tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1785177173034749643..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: 62 Ways to Read More Than 50 Books a YearSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-1948338704370441512012-08-02T19:02:01.430-05:002012-08-02T19:02:01.430-05:00Thanks for the comment, mclicious. You strengthen...Thanks for the comment, mclicious. You strengthen my belief that it's all about time being allocated properly...priorities being set, etc.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-65259165759622132922012-07-28T20:11:36.369-05:002012-07-28T20:11:36.369-05:00Yes! Just came across this somehow, but I totally ...Yes! Just came across this somehow, but I totally agree. I easily read at least 100 books a year, not counting what I read for school and what I read online and in magazines, and the way I built up to that is simply by doing most of what you suggest. The more you read, the faster you are, and the more you are interested in reading more. Given that I also watch an excessive amount of television Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77450391951364163972011-11-28T17:05:31.762-06:002011-11-28T17:05:31.762-06:00Great tips. I always say, read anytime, anywhere,...Great tips. I always say, read anytime, anywhere, and anyway you can!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-18358888088986667232011-11-26T15:48:10.239-06:002011-11-26T15:48:10.239-06:00Thanks, Santosh. Your tip is number 62 on the lis...Thanks, Santosh. Your tip is number 62 on the list of ways to read more books.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-86021196976751972832011-11-26T15:47:41.677-06:002011-11-26T15:47:41.677-06:00Thanks, Susan, your ideas have been added to the l...Thanks, Susan, your ideas have been added to the list. It's now up to 62 ways to read more books.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-68489390467890972762011-11-22T21:19:42.581-06:002011-11-22T21:19:42.581-06:00One way to add to my reading list is try reading t...One way to add to my reading list is try reading the books mentioned in the book i am reading...its worked very well most of the times..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805341419808258121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-25234062588414244542011-11-22T03:30:31.898-06:002011-11-22T03:30:31.898-06:00Great list, I have definitely used many, many of t...Great list, I have definitely used many, many of them. (Nursing time was almost my only reading time when my 4 kids were very small.) I also read either to myself, or to the kids, when they are in the bath, (now it's grandkids). And when I accompany my husband on his fishing trips. <br />I average a little more than 100 books a year. I like to go from very serious to somewhat lighter fare. <Susan Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589508071251558063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-71351915404787908092011-11-21T17:57:28.336-06:002011-11-21T17:57:28.336-06:00Cip, I do find that keeping a personal record of m...Cip, I do find that keeping a personal record of my reading is a huge motivator...and it's a document that's fun to look back on because I can compare certain stages of my life to what I was reading. That always brings back interesting memories. My list goes back to February 1970.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-61381322369780472011-11-19T20:07:52.843-06:002011-11-19T20:07:52.843-06:00Some amazing and helpful insights here. I am a ver...Some amazing and helpful insights here. I am a very very CONSTANT reader, but not a very prolific one, averaging about 50 books per year, or one a week.<br />As to some of your points, I think that a record of readings is important, and I've kept one that stretches back several decades, a listing of all the books I've read and re-read.<br />As for your #12, I find that I am very much thisCiprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-62861324836544946172011-11-17T18:24:13.732-06:002011-11-17T18:24:13.732-06:00James, it's absolutely amazing to me how much ...James, it's absolutely amazing to me how much time can be saved by just turning off the old idiot box. I'm like you..Facebook is starting to eat up too much of my time. I really need to work on that one.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-58806343549887917482011-11-17T18:22:43.075-06:002011-11-17T18:22:43.075-06:00Thanks, Sally. I'm going to use your thoughts...Thanks, Sally. I'm going to use your thoughts as the number 58 suggestion.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-50983807158875176112011-11-16T19:34:30.491-06:002011-11-16T19:34:30.491-06:00This is great. We haven't had cable in almost...This is great. We haven't had cable in almost ten years which really gives us lots of time to read. THough I will confess to spending too much time on Facebook lately.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-80187653351830726692011-11-16T17:56:16.999-06:002011-11-16T17:56:16.999-06:00Hi Sam and Sam's readers, I loved this post as...Hi Sam and Sam's readers, I loved this post as I, too, am a list keeper. This year I had hoped to break 100 books read but am only at 86 right now. Still, I've beaten my last 3 years' records!<br /><br />The best thing since chopped beef for me has been the audio book. I keep one going in my car to keep my blood pressure down on the road, and I download to my ipod so that I can walk, Sally Bhttp://www.readaroundtheworld-sallyb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-34802130782472830302011-11-16T17:37:08.329-06:002011-11-16T17:37:08.329-06:00Way to go Ms. Factotum. TV is the biggest waste o...Way to go Ms. Factotum. TV is the biggest waste of time in most people's lives and they don't even know it.<br /><br />My DVR and NetFlix streaming are my best friends when it comes to fighting my own old TV addition...watching what I want to watch, WHEN I want to see it is great.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-55723427231257294222011-11-16T17:35:02.635-06:002011-11-16T17:35:02.635-06:00Thanks, Ted. That's not possible in my commut...Thanks, Ted. That's not possible in my commute but I'm adding your thought in as number 57.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-63789460135313352622011-11-16T17:34:25.924-06:002011-11-16T17:34:25.924-06:00Thanks, Susan...much appreciated.Thanks, Susan...much appreciated.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-32619625300187307662011-11-16T17:33:54.391-06:002011-11-16T17:33:54.391-06:00Library Girl, I've come to believe that avid r...Library Girl, I've come to believe that avid readers and non-readers are two different species of human beings. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-41324103726785912862011-11-16T17:32:33.462-06:002011-11-16T17:32:33.462-06:00Jeanne, thanks, Your comments have been added to ...Jeanne, thanks, Your comments have been added to the list as numbers 55 and 56.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-13388273831573675942011-11-16T07:47:39.473-06:002011-11-16T07:47:39.473-06:00TV is absolutely a time waster. I mused to my husb...TV is absolutely a time waster. I mused to my husband that I didn't understand how my friends have time to watch so much TV. We never watch except for the occasional Friday Night Lights episode on DVD. (We cancelled our cable 18 months ago.) He noted that the time other people use for TV is time I use to read.<br /><br />When I was working, before I was married, people would ask in horror, &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42810978330544961492011-11-16T06:16:48.038-06:002011-11-16T06:16:48.038-06:00Go Sam!
I'd add, if it's possible in yo...Go Sam! <br /><br />I'd add, if it's possible in your area, switch from driving to public transportation. It's better for the environment and you'll get more reading in!Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-45205783570756023422011-11-16T06:10:57.642-06:002011-11-16T06:10:57.642-06:00I absolutely love this list.I absolutely love this list.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-46852113562791677762011-11-15T23:27:32.012-06:002011-11-15T23:27:32.012-06:00Lol, the beginning of your post reminded me of a d...Lol, the beginning of your post reminded me of a discussion I had with a coworker a while back. She was telling me that, in order to be more relaxed, I should quit reading. My jaw dropped, and I told her that she had basically just said to stop doing one of the activities I most enjoy doing, an activity that (depending on the book) can relax me. This coworker had previously admitted to me that A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42385986527644497022011-11-15T21:31:30.459-06:002011-11-15T21:31:30.459-06:00Like the list. My big way of finding reading time-...Like the list. My big way of finding reading time- now that I have small children- read while they nap, or play at the park, or best of all, read while the baby nurses.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.com