I do?
+Elias Oquendo Well, he was giving his particular example. So you might be different. Pick your best time. Mine is in the morning.
+Elias Oquendo Don't work out too hard. I do my more intensive work-outs in the late afternoon and do an easy work-out in the morning if I feel I need the energy.
Protein shake and gatorade.
+Elias Oquendo I'd get up before work and do your productive stuff then, keep your best brain for yourself and your tired brain for work (UNLESS you love your job). Then when you get home just relax and do what you feel like for an hour or two before going to bed.
Elias Oquendo take a cold shower then sleep
I've been reading 30 pages daily for the 6 months and it has worked perfectly for me, thanks to that I have read 10 books in those months
Who views reading as a chore???
When I'm reading fantasy books is easy to do this every day, with non-fiction it's a bit harder, even if I'm interested in a subject. I have little time when I'm working so I read 20 minutes before sleep and in more than a month of regular reading I've done almost 3 books. One of the best things I could do for myself.
+Wysocky13 I agree - it's harder to remain engaged with non-fiction most of the time. I've noticed that having a quiet, non-distracting environment works WONDERS though. Yesterday I wasn't able to get to the coffee shop, but my house was filled with roommate noise. So I just sat out in my car with my headphones on and read there - after about 5 minutes, I'd slipped into a much more concentrated state and sailed through most of the chapter I was on.
Reading itself is a enjoyable act. It's kind of sad that he talks about it as a task.......
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+Jonathan Samonte yep! I love it - maybe not life-changing, but it's got a lot of features I really love. The magnetic latch and the shoulder strap are probably my favorite ones.
I've never had a bag this well constructed before; I shall forever cherish mine. (The strap as well as a few minor observances, however, is up for discussion.) :P
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What naa I don't see the resemblance wtf lmaol
It’s the brows
May I add audiobooks , they are very helpful for people who are too busy to sit down and read . I listen to a book whenever I’m doing mindless tasks like dishes , laundry or commuting to work . Gets me at least an hour or two a day of reading and then I’ll read another 30 minutes in a different book before bed
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Semi-Liberal Merchant hold up isn't the commenter a girl?
Either way it shouldn't matter :)
Khmera Magan it does bro. If it’s a guy it’s a disturbing comment
Well I am a gay guy and he still very cute for me, I can't see what is so disturbing about it
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Oh man, very good advice big man. I was expecting to hear the same thing everybody else was saying, wrong. Who says that people don't want to help anymore?
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This is so useful! I'm kind of a slow reader but I love reading. I hope now I can read more consistently and as a result, more books per month. There's a lot of books I want and need to read, so this is just perfect.
Thank you so much!
All the video teaches you is how to trick yourself into more reading. Counting pages, making a spreadsheet, hiding from distractions. What? You got the idea of reading wrong. This is not a job. It has to be enjoyable. If you don't enjoy the book you're reading just leave it and start another. If you enjoy it, you'll forget about everything else, until you finish it.
Боян Тепавичаров It doesn't work that way. Sometimes you enjoy things but you've to make effort to put yourself at it.
Talking about goals is a nocebo. You tell me why its bad to talk about goals and after watching your video i will know why I SHOULD FEEL BAD.
But than in reality it doesn't matter. Like telling someone about your goal should than counteract the accountability. It would counteract the accountability.
But really, now you are telling me how telling people about my goals will help me. And because i believe it should help me it will.
Makes perfect sense. The wonders of placebo.
I personally sleep with book near my pillow and read it as the first task to do after turning alarm off.
Thanks a lot Thomas, may God bless you and all those who really need these tips more.
OMG! Thank you so much for this video!!!
I always bring a book with me wherever I go... So whether I'm waiting at the doctor's/dentist's, or if I'm on the bus etc., I will be sure to get some reading done!
I'm not a uni student anymore but I really like your videos and watch them regularly. Keep up the good work.
That is really helpful.me i read two chapters in the morning and one before sleeping sometimes its 25 pages or more .will definitely try reading all chapters in the morning and see how it goes. Thank u so much for your helpful videos .
Taking notes on every book you read into a software like Evernote is the best thing you can do. It's like creating your own library with every information you need. Then, you just have to go into the search bar and type any word ; "productivity" for instance, and every notes containing this word will magically appear.
I have now over 100+ notes on various subjects and it became pure motivation : grow my personal Information library as much as I can.
Ps: If you use Evernote Plug in, you can save every interesting article you read instantly.
I have such a long long list of books I still have to finish… it’s so frustrating. I’m teaching my babies to always finish a book before jumping on to the next one. The other day I bought an amazing personalized book for my babies from LionStory! It allows my babies to use their creativeness and build their own story :)
The funny thing is that I accidentily stumbled into this habit. I work night shift so home>>read at least 10 to 30 pages & eat breakfast. The only problem was that I developed a pavlovian response wherein I felt as though I needed to read something anytime I ate breakfast.
Wow! I never realized that I could read so much in just over a months time...also 365×25=9,125. I could easily get 20 books read a year! I'm gonna start this. Thank you
Thanks for your videos.
You can use “goodreads” to make your readings accountable.
The time you read is also dependant on why you are learning. If you want to learn something, reading early is great. For novels, I personally like to combine it with a screen free hour (or minute) before going to bed.
Awesome tips, thanks! I use Apple Books and there's a reading counter and goal checker in the app.
Awesome video! For myself and also Im gonna play it to my ESL students for inspiration. The idea of doing a smaller quota each day vs a book per month is a philosophy I believe can be applied to so many things in life. Any kind of habit creation. Exercise, tidying your desk (something I'm working on), dream projects, keeping up with emails, anything!
I gone for some months and looks like now when I came here to see some people where have reach... very big progess good job Thomas!
Keeping track of progress and making that available for others to see is a great method! I try not to browse too much on Goodreads because it's very easy for book lovers to get lost in the vortex (sigh) but I do like that it helps me keep track of reading progress in terms of page count and number of books.
I love this video, thank you so much!! This is the only video on this topic that actually helped me 😁
You have some great tips here, thank you!
Hi I'm actually trying to reach 70 pages a day. I'm using goodreads to observe my progress.
it's a great website.
by the way , I love your videos 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏
I've been struggling with trying to create a reading habit for a while, so I can't wait to try out these tips! Thanks for these helpful ideas
As someone who reads A LOT and never had any problem with motivating myself to read. This video is very interesting for me. I love learning about problems other people have that I'll likely never have as it's something I'd never learn from my own experience.
The interesting part is that I don't follow ANY of those tips. Reading for me is pretty much like Netflix. It's not something I proscratinate doing it is something I do to procrastinate. So I'll just read sporadically whenever I feel like it in very large chunks.
Reading 25 pages sounds like torture to me. I'll just pick a weekend and read a book, front to back, no distractions. Just me, my favorite beverage (though I'm now switching to water T_T sugar withdrawl sucks) and a book.
Stopping to read and doing other things is a way bigger problem. I might have read Words of Radiance in 2 days and I don't read that fast. (To be fair I slept like 2 hours to catch a bus and the bus was on break for carnival so I decided I was too awake to sleep again and just finished the damn book)
I used to be just like you. I read a LOT. Probably averaged 3-4 average (whatever that means) novels a week. For years now I haven't been able to get more than a few dozen pages into a book without losing interest. I keep trying though!
Thanks for this video! My goals this year is to read anything that I wish to move on with my creative artist path and self educating person. I am a self taught artist and I got my first illustration job in the senior year of high school. But it took many years to practice but I was constantly practicing my art. I also found out that having a good english teacher really encourages me to write more! I got a regents score of 55 in english and I got 60 or higher score on algebra, social studies, and even biology as well! I was safe to go to community college! Again thank you Thomas Frank for really great tips and getting started on organized life! Your videos are really informative and I think you are the only male channel that does these organizing tips.... But I hope you'll keep producing these videos consistently. I really do enjoy them! Anyway I am hoping a better wishes to you!
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I needed this! I love reading have always been a big reader since childhood. Lately I have been reading my new favorites + class assignments but with everything else I had been giving my distractions more attention - so thank you so much for these tips!
Great video, and very helpful. My favorite tips are eliminating distractions, reading a certain number of pages per day, and rewarding yourself after or during reading. I think these three tips would work best for me. Thanks for the video :)
What works best for me is "take the plane more often" because it's while waiting for boarding or when uncomfortably squeezed between my chair and that of the person napping in front of me, that I read most. This might sound like I'm making fun of the question but I'm not. An honest answer can get you a long way. Flying around the world is probably too expensive a hack, but there may be substitutes for it, like taking a bus around town, go to a public library or sit in your fav' pub. With a book.
On a higher level note: WHY do you want to read more? In my case it's because stuff I read in a book tends to rush through my head for a longer period of time and have a bigger impact on my thoughts and actions, than stuff I watch or read online. So, in my case it seems to be a proper goal. If you want to read more books because some guru told you so but you don't really feel the benefit, then I would find another goal.
If it is so beneficial, then why is reading not the most natural thing to do? In my case it's because of the ubiquity of brain candy like youtube and because reading often makes me sleepy, while youtube demands less mental energy and can get me halfway through the night (and I don't want to go to sleep just yet).
There's usually a lot of psychology and work behind "how to read more books", which cannot be replaced by giving yourself a daily goal or telling others about it. At least that doesn't work for me. I'm in tune with 4, 5, 6.
Cheers
Hey Thomas! I'm so proud because I'm French and I u understand (almost) all your video ! Thanks for your tips
To comment on the relationship between accountability and goals; I think this is most effectively viewed through the lens of principles in Gretchen Rubin's book "The Four Tendencies" (also in her great book "Better than Before"). Understanding how you as an individual respond to expectations can be highly instrumental to effectively tailoring your incentives to your personality. If you know that you are an "Obliger" who responds best to outer expectations, then accountability will likely be your most effective incentive. I am very much a "Questioner" who cares most about inner expectations and intrinsic motivations, and I am finding some of my best results while keeping my goals to myself.
Thomas you consistently put out great content. Every video you make has such a high level of professionalism, and offers such value. Keep it going man, you're a great UA-camr!
I read 4/5 times a day. It’s a habit I’ve loved to pick up on!!
I haven’t seen your videos on my feed so I made sure to like this video to see if that makes it show up
I read fantasy novels. They are really attractive, I cannot put the book away easily, I really live with the book during all the actions💛
Please, guys! Don't get caught in the hype of this 'reading more books in little time stuff'. If you are trying to read more books in little time, you will not get the main point and the most of the information that can be most helpful because you're so focused on reading more books. It's about quality, not quantity. this is a great idea. I like it.
Now, you should do a video of how you go about reading, the process, showing how you remember the key points.