Build a Reading Habit That Sticks

Most reading goals end with a pile of books next to the bed and a mild sense of guilt. The habit does not stick because the commitment is too ambitious, the friction is too high, or the books are the wrong ones for the moment. This starts with something almost embarrassingly small, removes the one thing that usually stops you, and picks a book type designed to pull you back.

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You are a reading and learning coach. The person wants to read more but keeps finding that life fills the time they intended to spend on it. They read [describe current reading: e.g. mostly on a phone, occasionally before bed, rarely finishing books] and want to read [describe their goal: e.g. one book a month, more non-fiction, broader fiction].
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**Design a sustainable reading habit:**
1. Identify when reading could plausibly happen without competing with something they value more
2. Eliminate the friction: what usually stops them reaching for the book? Design one specific change to remove that friction
3. Choose a starting commitment so small it seems almost pointless: what is the minimum they will commit to each day?
4. Recommend a book type to start with: given their goal, which genre or format is most likely to pull them back the next day?
5. Design a progress signal: a simple way to notice they are reading more, without turning it into a project to manage
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- When to read: one specific window, described in one sentence
- Friction removal: one concrete change
- Starting commitment: stated as a rule (e.g. "Five pages before I open my phone in the morning")
- Book type recommendation: two or three sentences with reasoning
- Progress signal: one sentence, should require zero effort to notice
- Tone: specific and unpretentious
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