Read a book for an hour a day

So lately I’ve gone from reading an hour or more a day to almost an hour every day. Funny thing is, when I began working toward this goal, it was on a weekend and therefore actually had the extra hour each day to be able to read AND get other things done. Come Monday I realized it was either starve and show up to the office in pajamas, or read. While I do read a little bit here and there each day, I don’t know if I’ve gotten into the habit of making it an hour, but I’m certainly working toward that.

After realizing it took me two months to finish a book that would’ve otherwise taken me 2 weeks to finish had I been 16 again, I figured I needed to improve my reading and comprehension skills. So I’m resurrecting the old D.E.A.R. program from 3rd grade. You know what I’m talking about, children of the 80s. That’s right, “Drop Everything and Read,” baby! The good thing this time around, you don’t have to turn in stupid progress sheets to anyone. The bad thing is, you don’t get a certificate at the end of the school year officially announcing the total number of hours you’ve read. Though that can easily be taken care of with a trip to Office Depot and an inkjet printer.