In my house this past year I started hosting " cozy reading nights" I would invite my daughter to join me and we would spend 2 hours on the couch, one on either end and we would just read. I would set the scene with special snacks we typically would have an ambient noise playing, we would wear cozy pj's and just unplug from the world. I highly recommend, we typically have one once a month and look forward to it.

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

THIS IS AMAZING! (All caps on purpose.) I love this idea so much! I'm pinning this comment to the top, more people (myself included) need to start doing this.

@abundanceintheson_467

Жыл бұрын

I LOVE this idea ❤️

@thecosmicprime

7 ай бұрын

I would love this in my house, but it would seem like punishment to the kids.

Giving myself permission to DNF a book has been HUGE to increase my books read. I also find that I am a huge mood reader. I read several books at a time.

Great tips! I would agree with the different mediums. The number one reason I read so much is because I always have an audiobook, physical book, and ebook going.

I have given myself permission to DNF books that aren't my cup of tea. I don't feel guilty anymore for not reading the entire book. I also shpo at thrift stores as well. Makes it easier on the pocketbook if I don't like the book. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Chantel. Happy reading 📚📚. 💜🇱🇷📚

This year my brother and I started buddy reading together. We choose a couple of books for each month, and set ourselves a daily page goal. It has helped me break out of the longest slump of my life (8 months), and has enabled me to be more consistent with my reading.

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

What a fun idea!

I love these tips!! I really like reading for 15-20 minutes and then do cleaning or laundry for 15-20 minutes. It all helps keep me motivated! I also do audiobooks a lot.

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Audiobooks can be great for getting some reading in while doing other things!

Reading sprints in real life in between cleaning is a GREAT idea. Definitely going to try that one!

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

My daughter really loves doing this, except she writes instead of reads. ☺

What has really helped me this year is giving myself five chapters a day. It sounds silly, but every time I start a book, I move the bookmark to chapter 5. I read to the bookmark. The next day, I move it to chapter ten... and so forth. If I have time for more, I'm free to do it, but doing that really has given myself permission, even in the busy, can't-stop-to-breathe days that I've been having this year, to sit, enjoy a few chapters, and not feel like reading is elusive. For me, that looks like me entering my little "nook" all the candles are lit the drink of choice (tea or lemonade depending on time of year) is on the shelf beside me, the dogs are curled up in their beds, and it's just me and the story--sometimes two or three at once. It just depends. But we do a lot of the same things, actually. It's kind of cool! On your list, the challenges are a BLAST and I find myself excited to see what's next.

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Your nook sounds amazing! I like the idea of 5 chapters a day, it sounds like a great way to end the day.

@xtremehavoc9166

Жыл бұрын

Thats the same way i am. I feel bad cause I only do 3 a day. It does depend on the length of the chapters though. Its hard to read 3 40 to hour long chapters without getting mentally fatigued.

@Nate1975

17 күн бұрын

Totally, I do like 50 pages at a time or want to anyway 😂

I am also not a person who has a lot of extended physical reading time, especially since I just had a baby, so I’m going to try your tip of reading in short bursts! Your video has given me hope!

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Do you have a Kindle or listen to audiobooks? I think they are both great for when holding a baby and/or nursing.

The StoryGraph has a annual page count goal (and a time goal coming in 2023 for audiobooks) now, which i love! i'm trying to tackle the tomes in 2023 instead of book count (which leads to me reading the shorter books and ignoring the long ones, whoops)

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

I gave Story Graph a good try at the beginning of the year and I just didn't like using it. Which is to bad because I would love to see the charts and fun things they have.

I am retired but I still feel a little guilty reading as much as I do. I think my hubby gets a little irritated that I spend so much time in my books, but it makes me happy and I’m not stopping! Now when he finds a book he really gets into, he reads like crazy. So what do you do?! Thanks so much for the great tips. I go by the motto, better to have a book and not need it, than to need one and not have it!

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Haha, you just need to keep him supplied with books that keep him reading!

Love this, Chantel! As a pretty avid reader, you are correct in that, I find myself doing some of these naturally! I also don’t watch much tv! But YT can take my reading time if I’m not careful. I’ve sometimes limited myself to one BookTube video a day. 😂I think I need to pick the one book I’m most interested in SOMETIMES (there are times I love reading a chapter at a time of multiple books) and just read it cover to cover. I tend to be someone who has SO many going that I will get overwhelmed and then get slumpy. I think this year has been one of my best reading years in a long time because I slowed down a bit due to reading more classics and older mysteries. I really do like a lot of them, but they are much slower reads. I really agree that you have to find what you love! I’m REALLY slow at nonfic, although I read a good amount of old theological type books with my prayer/Bible time. I’m beginning to see that I’m not a huge nonfic reader and it’s ok. I keep buying nonfiction, though. 😤🤔😂 That’s something I need to stop because I have so many unread! 😁♥️🖤

Thank you for these tips. I’m also a mom, so I’ve always wondered how other moms may fit reading in. So it’s cool to see that you as a mom are able to read as much as you do. Little bursts do add up. 😊

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful!

Great tips!!

Great tips, I am excited to try some of them.

Great video. I enjoyed hearing your suggestions for reading more

Awesome video! Love your nails. And thanks to you, Oceana, Amanda, and Celestria, my love for reading has risen greatly! Thank you!

I will probably do reading sprints. I did that a while ago and it was helpful. I love setting goals for reading.

One thing I do (especially as a homeschooling mom) is I read books I'm interested in with my kids. We often have a read aloud and a family audio book going. Middle grade books are fun for us Mamas too!

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely! I love some good middle grade!

Dear Chantel, I’m from U.K. and wanted to Thankyou for all these brilliant ideas for reading more. Your very lovely to listen too, enchanting x

Insightful ❤❤

Chantel, I have some tips for you to read more slowly. My primary suggestion is that if you have some skills in another language, you could try reading in that language (obviously something adapted to your reading level). Some other ideas based on what I've challenged myself to do this year: read longer books, read more challenging books/more non-fiction. I also take more time to digest these books, so the downtime. Thanks for reminding me about the timesuck of TV/movie watching because I increased my watching when I decided I wanted to read less but now that I *am* reading less, I realize that I miss it!!!

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Fun ideas! I don't know another language at all so that would take me awhile to read a book in another language! I do like the idea of reading longer books because I do find myself avoiding books that are 600+ pages, I'll have to put that down as one of my goals for next year! And you are right about non-fiction taking more time, I always have one or two non-fiction on the go alongside my fiction and they take longer for me to read through.

Great tips. I’ve always been a person who has to read an entire chapter at a time, but it would be good to give myself permission to just read in very short bursts!!! I like the idea of reading sprints to get the housework done.📚😁

Thank you so much for this nice video and your tips. I think it can be great to combine learning a language with reading: you can enjoy the book and learn a lot of vocabulary at the sametime! Another subidea is to have a seasonal book list: in the TBR list. in fall I plan to read Sleepy Hollow , magic lessons, Legens and Lattes. 😊❤

This was very helpful. Thank you, Chantel! This year I began to DNF books. I used to not feel like that was ok to do, however, when I watched your video where you read only the first few lines of a book and decided to get rid of them if they didn't grab your attention, gave me the courage to start DNFing books. 😂 I also am someone who prefers to read a whole chapter, but I have slowly been letting that go and squeezing in reading where I can. I also liked the idea of reading for 15 minutes and then cleaning for 15 minutes. That is brilliant! Clearly I really enjoyed this video. ❤️

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad some of these tips were helpful, Crystal! DNFing books can still be difficult for me sometimes because I know at times the ending can really make the book but there are just too many out there for me to stick with every book I start.

Thanks for the tips! I've always loved to read but turned back to it recently as social media just gets wearing after a while. Instead of getting snippets of text, settling into a book is so relaxing for my mind. It's actually helped with anxiety a bit as I've been pondering Agatha Christie mysteries or thinking about a book I really enjoyed, lol. Not wasting time on worry! ;) I've missed reading, so it's been so great to be back. I've also been listening to audiobooks when I clean, cook, and drive the kiddos (after dropping them off on the way home or on errands). So so good, especially with a great narrator. Agree with your thoughts and love that your family reads, too!

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

After being on social media I think it can take awhile for us to re-train our brain to sit and read a book for awhile. I know there are times where I will close a book after a page or two just because I feel like my attention span is done (and not because the book is boring) and I'll intentionally pick it up again so I can train myself to sit and read for longer.

Wow I already do most of these, or agreed with everything you said!

You don’t need to read 200 books or even 100. Reading a few but quality books is just fine .

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I just often get this question so I thought I would share some tips for those interested in reading more!

@Poohtle

Ай бұрын

So true. It annoys me sometimes when it seems the ultimate goal to read as many as possible. I was naturally a quick reader but since becoming unwell read a lot slower. However, I don’t care - quality not quantity ❤

I think I like tip 3 the most, I’m going to try it

Thank you ☺️

This is the longest list of tips I've seen. I find that I'm doing quite a few of these - yay me! I'm over 100 books read this year!

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Way to go!

One of the ones you shared previously was kind of skimming paragraphs, which is also helpful.

Your right about getting used to learning to read despite disruptions and 2 pages here and there do add up. I use my ebook for that purpose! I read on my phone. Instead of checking socials I open my book in all those tiny moments in lines at the store or waiting for my kids. During meal times. Lol I used to create TBR videos and this year has been tough and I’ve had a horrible slump. But I do feel like creating a TBR helped me focus a bit more I have a large library I do feel like I’ll go look and feel too overwhelmed to make a decision. While moving Its been crazy I like creating a TBR shelf I have sections that make it fun to reorganize and look at for my immediate go to shelfs. TBR, Read, recently acquired, and stack of books I’m finished and wish to get rid of resell to trading shop.

Your tips are brilliant, thank you, I have taken a lot from this video. I wholly agree with mixing up the genre's, I am lucky that way because I enjoy so many different genre's. When I am at work I think I could be at home reading, away from work when I do have a bit more time to read I don't often do it. If you have any tips to fix that please let me know xx.

2:57, don’t worry about being a little annoyed when the doctor is ahead of schedule, you will have plenty of time to read when the doctor exits the room once you’re in 😂

Everytime I see the read more videos on youtube I really want to think I want to read more books than I do. My actually style though is that it's never going to happen for me. Still want to read more but I also want to savor the language of the story. I want to live with the characters and not be in a hurry for what they do next etc. I'm a journey not a destination reader. So I savor and at the very very end I might read alot the very last day it takes me to finish. Watching videos like this make me jealous but not enough to actually do it. Thanks for making them though.

I agree with most of them and also if you haven't really read before, then just read 10 pages a day continously then you could read 12 average length books.

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

That's a great perspective!

Don’t need to read a full chapter - read in bursts, get out of my comfort zone. Great suggestion! Thanks

I need to be a little more intentional about sitting down to read, and not just scrolling on my phone. What would really help me is your tip of leaving my phone in a different room, or on the kitchen table while I'm reading.

I always carry books with me in my purse. I have never read in short bursts. I like to have a certain amount of chapters/pages read. I read at work, at home in bed. I read a lot of romance. I don’t go outside of the romance genre. I prefer to take my time reading. I am a mood reader so I don’t have a TBR.

I tried reading faster, but it doesn't work for me. I learned that I don't remember the book if I read it fast. The books I read slower I remember.

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Something different works for everyone, I'm glad you've found what works for you!

I think we get the mindset of you have to finish a book from school days.. I have just decluttered the books I'm not going to enjoy and feel good

How to read more is solved by reading more :D I have learned that the reason why I don't read more is because I make excuses to do something else. When I take the habbit on reading one hour before falling asleep, reading 30 minutes when I wake up, and the threadmill in the gym, while I wait for coffee to come, etc... I also always have to finish a chapter so if the book has long chapters (30 minutes reading time) it makes me read more.

Do you count the book as read if you DNF?

You remind me of the red headed girl from the end of the tv show Eureka 🤯

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Haha, I've never seen it but that's not the first time I've heard that.

Haha, I’m trying to figure out how to read less 🤣😂

@dustyloup

Жыл бұрын

I just made a comment to Chantel with suggestions about that! :D

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Me too, me too.

@lovelydaywithholly

Жыл бұрын

@@dustyloup 😂nice!!

Key to 200+ books a year is short books.

Now I'm amused by the idea of a "how to read less" video 🤣

Hello chantel❤ This is a good video that I've ever seen, friends are always connected, if friends need authentic Indonesian recipes, I make them, I complete your language for each video so you can try Indonesian dishes, greetings from Indonesia, friends

I am with you on TikTok I have never even seen the app or downloaded it haha. One social media app is enough for me, and for me it’s Instagram

Great tips!!

@ChantelReadsAllDay

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!