70. How I Read 15 Books in January

<p><em>"How did you manage to read 15 books in January?"</em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I've gotten this question over and over again the past two weeks. Truth be told, I had to stop and ask that question myself when I got to the end of January and realized I had finished 15 books in the first month of the year!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As I reflected on the last month, I realized that there are 4 tweaks I made in January to how I approached reading that made a big difference... even though they were really minor tweaks.</span></p> <blockquote> <h3>How I'm Fitting In More Reading Time</h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1. I stopped answering Instagram messages (or getting distracted on Instagram) while on the treadmill and instead I use 20-30 minutes of my walking time each day to read a book.</span></p> <p>2. I began setting weekly reading goals that I'm posting on MoneySavingMom.com. This has been highly motivational for me to set weekly goals instead of yearly goals.</p> <p>3. I started listening to audiobooks again and try to get in at least an hour of audio listening while cleaning, cooking, getting ready in the morning, or driving by myself.</p> <p>4. I revived family read aloud time again -- something that we'd let go of in recent years.</p> </blockquote> <p>In this episode, I share more about how I'm making each of these tweaks happen and the way that they are making such a difference in our life.</p> <p><strong>In This Episode: </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:46] I’ve been reading</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Originals-How-Non-Conformists-Move-World/dp/014312885X"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Originals</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Adam Grant</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and had several takeaways. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[07:38] We recently got a couple of suggestions from our listeners. Listen in!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[09:16] Jesse has been geeking