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Making Time To Read

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Making Time To Read From Getchen Rubin of   http://www.happiness-project.com   Of my hundreds of happiness-project resolutions, one of my very favorite resolutions is to Read more. Reading is an essential part of my work. It forms an important part to my social life. And far more important, reading is my favorite thing to do, by a long shot. I'm not a well-rounded person. But reading takes time, and there aren't many days when I can read as much as I'd like. Here are some strategies I use to help me get more good reading done. 1. Quit reading. I used to pride myself on finishing every book I started. No more. Life is short. There are too many wonderful books to read. 2. Read books you enjoy. When I'm reading a book I love—for example, I'm now reading A. S. Byatt's The Children's Book—I'm astonished by how much time I find to read during my day. Which is another reason to stop reading a book I don't enjoy. 3. Use ...