3 Ways to Read 100 Books/Year
2025-06-05 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:10 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Books and reading · mode: List of tips or lessons
Ali gives three tips for building a reading habit: start with fiction rather than nonfiction, use audiobooks while doing other things, and reduce the friction of picking up a book, as he does by blocking social media apps mornings and evenings, keeping a Kindle by his bed and carrying a physical book.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Top tips for how to build a reading habit
- ★★★ To build a reading habit, Ali advises starting with fiction rather than nonfiction: fiction is generally easier to get through than the nonfiction people feel they should read, such as Sapiens or Atomic Habits. — 00:00:00 · Atomic Habits
- ★★ Ali calls audiobooks game-changing for developing a reading habit, because you can listen while doing the dishes, going for a run or commuting. — 00:00:29
- ★★ Ali blocks his social media apps on his phone in the mornings and evenings, so when he scrolls on the toilet he ends up in the Kindle app reading a few more pages. — 00:00:29 · Kindle
- ★★ Ali's third tip for building a reading habit is to reduce the friction of picking up a book in any way you can. — 00:00:58 · friction
- ★★ Besides a Kindle always on his bedside table, Ali often carries a physical book when out and about, because sometimes you want to read a physical book rather than on a device. — 00:00:58 · Kindle
Threads in this video
- refine · How do you read more books? — To build a reading habit, Ali advises starting with fiction rather than nonfiction: fiction is generally easier to get through than the nonfiction people feel they should read, such as Sapiens or Atomic Habits. (00:00:00)
- refine · Should you read on a Kindle, on paper or by audiobook? — Besides a Kindle always on his bedside table, Ali often carries a physical book when out and about, because sometimes you want to read a physical book rather than on a device. (00:00:58)
- restate · How do you read more books? — Ali blocks his social media apps on his phone in the mornings and evenings, so when he scrolls on the toilet he ends up in the Kindle app reading a few more pages. (00:00:29)
- restate · Should you read on a Kindle, on paper or by audiobook? — Ali calls audiobooks game-changing for developing a reading habit, because you can listen while doing the dishes, going for a run or commuting. (00:00:29)
Mentioned
Atomic Habits · friction · Kindle · Sapiens
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