Luckily, I get to take a bus for a commute, so I get to read both in the morning to help kickstart my day, and at night to help decompress. I'm mostly read fat fantasy books, so I don't necessarily get through a ton of books, but the volume on a per page basis has got to be fairly high. I don't read that often outside of my commute, but I would if I was into a really good part of a book, or didn't feel like I was getting through my to-read selection fast enough.
This! During my subway commute, instead of reading on the phone like so many others, I read on my e-reader. I always have it with me and take it out in those "dead" moments when I wait (for transport, for friends, etc.). With this habit alone I was surprised of how much I was able to go through.
Another thing, and this also comes with the e-book reader, is that I read several books at once, but totally different books: some scifi, some non-finction, etc., so that way if sometimes I'm in the mood for something else, I have alternatives.
Also, usually I give a book about 40-60 pages; if I don't get hooked or I generally feel it's a tedious style, I switch to another one. I found there's nothing worst than actually struggling to read and ending up not picking up the book at all at times because I actually don't like the book. Even if everybody says this or that books is a "must-read", if after a couple of tens of pages the style sucks for me, well...then it's not for me. The more hooked you are for a book, the less you tend to "zone out" while reading it.
I'm so jealous. Back in college I would do tutoring, and the children I was teaching to were in the other side of the city. I will forever remember those times dearly, as it was the time when I got to read most while on the commute. Nowadays I do most of my reading while traveling on the airplane / train.
Luckily, I get to take a bus for a commute, so I get to read both in the morning to help kickstart my day, and at night to help decompress. I'm mostly read fat fantasy books, so I don't necessarily get through a ton of books, but the volume on a per page basis has got to be fairly high. I don't read that often outside of my commute, but I would if I was into a really good part of a book, or didn't feel like I was getting through my to-read selection fast enough.
This! During my subway commute, instead of reading on the phone like so many others, I read on my e-reader. I always have it with me and take it out in those "dead" moments when I wait (for transport, for friends, etc.). With this habit alone I was surprised of how much I was able to go through. Another thing, and this also comes with the e-book reader, is that I read several books at once, but totally different books: some scifi, some non-finction, etc., so that way if sometimes I'm in the mood for something else, I have alternatives. Also, usually I give a book about 40-60 pages; if I don't get hooked or I generally feel it's a tedious style, I switch to another one. I found there's nothing worst than actually struggling to read and ending up not picking up the book at all at times because I actually don't like the book. Even if everybody says this or that books is a "must-read", if after a couple of tens of pages the style sucks for me, well...then it's not for me. The more hooked you are for a book, the less you tend to "zone out" while reading it.
Word, I'm with you on the ebooks. As much as I like paper, you can't beat that convenience when you're on the move.
Reading on your commute also turns what's more or less wasted time into productive time. It's like magic!
I'm so jealous. Back in college I would do tutoring, and the children I was teaching to were in the other side of the city. I will forever remember those times dearly, as it was the time when I got to read most while on the commute. Nowadays I do most of my reading while traveling on the airplane / train.