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Jack Edwards hey jack, could you do a video on tips on how to revise like good techniques you have found when doing A levels? The content is so heavy that I don’t know which help
Please review the following English language sci fi books by Indian authors. You will attract a large following. 1. The Return of Vaman by J. V. Narlikar1. The Return of Vaman by J. V. Narlikar 2. The Five Friends Battle Against Aliens by Kiran Kumar Singh 3. Chosen Spirits by Sumit Basu 4. Aliens in Delhi by Sami Ahmad Khan 2. The Five Friends Battle Against Aliens by Kiran Kumar Singh 3. Chosen Spirits by Sumit Basu 4. Aliens in Delhi by Sami Ahmad Khan
No goal ever sounds silly! Each person has their own goals and challenges and you should be incredibly proud of yourself when you reach your goals! Don't compare yourself to others :)
Summary with timestamps 1. 1:44 Set up a goodreads account 2. 3:16 Follow the lines with your finger while reading 3. 3:50 Highlight or underline important/interesting parts 4. 4:21 Reading aloud 5. 5:02 Audiobooks 6. 6:43 Read multiple books at the same time 7. 8:05 Don’t be afraid to give up on books that you really don’t enjoy 8. 8:33 Always have a book with you 9. 8:47 Set up a daily reading goal to get reading into your daily routine 10. 9:18 Use study places/productive environment to read
when i read dense texts, i read them in an accent inside my head. thinking in a scottish or irish accent forces me to think about the words and retain them.
@@amishask177 If you don't mind me asking, what do you mean by British Accent? I'm Scottish - which is British, but my accent probably isn't what you had in mind 😅 No hate, I'm genuinely curious and I've seen people using the term "British accent" probably not realising there's thousands of accents and dialects across the UK.
@@alexanderl.2483 Because they thought reading would still be fun if imposed as a task and discussed and dissected to death in class. But they were mistaken. There are exceptions of course, but reading more for leisure is different from studying literature your life's work.
Last year my goal was to read at least one book a month, and I ended up reading 21 books. This year it is to read at least two books every month, but I'm excited to see whether I can exceed that.
We only buy books once a year in a thing called "la feria del libro" book fair or sth like that then if you are +b class or more you can buy them in a book shop from one of 3 different companies here (Peru) if they don't have the book you want, well what a shame, try next year gg
I live in India, not a 1st world country either but here, I am a member of a public library and can get access to physical books and have unlimited access to an app filled with a variety of audiobooks + ebooks with that membership.
@@user-3w9jf4r5qz yeah well, India is like a super country with A LOT of people, Latin america is many countries with their own people, we don't like each other, especially Chile, we hate Chile Edit: down I said it was a joke, a very well known one, can't believe some of my Latin American people fell for that lmao?) 🤔
Last year I set myself the challenge to read 52 books (a book a week) and at some point I was no longer doing it for pleasure but for the count instead.. in September I gave up on the challenge because I just couldn’t manage because of school and applying for uni and I managed to read about 6-7 books in the remaining months but I truly enjoyed them.. one of them was Wuthering Heights and I took my time with it, can’t tell u how magical it felt just slowly going through the pages.. and honestly giving up the challenge was a blessing in disguise because initially I felt like a failure but in the end I couldn’t be happier I’d made that decision.. this year I want to read all the books I have bought and still haven’t read which is about 40.. also i want to learn to let go of a book I don’t enjoy.. so we’ll see how that goes 🤷🏽♀️
The Monica - Goals are great but should always be servants not masters. Good for you realizing when it was time to tweak or abandon the goal that was no longer working!
Good on you, i still find it hard to let go of the obsession and the guilt and shame~ but I’m slowly learning to let go of this and also accepting; i find that accepting my obsession is counterintuitive to letting go of it if that makes any sense. I’m excited to know how you’ve managed this obstacle and wishing you happy days.
Good tips, but some things to keep in mind: 1) The Goodreads Reading Challenge does help give you a feeling of making progress, but the app itself can be a distraction, like all social media. Instead of doing your own reading, now you're doing a lot of reading about what other people are reading. Not bad in itself, just in small doses, and if it does become a distraction, totally dispensable. 2) Audiobooks are essential, especially if you have a 9-5 with a commute. But I find my comprehension is about 60-75% what it would be with physical books where I control the pace of the reading. My mind tends to wander, and my attention is already divided between listening and driving or whatever else I'm doing at the time. 3) Maybe the overall number of books isn't the most important thing. My 2019 goal was 60, which I achieved, but my 2020 goal is only 45. I know I'm going to be reading some longer and more challenging works, and I'd be cheating myself by expecting to go through them at the same pace. Yeah, I could pad my total by reading a bunch of fluff, but what's the point of that? Ideally, quantity and quality should not compete. 4) There simply is no substitute for prioritizing reading and minimizing distractions. Usually this means TV, videogames, and social media.
There are another apps to track your reading and organize your reads thay are not a social media like goodreads. I dont use goodreads exactly because of that, it's too much information... I use a Brazilian app called "cabeceira", there are english books there too cause you can add any book you want, and you can just track your progress through the book you are reading and you challenge, the app also calculates how much time you need to finish that book and how much you need to read per day to achieve your goal... and it's not a community so you dont get distracted with other people reading life
about the longer works and less books point u mentioned. i prefer tracking my books according to how many pages ive read along side the book count. this helps really give u a better idea or comparison of how many pages uve read per yer because as u suggested, u could read more pages and have read less books in a year.
My goal is to read exactly 18 books, the number of books on shelf that I haven read and I’ve wanted to read for ages but my short ass attention span won’t let me. I have been practising how stay in the moment, reducing anxiety and focusing more so I feel like I can finally do it this year!
1. Set up a Goodreads account: To track book reading progress 2. Keeping Focused : Trace lines, card/bookmark, pencil/pen 3. Reading out loud 4. Audio books: RUclips videos > Audible 5. Multiple books at once 6. Keep reading always: Always keep a book with you
I have started reading books recently I have read 4 books in 3 months Which is not a victory But yeah i am improving my reading ability This video is really helpful And also i am an english literature student So you are like a role model tò me Thank u for this video
not gonna lie, watching jack’s videos has definitely made me want to read more. I finished two books last week and I hope to keep that going as the year goes on.
I want to read 100 books this year. I read 93 this past year so I think I can do it. Audio books are my savior as I can listen during my 2 hour commute and at 1.5-2x speed really get through them.
@@txpyro1885 Why not? You're still taking in the entire story and all of its words, just in a slightly different way. People "read" Braille, but use a different sense than their eyes--same thing here.
Why rush at 1.5 speed just to fill a quota? Not only is it not fun, you don’t retain anything. So it’s basically just to say you read it, then 1 month later you can’t remember anything about the book. The point is knowledge, enjoyment etc you can’t quantify that.
@@alb0zfinest it depends a lot on what book it is. Some books are read slowly and I want to find out what happens next and so going faster is nice. Others I don't speed up much or at all for the reasons you gave. Some books narrators are not to my taste but the story or info is good so speeding it up helped me focus less on the audio and more on the book itself. I also ultimately to read physical books and so the books I read through audio are ones I want in the moment entertainment or info and so going fast doesn't really hinder my enjoyment. Thet are books I want to read, but I am ok with missing little bits. I read the maze runner series like that. I wanted something to entertain me while I working in the garden and going faster encouraged my work and since I didn't love the books I kinda wanted to plow through them. Its personal preference and since I often listen to them spread up normal speed can sound strange.
alb0zfinest for me atleast after a while you don’t notice that it is so fast and the slow ”normal” speed seems suuuuuuuper slow. And I get the same experience as reading a physical book eith the audio. Highly recommend!
These are some really good tips. I listen to hour long RUclips videos when I'm doing the dishes, but I've never thought about listening to an audio book...I’ll have to do that next time I'm doing chores.
Becky why is this me right now 😂 i love analysing classics but i find it so hard to read them for pleasure, thinking of having a classic and and a ya on the go at once now hmm
This actually got me so inspired to read! I'd kinda fallen off the bandwagon but now I think I'm gonna try just one every month to keep my reading going alongside my studies. Thank you!
This video just made me wanna start reading every single book i own...right now 😅😁 So inspiring I have a task of just 15 books for this year, and seeing that it’s possible to read 100 just got me so much more motivated to read more Thank you so much ☺️
Annotating is a really good way to keep your focus on a book! It helps me a lot as well and physically interacting with a book like that while you read it is fun and it helps you retain the story better I think.
i got out of my reading slumps after years and I've always thought that I could never and should never read more than one book at a time. now, I find it ideal to read at least 2 books at once. whenever I want to take a break from the current book I'm reading, I'll pick up the other book. it really helps me with moving forward and getting through my books!!
I’ve read 200 books in a year, and I can share my tricks to y’all : I just skim read the boring ones, always find time to read (whether I’m in the bus , waiting, pooping) , use ebook version of the same book so I can read it wherever I go, it doesn’t really necessarily need to stay up late, all you need is focus, use goodread challenges too !!
All of his advice rings so true. Especially the bit about reading multiple books at the same time. Sometimes you just get bored with the book you're reading, especially if you've been reading it for a long time.
I've been on Goodreads for a little over two years now and I can't express how much it has helped with my reading. I don't necessarily have high goals, just 12 books minimum, because of high-school and the amount of homework we have (my country is cruel, it's a lot. like 4 hours minimum after 7 hours of school plus a gym activity because heck why not?). I always love to see more people reading, books are an amazing thing
Reading books of different genres at the same time is also quite easy. For ex. I almost always am reading a novel, a non-fiction, and a spiritual growth book. Yes, carrying a book around to read at random times is a great tip. I keep one in the car. Louis L’amour, in his fabulous autobiography Education of a Wandering Man wrote that one year, after getting tired of hearing friends complain that they just didn’t have time to read, he decided to do an experiment. He carried around a book everywhere for a year, only reading it while waiting - waiting for a train, waiting at the doctor’s, waiting in line, etc. He read 8 books that year simply while waiting! By the way, anyone who loves reading would love his book. It’s basically about his love affair with reading and what a huge part it played in the adventurous life he had. I’ve never read any of his westerns but this one was an absolute delight.
I’m aiming to read 52 books this year. Managed to finish 50 in 2019. Goodreads is definitely such a helpful and motivational tool! I’ve been using it for years :) also, this year I want to read more books from my library and more for fun than for uni. Happy reading everyone!
What REALLY gets to me, is situations like this which happen CONSTANTLY. Random person: You should DEFINITELY check this Netflix series out, it's like hundreds of hours long and I think you would really enjoy it! :D Me: Maybe... I'm reading this book at the moment. It's really awesome and I think you would enjoy it :) Random person: Oh I can't... I don't have any time to read. Me: .....????
i really want to actually read this year, as i haven't finished a book since the beginning of year 9 (i'm half way through year 11 now) but i can't multitask at all nor can i listen to audiobooks, purely because of my lack of focus so i'm going to try and read at least 1 book this year, preferably 3
i read 6-8 books in 2018 (dont know for sure, didnt track it), didnt read anything outside of school in 2019, and finally got inspired to pick it back up in 2020 but only in august and only managed to read 1 book :/ my goal for this year is 12 books! one per month, maybe a little more maybe a little less but it's a hobby that i miss and love so much that i just want to feel that excitement of being in love with a page-turner again. thanks for the tips!!!
I didn't know how much I was gonna relate to this. There are so many times that I would read books out loud to retain information and not lose track of where I was at. And in the gym, I would have a lecture or audiobook on while on the treadmill. And then even just day to day I always have a reasonably sized book in my bag. Truly motivating and so happy I found this channel!
Moving with my fingers gets me even more distracted so I have music playing in the background while having a pen in my hand. Definitely finding those lines that just speak to you is amazing
I’ve never really read more than 50 books a year and this year I’m challenging myself to read 100+ books which may be insane or might just be what holds my sanity together during this pandemic~ thanks a lot jack, I’ll definitely keep your tips in mind as I tackle this challenge...
People forget a lot of there libraries have free audio books and e books via various apps! The amount spent on books is not always sustainable, buying books in sales, charity shops, swaps and loaning from friends so also a ways to try and Keep it up :)
I take your 100 in a year and I raise you my 250 in 6 months I’m so glad I’m not the only one that reads so much, all of my friends think I’m ridiculous 😂 good on you for accomplishing that goal!
Seeing yesterday's video, I decided to read 100 books this year. I've previously loved reading and fallen out of love with it. I've finished one book already and can't wait to start the next one. Thank you for making me rediscover my passion!
It also helps a lot to lock yourself out of social media several hours a day and have a book on a reading app. That's weirdly how I read way more now, never thought I'd be a phone reader 😬
Same here! Having books in my phone is just normal now cos I'm able to read anywhere anytime, in any lighting. Still prefer physical books but can't deny the convenience of e books
you and Paige Y give me the much needed boost to keep on studying... right now Linguistics it is! Just finished reading 'Proved Innocent' the real life story of Gerry Conlon and the Guildford pub bombing. Super interesting insight to the english prison system! *****
Yesssss reading out loud is so helpful! I often do it when I'm battling with a complex chapter in one of my philosophy books and really have to think about what I am reading. Sometimes it's the whole book ... XD
i particularly liked the tip about goodreads, short reads along with long book, read in a physical space/environment where others are reading/working as well.
Having the Kindle app on my phone helps me read more. Instead of mindlessly scrolling through social media on down time, I read even just a page or two. I can also read at night with the lights out laying sideways in bed & fall asleep with it.
2:58 I keep replaying that smooth book throw/catch 😂 7:05 "and sometimes you're just not in the mood to read a book about like the plague"... was that foreshadowing of COVID?? 😱 Happy reading, everyone!
Interesting video, really needed this as a motivation. I used to read a lot more as a kid. But now during university I find it hard to pick up a book for fun. So hopefully I can complete my goal of 20 books in a year.
" read multiple books at once " finally something that I'm a pro in :) i can watch multiple series at once & read multiple books / comics at once and not confuse them
I am a Chinese junior high student and I have read fewer books last year because I cannot understand the contents in the books. This video is helpful for me very much to read more books. Thanks for sharing!
Tip for anyone with an old iPad - convert it into a dedicated e-reader. I have reading apps on my main iPad, but can easily get distracted and I don’t even have social media apps on it. So I took my old iPad 2 and configured it a little bit. Now the only app on it is iBooks. It’s basically a kindle, but without the web browser, yet with the ability to purchase books on the device itself AND listen to audiobooks. Would highly recommend putting your old tech to use in this way.
if you have younger siblings i reccomend reading old fairy tales/ children's classics to them before they go to bed. iv'e been reading the strories of king arthur to my little bro and it's mae it so much more enjoyable
For reading two books at once: if you know multiple languages it might also be very useful to read a book in each if the languages at the same time. I feel like it makes it very easy to tell them apart.
Annotating is really helpful! I’ve been doing it since 2018 and I’ve read a lot more books, there are a lot of videos of booktubers talking about how they annotate, just a tip for people who’re interested:)
Reading is a skill like anything that you can develop! Love your growth mindset - and it’s a great reminder to push yourself because our current abilities are not static 😊
I’ve set my goal for 50! Also, another tip re: audiobooks is that lots of libraries have a free audiobook app affiliated with it - mine is BorrowBox and not to sound dramatic but it literally changed my life last year. So 👏 many 👏 audiobooks 👏
my best pro tip is to read on the bus. for the past two years, i didn't do much reading regulary at home (now i kinda do but not my point) but i ride the bus every morning for like 30 minutes which has always given me a great opportunity to get into the mood for school, listen to music and read so basically not a day goes by without reading. plus going to school is literally inevitable so you better get something out of it
When I'm reading plays and poems, I don't usually read them out loud, buy I actually read them in my mind as if I was reading them out loud. Like, O really focus on the oral aspects, like timing, rhyming, etc.
My tip is to have the kindle app on your phone so it's always on you and something you can whip out while standing in a line or waiting for something without having to carry a book round with you. The most I hit on good reds was 70 a few years ago. 100 is amazing! Another (less exciting) tip is to calculate how many books you'll eb able to read in your lifetime at the rate you're reading now. I hav more on my shelf than I can read in my lifetime at the rate I'm reading now 😮
l know it's 2022....... But when I watched this vdo I also challenged myself to read number of books in this year ..... Thank you jack for inspiring me....
Scribd is also a good app to use as well! Its around the same price as an audible subscription except you can check out unlimited audiobooks and ebooks
My goal for 2021 is 52 books (one book a week). My goal for next year (2022) is twice that, 100 books (obviously it is 104, but I don’t want to promise too much). You have inspired me!
Happy to hear that i'm not the only one reading out loud 😂 but i think you can better concentrate on the book and you read and hear it so you can understand it better
It's good to know that I am not alone when it comes to reading books aloud when no one else is about 😆. I think it helps with some books; not only is it a good way to get a feel for the characters, but the plot, information you are presented with sinks in better.
I'm so happy you did this. Simple things that sound like they would really work, and I can't wait to try them. I've found as I've gotten older it's become more difficult to stay focused when reading, so this was so helpful. Thanks for sharing your great ideas and tips!
Last year my goal was 52 books, but I managed to read 76! Keeping my goal the same for this year, but I'm excited to see how many I can finish in 2020!
Im the opposite ive been in a reading slump and i read like ten pages a day and then just disappear like ever since I started reading classics like pride and prejudice i can never finish it I’ve picked it up like 3 times its so hard to get through im trying to get back to that though
I just found your channel...and I wanted to say a big thank you..how did I not know about audiobooks on RUclips? I am a big fan of audiobooks, and this is one of the best discoveries!! Thanks again, and hope your final term at uni is great.
Also great about audiobooks is you can chose how much you want to concentrate on a book. You can do it like Jack suggests, but if you're not that invested and for whatever reason still want to (or have to for school or whatever) get through a book, you can also use the audiobook as a sort of background thing. I usually have about 3 books reading at the same time, with different genres: an audiobook i can listen to when I'm doing something and/or before going to bed when my eyes are tired, a printed book, and an ebook. I find switching formats really useful, as well as combining graphic novels with regular novels. I usually also alternate novels with poetry/plays and if you can read in more than one language, having a book in each language you can read is a very nice idea. Last year I managed to read around 70 books (83 according to Goodreads, but I'm not counting unfinished books, single short stories and single comic issues) by doing this!
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Jack Edwards hey jack, could you do a video on tips on how to revise like good techniques you have found when doing A levels? The content is so heavy that I don’t know which help
Madi X he has done one before! Here’s the link: ruclips.net/video/HuhLqew9xB8/видео.html
Please review the following English language sci fi books by Indian authors. You will attract a large following.
1. The Return of Vaman by J. V. Narlikar1. The Return of Vaman by J. V. Narlikar
2. The Five Friends Battle Against Aliens by Kiran Kumar Singh
3. Chosen Spirits by Sumit Basu
4. Aliens in Delhi by Sami Ahmad Khan
2. The Five Friends Battle Against Aliens by Kiran Kumar Singh
3. Chosen Spirits by Sumit Basu
4. Aliens in Delhi by Sami Ahmad Khan
Ah yes, me watching videos about reading more instead of reading more
Haha same
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
NOOOO OMH THATS LITERALLY ME THESE PAST FEW WEEKS
This is me 😭
"Sometimes youre not in the mood to read a book about the plague"
That did not age well lmfao
😂😂
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I was thinking the same thing lmao
he said it during lockdown time..
I started looking for this comment the moment he said it hahahah
I read 21 books in 2019 so for 2020 I'm aiming for read 22. It sounds silly but my only goal is to better than last year. Anything else is a bonus!
I feel you! I read 23 in 2019 (Goal was 20) and now my new goal is 25. Slowly but surely coming closer to 50 a year - which is my end goal.
Me exactly! Let's go 22!😊
No goal ever sounds silly! Each person has their own goals and challenges and you should be incredibly proud of yourself when you reach your goals! Don't compare yourself to others :)
I read 50 last year and my goal this year is 100
@@kira.7846 ty for saying that, it honestly means a lot
The universe was so mad about Jack not being in the mood to read a book about the plague that it made all of us experience it instead.
Summary with timestamps
1. 1:44 Set up a goodreads account
2. 3:16 Follow the lines with your finger while reading
3. 3:50 Highlight or underline important/interesting parts
4. 4:21 Reading aloud
5. 5:02 Audiobooks
6. 6:43 Read multiple books at the same time
7. 8:05 Don’t be afraid to give up on books that you really don’t enjoy
8. 8:33 Always have a book with you
9. 8:47 Set up a daily reading goal to get reading into your daily routine
10. 9:18 Use study places/productive environment to read
Ronja Summer this is so helpful, than you
Thankyou x
Thanx
Ronja Summer thank you!
thabk youuuu
Goodreads? Downloaded
Local library? Joined
Hotel? Trivago
Amar degree? Passed
I love this so much 😂❤️
My gaad😂😂
@@muthoni6762 Whoosh, Gaad means BUTT in Hindi 😜🤪😜
Shankaran Pillai Oh no😂😂💀
my reading habits fluctuate so much like I read war and peace out of spite then didn’t touch another book for months
Omds yes honestly 😂😂😂😂 all i do is read all day for 5 days straight and then i dont read for 6 months 😂😂
exactlyy
and when those months are over its back to re-reading harry potter for the 6th time
Once I read 80 books. I failed half of my classes. I don't regret it.
LMAOKWORKEJ i need that attention span
How long did it take you?
"sometimes you're just not in the mood to read a book about, like, the plague" lmao
Aged poorly lol
I read this as he said it lmao
This really aged terribly
Lol
#relatble
when i read dense texts, i read them in an accent inside my head. thinking in a scottish or irish accent forces me to think about the words and retain them.
I imagine my crush is reading it to me XD
omg i'm trying this rn thank you
Hey I do that too but in a British accent 😂😂
Great trick! That makes sense👍🏻
@@amishask177 If you don't mind me asking, what do you mean by British Accent? I'm Scottish - which is British, but my accent probably isn't what you had in mind 😅 No hate, I'm genuinely curious and I've seen people using the term "British accent" probably not realising there's thousands of accents and dialects across the UK.
“Always carry a book with you” ahhh the Rory Gilmore way - always do this and it was actually Gilmore Girls that brought this concept into my life
how to read more: do an english lit degree
Pretty much
Or any degree that is about literature
Nope. I know so many who winged it by sparknoting everything even in a literature degree.
you couldnt be more mistaken. i went into the major thinking yay its finally time for me to read more.. but i have been reading less booksss.
@@alexanderl.2483 Because they thought reading would still be fun if imposed as a task and discussed and dissected to death in class. But they were mistaken. There are exceptions of course, but reading more for leisure is different from studying literature your life's work.
Last year my goal was to read at least one book a month, and I ended up reading 21 books. This year it is to read at least two books every month, but I'm excited to see whether I can exceed that.
Same! Managed to read 28 books last year, so this year I'm aiming for 3 per month
Same goal, the last year I achieved to read 18 books despite of 12 so I am pretty satisfied.
@Anna What happened ?
@@loainidal The whole business got sidetracked so it was a fail, only eight books. Trying again this year.
@@Anna_65 I hope it will get better
I think you should do a challenge with Ruby to see who can read the most books in a week/month/year, just a thought 🤔
That would certainly be really interesting.
ruby granger has no social life whatsoever. she will inevitably win.
Paperbackdreams reads a lot to, I think she could win
@@alisonlopez7932 please think about your comment and how it can affect the person mentioned.
I think that would defeat the actual purpose of reading in the long run
Local library, *laughs in 3rd world country*
@Disappointed But not surprised lol your profile name 😂
We only buy books once a year in a thing called "la feria del libro" book fair or sth like that then if you are +b class or more you can buy them in a book shop from one of 3 different companies here (Peru) if they don't have the book you want, well what a shame, try next year gg
I live in India, not a 1st world country either but here, I am a member of a public library and can get access to physical books and have unlimited access to an app filled with a variety of audiobooks + ebooks with that membership.
@@user-3w9jf4r5qz yeah well, India is like a super country with A LOT of people, Latin america is many countries with their own people, we don't like each other, especially Chile, we hate Chile
Edit: down I said it was a joke, a very well known one, can't believe some of my Latin American people fell for that lmao?) 🤔
Try openlibrary .org! They have loads of free (audio)books
Last year I set myself the challenge to read 52 books (a book a week) and at some point I was no longer doing it for pleasure but for the count instead.. in September I gave up on the challenge because I just couldn’t manage because of school and applying for uni and I managed to read about 6-7 books in the remaining months but I truly enjoyed them.. one of them was Wuthering Heights and I took my time with it, can’t tell u how magical it felt just slowly going through the pages.. and honestly giving up the challenge was a blessing in disguise because initially I felt like a failure but in the end I couldn’t be happier I’d made that decision.. this year I want to read all the books I have bought and still haven’t read which is about 40.. also i want to learn to let go of a book I don’t enjoy.. so we’ll see how that goes 🤷🏽♀️
The Monica - Goals are great but should always be servants not masters. Good for you realizing when it was time to tweak or abandon the goal that was no longer working!
Good on you, i still find it hard to let go of the obsession and the guilt and shame~ but I’m slowly learning to let go of this and also accepting; i find that accepting my obsession is counterintuitive to letting go of it if that makes any sense. I’m excited to know how you’ve managed this obstacle and wishing you happy days.
Good tips, but some things to keep in mind:
1) The Goodreads Reading Challenge does help give you a feeling of making progress, but the app itself can be a distraction, like all social media. Instead of doing your own reading, now you're doing a lot of reading about what other people are reading. Not bad in itself, just in small doses, and if it does become a distraction, totally dispensable.
2) Audiobooks are essential, especially if you have a 9-5 with a commute. But I find my comprehension is about 60-75% what it would be with physical books where I control the pace of the reading. My mind tends to wander, and my attention is already divided between listening and driving or whatever else I'm doing at the time.
3) Maybe the overall number of books isn't the most important thing. My 2019 goal was 60, which I achieved, but my 2020 goal is only 45. I know I'm going to be reading some longer and more challenging works, and I'd be cheating myself by expecting to go through them at the same pace. Yeah, I could pad my total by reading a bunch of fluff, but what's the point of that? Ideally, quantity and quality should not compete.
4) There simply is no substitute for prioritizing reading and minimizing distractions. Usually this means TV, videogames, and social media.
There are another apps to track your reading and organize your reads thay are not a social media like goodreads. I dont use goodreads exactly because of that, it's too much information... I use a Brazilian app called "cabeceira", there are english books there too cause you can add any book you want, and you can just track your progress through the book you are reading and you challenge, the app also calculates how much time you need to finish that book and how much you need to read per day to achieve your goal... and it's not a community so you dont get distracted with other people reading life
Bookmarked lol.
about the longer works and less books point u mentioned. i prefer tracking my books according to how many pages ive read along side the book count. this helps really give u a better idea or comparison of how many pages uve read per yer because as u suggested, u could read more pages and have read less books in a year.
My goal is to read exactly 18 books, the number of books on shelf that I haven read and I’ve wanted to read for ages but my short ass attention span won’t let me. I have been practising how stay in the moment, reducing anxiety and focusing more so I feel like I can finally do it this year!
1. Set up a Goodreads account: To track book reading progress
2. Keeping Focused : Trace lines, card/bookmark, pencil/pen
3. Reading out loud
4. Audio books: RUclips videos > Audible
5. Multiple books at once
6. Keep reading always: Always keep a book with you
me: has read 12 books so far and feels like it's a lot
this video: *exists*
My goal for this year is to read more like I did when I was younger, deleted Instagram and Twitter as I'm ready to make better use of my spare time ☺️
how did you do?
I have started reading books recently
I have read 4 books in 3 months
Which is not a victory
But yeah i am improving my reading ability
This video is really helpful
And also i am an english literature student
So you are like a role model tò me
Thank u for this video
That’s definitely a victory! You have read 4 more books. Hundreds of pages of information! And you’re improving it with each book you read! Congrats
@lewis upton thank u so much
@@chloe102 thank u so much
Really means alot
Disappointed but not surprised.... me when I get my grades after my mocks 😂
Jackuary is getting me through this month
Dr
yesss reading is one of my priorities this year so this is really helpful!!
This is what I want in a guy, just this.
Thought I’d never see a girl that likes a book nerd like myself lol 😂
a barb and a nerd💀 love it
Same.
Saaaame
not gonna lie, watching jack’s videos has definitely made me want to read more. I finished two books last week and I hope to keep that going as the year goes on.
bloody loving the jack content recently
I want to read 100 books this year. I read 93 this past year so I think I can do it. Audio books are my savior as I can listen during my 2 hour commute and at 1.5-2x speed really get through them.
audio books don't count
@@txpyro1885 Why not? You're still taking in the entire story and all of its words, just in a slightly different way. People "read" Braille, but use a different sense than their eyes--same thing here.
Why rush at 1.5 speed just to fill a quota? Not only is it not fun, you don’t retain anything. So it’s basically just to say you read it, then 1 month later you can’t remember anything about the book. The point is knowledge, enjoyment etc you can’t quantify that.
@@alb0zfinest it depends a lot on what book it is. Some books are read slowly and I want to find out what happens next and so going faster is nice. Others I don't speed up much or at all for the reasons you gave. Some books narrators are not to my taste but the story or info is good so speeding it up helped me focus less on the audio and more on the book itself. I also ultimately to read physical books and so the books I read through audio are ones I want in the moment entertainment or info and so going fast doesn't really hinder my enjoyment. Thet are books I want to read, but I am ok with missing little bits. I read the maze runner series like that. I wanted something to entertain me while I working in the garden and going faster encouraged my work and since I didn't love the books I kinda wanted to plow through them. Its personal preference and since I often listen to them spread up normal speed can sound strange.
alb0zfinest for me atleast after a while you don’t notice that it is so fast and the slow ”normal” speed seems suuuuuuuper slow. And I get the same experience as reading a physical book eith the audio. Highly recommend!
These are some really good tips. I listen to hour long RUclips videos when I'm doing the dishes, but I've never thought about listening to an audio book...I’ll have to do that next time I'm doing chores.
i need this after taking A level English Lit and realising I have to read books that aren't YA
Becky why is this me right now 😂 i love analysing classics but i find it so hard to read them for pleasure, thinking of having a classic and and a ya on the go at once now hmm
@@evabailey6068 same! good luck
that's exactly how i felt last year. 🤣
I’m in the same boat. I would recommend The Catcher in the Rye because it’s a relatively easy read and still classed as a “classic”😉😉
This actually got me so inspired to read! I'd kinda fallen off the bandwagon but now I think I'm gonna try just one every month to keep my reading going alongside my studies. Thank you!
This video just made me wanna start reading every single book i own...right now 😅😁
So inspiring
I have a task of just 15 books for this year, and seeing that it’s possible to read 100 just got me so much more motivated to read more
Thank you so much ☺️
I was about to study. Saw this. Phonetics revision can wait. 💗
Good luck on the exam I took my phonology exam yesterday
I was studying phonetics as well :)
@@dohaaymoon4096 Ahh, how was yours? I'll have mine on the 6th January.
alohomarija omggg I’m studying Phonetics also!
@@maryamalatawi Phonetics is included in my course. Pretty hard, but I like it!
Not me watching this in 2021 already
I want to read 75 books. I read 117 books in 2019 so I think 75 is very reachable and I don't want to stress myself to much :)
Tara Turk 117?! that’s really impressive
emily b thank you but there was a lot short books, manga and poetry collections☺
When you become a serious reader your world opens up to endless stories and experiences. Reading is everything.
Annotating is a really good way to keep your focus on a book! It helps me a lot as well and physically interacting with a book like that while you read it is fun and it helps you retain the story better I think.
i got out of my reading slumps after years and I've always thought that I could never and should never read more than one book at a time. now, I find it ideal to read at least 2 books at once. whenever I want to take a break from the current book I'm reading, I'll pick up the other book. it really helps me with moving forward and getting through my books!!
can’t get drafted into ww3 if i’m too busy reading
I’ve read 200 books in a year, and I can share my tricks to y’all : I just skim read the boring ones, always find time to read (whether I’m in the bus , waiting, pooping) , use ebook version of the same book so I can read it wherever I go, it doesn’t really necessarily need to stay up late, all you need is focus, use goodread challenges too !!
Jack! Would you be able to create a playlist on RUclips of the audiobooks you’ve listened to on here? Thank you! x
Eleanor Hebden yes!
All of his advice rings so true. Especially the bit about reading multiple books at the same time. Sometimes you just get bored with the book you're reading, especially if you've been reading it for a long time.
I've been on Goodreads for a little over two years now and I can't express how much it has helped with my reading. I don't necessarily have high goals, just 12 books minimum, because of high-school and the amount of homework we have (my country is cruel, it's a lot. like 4 hours minimum after 7 hours of school plus a gym activity because heck why not?). I always love to see more people reading, books are an amazing thing
Reading books of different genres at the same time is also quite easy. For ex. I almost always am reading a novel, a non-fiction, and a spiritual growth book.
Yes, carrying a book around to read at random times is a great tip. I keep one in the car. Louis L’amour, in his fabulous autobiography Education of a Wandering Man wrote that one year, after getting tired of hearing friends complain that they just didn’t have time to read, he decided to do an experiment. He carried around a book everywhere for a year, only reading it while waiting - waiting for a train, waiting at the doctor’s, waiting in line, etc. He read 8 books that year simply while waiting!
By the way, anyone who loves reading would love his book. It’s basically about his love affair with reading and what a huge part it played in the adventurous life he had. I’ve never read any of his westerns but this one was an absolute delight.
I love one of the recommendations being to go somewhere else to read 😭 hopefully we can start doing that again this summer!
I’m aiming to read 52 books this year. Managed to finish 50 in 2019. Goodreads is definitely such a helpful and motivational tool! I’ve been using it for years :) also, this year I want to read more books from my library and more for fun than for uni. Happy reading everyone!
What REALLY gets to me, is situations like this which happen CONSTANTLY.
Random person: You should DEFINITELY check this Netflix series out, it's like hundreds of hours long and I think you would really enjoy it! :D
Me: Maybe... I'm reading this book at the moment. It's really awesome and I think you would enjoy it :)
Random person: Oh I can't... I don't have any time to read.
Me: .....????
i really want to actually read this year, as i haven't finished a book since the beginning of year 9 (i'm half way through year 11 now) but i can't multitask at all nor can i listen to audiobooks, purely because of my lack of focus so i'm going to try and read at least 1 book this year, preferably 3
This video makes me want to read right this second... and I am! Jack Edwards always giving us productive habits
i read 6-8 books in 2018 (dont know for sure, didnt track it), didnt read anything outside of school in 2019, and finally got inspired to pick it back up in 2020 but only in august and only managed to read 1 book :/ my goal for this year is 12 books! one per month, maybe a little more maybe a little less but it's a hobby that i miss and love so much that i just want to feel that excitement of being in love with a page-turner again. thanks for the tips!!!
I didn't know how much I was gonna relate to this. There are so many times that I would read books out loud to retain information and not lose track of where I was at. And in the gym, I would have a lecture or audiobook on while on the treadmill. And then even just day to day I always have a reasonably sized book in my bag.
Truly motivating and so happy I found this channel!
Moving with my fingers gets me even more distracted so I have music playing in the background while having a pen in my hand. Definitely finding those lines that just speak to you is amazing
I’ve never really read more than 50 books a year and this year I’m challenging myself to read 100+ books which may be insane or might just be what holds my sanity together during this pandemic~ thanks a lot jack, I’ll definitely keep your tips in mind as I tackle this challenge...
Reading in different languages is also awesome and reading them out loud helps getting better at speaking foreign languages 😁
im currently obsessed with jacks old videos
People forget a lot of there libraries have free audio books and e books via various apps! The amount spent on books is not always sustainable, buying books in sales, charity shops, swaps and loaning from friends so also a ways to try and Keep it up :)
Yeah, BorrowBox is my favourite.
Also there are so many audiobooks on services like Spotify. If you already have a subscription it is worth checking them out!
I’m literally headed to the gym right now planning on listening to a book.
I take your 100 in a year and I raise you my 250 in 6 months
I’m so glad I’m not the only one that reads so much, all of my friends think I’m ridiculous 😂 good on you for accomplishing that goal!
how do you do that????
S wake up early, go to bed late. Spend all your free time doing it.
Seeing yesterday's video, I decided to read 100 books this year. I've previously loved reading and fallen out of love with it. I've finished one book already and can't wait to start the next one. Thank you for making me rediscover my passion!
It also helps a lot to lock yourself out of social media several hours a day and have a book on a reading app. That's weirdly how I read way more now, never thought I'd be a phone reader 😬
Same here! Having books in my phone is just normal now cos I'm able to read anywhere anytime, in any lighting. Still prefer physical books but can't deny the convenience of e books
you and Paige Y give me the much needed boost to keep on studying... right now Linguistics it is!
Just finished reading 'Proved Innocent' the real life story of Gerry Conlon and the Guildford pub bombing. Super interesting insight to the english prison system!
*****
That’s gotta be the best intro. It’s minimalistic and beautiful
Yesssss reading out loud is so helpful! I often do it when I'm battling with a complex chapter in one of my philosophy books and really have to think about what I am reading. Sometimes it's the whole book ... XD
It has become my habit to watch Jack's video everyday.
i particularly liked the tip about goodreads, short reads along with long book, read in a physical space/environment where others are reading/working as well.
hearing "things fall apart" gave me whiplash 😔 read that for school last year and our teacher called us racist bc we weren't enjoying it...
Having the Kindle app on my phone helps me read more. Instead of mindlessly scrolling through social media on down time, I read even just a page or two. I can also read at night with the lights out laying sideways in bed & fall asleep with it.
2:58 I keep replaying that smooth book throw/catch
😂
7:05 "and sometimes you're just not in the mood to read a book about like the plague"... was that foreshadowing of COVID?? 😱
Happy reading, everyone!
Interesting video, really needed this as a motivation. I used to read a lot more as a kid. But now during university I find it hard to pick up a book for fun. So hopefully I can complete my goal of 20 books in a year.
" read multiple books at once " finally something that I'm a pro in :) i can watch multiple series at once & read multiple books / comics at once and not confuse them
I am a Chinese junior high student and I have read fewer books last year because I cannot understand the contents in the books. This video is helpful for me very much to read more books. Thanks for sharing!
Watching this in 2022 and I maaaaay do the 100-book challenge in 2023. I love the idea of including audio books.
Tip for anyone with an old iPad - convert it into a dedicated e-reader. I have reading apps on my main iPad, but can easily get distracted and I don’t even have social media apps on it. So I took my old iPad 2 and configured it a little bit. Now the only app on it is iBooks. It’s basically a kindle, but without the web browser, yet with the ability to purchase books on the device itself AND listen to audiobooks. Would highly recommend putting your old tech to use in this way.
I love your patience! One year to make the vid! That's serious, authentic research. Thanks for sharing. Your points are great!
if you have younger siblings i reccomend reading old fairy tales/ children's classics to them before they go to bed. iv'e been reading the strories of king arthur to my little bro and it's mae it so much more enjoyable
For reading two books at once: if you know multiple languages it might also be very useful to read a book in each if the languages at the same time. I feel like it makes it very easy to tell them apart.
Annotating is really helpful! I’ve been doing it since 2018 and I’ve read a lot more books, there are a lot of videos of booktubers talking about how they annotate, just a tip for people who’re interested:)
Reading is a skill like anything that you can develop! Love your growth mindset - and it’s a great reminder to push yourself because our current abilities are not static 😊
I’ve set my goal for 50! Also, another tip re: audiobooks is that lots of libraries have a free audiobook app affiliated with it - mine is BorrowBox and not to sound dramatic but it literally changed my life last year. So 👏 many 👏 audiobooks 👏
my best pro tip is to read on the bus. for the past two years, i didn't do much reading regulary at home (now i kinda do but not my point) but i ride the bus every morning for like 30 minutes which has always given me a great opportunity to get into the mood for school, listen to music and read so basically not a day goes by without reading. plus going to school is literally inevitable so you better get something out of it
When I'm reading plays and poems, I don't usually read them out loud, buy I actually read them in my mind as if I was reading them out loud. Like, O really focus on the oral aspects, like timing, rhyming, etc.
I do that almost all the time. Actually sometimes I used different voices for each character hahahahaha
My tip is to have the kindle app on your phone so it's always on you and something you can whip out while standing in a line or waiting for something without having to carry a book round with you. The most I hit on good reds was 70 a few years ago. 100 is amazing! Another (less exciting) tip is to calculate how many books you'll eb able to read in your lifetime at the rate you're reading now. I hav more on my shelf than I can read in my lifetime at the rate I'm reading now 😮
This is the only channel I have always turned my notifications on
l know it's 2022....... But when I watched this vdo I also challenged myself to read number of books in this year ..... Thank you jack for inspiring me....
Scribd is also a good app to use as well! Its around the same price as an audible subscription except you can check out unlimited audiobooks and ebooks
This guy really encourages me to
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My goal for 2021 is 52 books (one book a week). My goal for next year (2022) is twice that, 100 books (obviously it is 104, but I don’t want to promise too much). You have inspired me!
Happy to hear that i'm not the only one reading out loud 😂 but i think you can better concentrate on the book and you read and hear it so you can understand it better
My tip: look at the books you've read. Makes me proud and gives that itch to keep reading.
I am so close to getting to 100 books read this year (5 months in) - a personal best!
It's good to know that I am not alone when it comes to reading books aloud when no one else is about 😆. I think it helps with some books; not only is it a good way to get a feel for the characters, but the plot, information you are presented with sinks in better.
I'm so happy you did this. Simple things that sound like they would really work, and I can't wait to try them. I've found as I've gotten older it's become more difficult to stay focused when reading, so this was so helpful. Thanks for sharing your great ideas and tips!
I have kindle app on my phone so that I always have book on the go. That had made me complete so many more books. Also my goal is 60 books!
goodreads account legit has motivated me so much such good advice
Last year my goal was 52 books, but I managed to read 76! Keeping my goal the same for this year, but I'm excited to see how many I can finish in 2020!
The thing is I sometimes can't just read 20 pages if it's a really exciting book and then before I know it I've used up a few hours
Im the opposite ive been in a reading slump and i read like ten pages a day and then just disappear like ever since I started reading classics like pride and prejudice i can never finish it I’ve picked it up like 3 times its so hard to get through im trying to get back to that though
I just found your channel...and I wanted to say a big thank you..how did I not know about audiobooks on RUclips? I am a big fan of audiobooks, and this is one of the best discoveries!! Thanks again, and hope your final term at uni is great.
Also great about audiobooks is you can chose how much you want to concentrate on a book. You can do it like Jack suggests, but if you're not that invested and for whatever reason still want to (or have to for school or whatever) get through a book, you can also use the audiobook as a sort of background thing.
I usually have about 3 books reading at the same time, with different genres: an audiobook i can listen to when I'm doing something and/or before going to bed when my eyes are tired, a printed book, and an ebook. I find switching formats really useful, as well as combining graphic novels with regular novels. I usually also alternate novels with poetry/plays and if you can read in more than one language, having a book in each language you can read is a very nice idea.
Last year I managed to read around 70 books (83 according to Goodreads, but I'm not counting unfinished books, single short stories and single comic issues) by doing this!