Like most, I tend to become easily distracted. What I have been doing lately is reading out loud, whispering, or simply mouthing out the words. I tend to focus on what I am saying and what I am reading. I've also started to recount what happened in the last chapter of the book by discussing it out loud. To also keep me on track I have been asking myself the meaning of certain words; in many cases realizing that I thought I knew the definition but really didn't. I also try to define a literal image of the characters, many times taking on actors, singers, and even people I know. My biggest and worst habit is when I start reading a book and force myself to read it. What ends up happening is that the whole read become a chore...and being as lazy as I am, I drop the book and reading altogether for months at a time. I've devised a set of rules for myself when it comes to reading books. When I pick up a book, I will read at least 5-15% of the book, depending on size, regardless on how much I hate it. After this I am free to drop the book up to 70% of completion, after this, it's no turning back and I have to finish it. So far this year I have started 9 books, finished 4 of them, dropped 4, and currently reading one. This year has been the first time since I kept the flow this consistently since high school (5 bazillion months ago.)
Like most, I tend to become easily distracted. What I have been doing lately is reading out loud, whispering, or simply mouthing out the words. I tend to focus on what I am saying and what I am reading. I've also started to recount what happened in the last chapter of the book by discussing it out loud. To also keep me on track I have been asking myself the meaning of certain words; in many cases realizing that I thought I knew the definition but really didn't. I also try to define a literal image of the characters, many times taking on actors, singers, and even people I know. My biggest and worst habit is when I start reading a book and force myself to read it. What ends up happening is that the whole read become a chore...and being as lazy as I am, I drop the book and reading altogether for months at a time. I've devised a set of rules for myself when it comes to reading books. When I pick up a book, I will read at least 5-15% of the book, depending on size, regardless on how much I hate it. After this I am free to drop the book up to 70% of completion, after this, it's no turning back and I have to finish it. So far this year I have started 9 books, finished 4 of them, dropped 4, and currently reading one. This year has been the first time since I kept the flow this consistently since high school (5 bazillion months ago.)