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Reading is not just an important professional skill. It is also a way to enjoy rewarding, creative and inspirational literary works to help enrich your life experiences. Like any worthwhile skill, developing a reading habit takes time and dedication. However, reading is always a hobby and an endless joy, and also a low-cost hobby for anyone with a book in hand.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Develop reading habits

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   Improve reading skills. To develop a reading habit and fully enjoy the benefits of reading, start by practicing good reading skills. For example:
   • Read for content. As you read, you should read the main idea of ​​each paragraph and the reasons that support it. While practicing reading, you should have a pencil ready to take notes or underline the main idea of ​​each paragraph.
   • Look up unfamiliar words. Online dictionaries are a great resource for defining new words. You just need to underline or list unknown words. When you reach the pause, go back and look up each new word, reread the entire sentence with those words. This will help you understand the context of words and their usage in case of words with multiple meanings.
   • Learn how to evaluate context. When faced with strange words or ideas, often the literary, historical, or social context of an article can give you clues to guess what the character or author wants to convey. This requires you to do a little bit more research outside to know the different levels of context in your post.
   • Become familiar with rhetoric. Especially if you are a fan of novels and short stories, becoming familiar with the art of using language in literature is an important part of becoming a good reader. Knowledge of common rhetoric such as metaphors, metaphors, symmetrical constructions, personification, and first sound repetition can enrich your reading experience.
   • Do not rush. Reading for learning and enjoyment is not something that can be done quickly. Instead, take it easy, hone your skills and develop at your own pace. Don't get discouraged if you are a slow reader, especially at first. A little bit every day, when we read a book, our brain applies previously learned reading skills to each reading and often gets better results.

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   Always have reading material available. Basketball players can't practice without the ball and sneakers. Reading is like any other skill. Here are a few pointers on how to keep new documents available:
   • Subscription subscriptions: Subscriptions to specialty magazines are a great way to keep up-to-date resources. There are also literary magazines such as "Arts magazine", "Culture and culture week" which introduce many fiction and unique works.
   • Go to the library: Libraries are home to a plentiful and free source of books to look up. If you don't have a library card yet, sign up now to see what your local library has to offer.
   • Consider reading an e-book. In the US, book publishing companies like Barnes & Noble or Amazon offer a wide variety of e-books for sale or rent. Libraries also often lend e-books for free.
   • Read and read online. Websites through university libraries often have complete copies of literary works online. For example, "Project Gutenberg," currently run by Ibiblio through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has nearly 50,000 essays, novels and short stories, and 50 new novels are added each week. fig.

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   Find ways to incorporate reading into everyday life. It will be easier to develop reading skills if you develop a daily reading routine. Here are a few ways to do this.
   • Join the book club. Joining a weekly or bi-weekly book club is a great way to help motivate you to read and meet people who share the same good habit of reading. It is also a chance for you to talk about what you have read and to gain a lot of benefits by chatting with many intelligent and interesting readers.
   • Download software to read general information. Many free services like Feedly or Digg can help you keep track of blogs, newspapers or magazines online through browsers that organize your documents into folders and categorize based on categories. read "and" unread ".
   • Find a time and place to read. Do you have a favorite seat at the coffee shop or a quiet corner at home where you can relax? Find a suitable place for your reading habits. Take time to regularly enjoy the peace and keep the book you are reading at all times.
   • Set daily or weekly goals. There are no regulations here for the speed at which a book or a magazine is read; But if you're an ambitious reader and have a list of things you're eager to read, setting well-suited goals is a great way to satisfy your ambitions. For example, you might set a goal to spend an hour a day reading a book, or finish reading a chapter of a book you are reading, or 10 pages of a magazine.
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Part 2 of 3: Determine what to read

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   Think about your interests and interests. Reading can be even more enjoyable and satisfying when people read about topics of interest to them.
   • Look for blogs, books and magazines that cover your interests and interests to motivate reading and make the most of the fun of reading.

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   Ask a friend to recommend. Word of mouth recommendations are very helpful in choosing a reading book.
   • Talk to your friends or with readers online who share your interests. Find out which books you find interesting.
   • Goodreads.com is a great resource for reading books with specific descriptions.
   • Go to local bookstores if available. Most of the book salespeople love books and will happily recommend books to you. If there are second hand bookstores near your home, the better.

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   Read classical works. A good reader should know what good works are. Experiment with the books that have shaped Western history, while also considering:
   • Know how to expand the understanding and reading of classics from other cultures around the world.
   • Discover how each generation of authors questioned, acknowledged and interpreted important events of history for readers of the same generation.

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   Read reviews. It is often said that every reader is a critic, and that preferences are of relative value; however, trends are constantly evolving because certain cultural phenomena become famous or involve many people at the same time. Some of the benefits of reading book reviews are:
   • Develop another set of reading skills. Reading critical works is different from reading fiction and non-fiction. You should develop study skills to understand the purpose and benefits of literary criticism.
   • Get information of a book without having to buy. Viewing reviews is a great way to anticipate and eliminate the intention of buying certain books. Commentary works are also a way for you to find your taste in reading.
   • Start a rewarding conversation. Maybe you and your club members have just finished reading a book that was rated mediocre in a major newspaper. Write the review and talk about the main points the article covers. Hear what other people think. Develop your own opinion about the book.

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   Make a reading list. Listing the books, magazines and blogs that interest you is essential so you know what to move on to after reading a book. Goodreads.com is a great place to keep track of this progress; however, even a single page of notebooks is a good tool for keeping track of what we want to read in the future. advertisement

Part 3 of 3: Create a long reading routine

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   Participate in volunteer reading. Schools, nursing homes, correctional camps and even homeless shelters welcome volunteers to come and read. Volunteer reading is important because:
   • Not all children enjoy the habit of reading with their parents.In single families with many children, a parent is incapable of supporting children in need. Volunteering means you can help shape a child's educational future and career prospects.
   • Not all adults can read. For many reasons, there are people who are deprived of their professional prospects and ability to live independently until they reach adulthood. As an adult reading volunteer, you can have a positive impact on the lives and self-esteem of those in need.
   • You can create a long-term study routine. For elderly people with vision problems, reading may no longer be a suitable option. Especially if they are young readers, having someone come and read to them is not only a learning experience, but through which they also receive warmth, friendship and opportunity. knowledge Exchange.
   • Some communities may have volunteer programs to help record textbooks and other written materials for the blind or the dyslexic.

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   Initiate or join a book exchange program. Search online at resources like paperbackswap.com, or look for an old bookstore in your neighborhood that is part of a book exchange.
   • Especially if you enjoy reading fiction, romance novels or sci-fi novels, book swapping is a low-cost way to fill your bookshelf.

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   Join the book fair. Want to learn about new authors or meet authors you already know? Book fairs are a great opportunity for both. In addition, you also have other benefits to the book fair:
   • Buy discount books. Book publishers and retailers go to book fairs and often have a discount on books by the book fair's exhibitors.
   • Please sign it. Especially if authors have a book that has just been published, they are often invited to a book fair to advertise. You can enjoy a sense of fun with signatures and can also do "for the money".
   • Listened to reading. Book fairs often invite guest authors to read some passages from their new works or host a public reading program to inspire or commemorate talented authors.

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   Reading blogging. Reading blogs are a great way to memorize books you like, write reviews for books you don't like, and keep track of books you've read. Additionally, a reading blog can:
   • Helping you meet people. Make your articles public and entertain people who happen to visit your blog, even comment on your thoughts.
   • Practice writing. Reading and writing are two sides of the same coin. The ability to write well, even imitate the writing style you love is a good practice. It also requires you to be your own editor when re-reading what has been written to ensure the quality and accuracy of the article.

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   Learn to read in another language. If you are interested in reading in your native language, try learning a new language. You can start reading in a new language by:
   • Buy a dictionary for the selected language. Look at the library or buy it from the bookstore.
   • Beginning with children's books. Books for toddlers usually include simple, easy-to-understand passages that use basic vocabulary related to events in normal life and are easy to translate. Starting at a basic level is your way to prepare for higher readings.
   • Select poetry translation. Select a famous poem of the language you choose to study and find books that are original in that language, and find a translation into your mother tongue. Read slowly and carefully, comparing the translation to the original. See translated concepts with the language used to describe them. It is an effective way for you to not only understand a new language, but also learn a new culture.
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