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Posts tagged “Reading habits”

Oct 15, 2026 · 2 min read

On reading slowly, on purpose

Twenty pages a day, every day, finished more books this year than any binge did.

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Jun 07, 2026 · 2 min read

Keeping a commonplace book

Copying passages out by hand is slow, which is the point.

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Nov 02, 2025 · 2 min read

Reading in two languages

Alternating chapters between an original and a translation taught me more than either alone.

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May 18, 2025 · 2 min read

Library hold lists as a reading plan

Letting the library decide when a book arrives removes a surprising amount of indecision.

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