讓你每天多些閱讀時間的10個小竅門

I don't think I need to tell you that reading is goodfor you—great for you. The more you read, the moreyou learn. The more you learn, the greater the graspyou have on how the world ticks. Reading expandsyour life perspective and fine tunes your life filter.You understand life more, and in turn, can dealwith it better. Unfortunately, most people don't read.Sometimes, people do want to read—they've got abook at home sitting on the shelf that they fancy—but can never seem to find the time. Well myfriends, this post is for you.

閱讀的好處，甚至是偉大之處，我無需贅言。你讀得越多，學(xué)到的也越多。你學(xué)到的越多，對世界就了解得越多。閱讀能夠擴展你的人生視野，并且對你的生活準(zhǔn)則進行微調(diào)。對于生活，你懂得更多，相應(yīng)地就會應(yīng)對得更自如。遺憾的是，大多數(shù)人并不閱讀。有時候，人們真心想讀書——他們拿來一本書，坐在家里最愛的書架旁——但似乎永遠也找不到時間來讀。那么，我的朋友們，就來看看這篇文章吧。

10.Reading is a pleasure.

10.把閱讀當(dāng)成樂趣

Obviously, to get yourself motivated to read, read something that interests you. Meditation,animals, philosophy, sex—whatever you want. If you're drawn to the book, the more likely you'll be excited to pick it up and read it.

很顯然，你要讓自己獲得閱讀的動力，就去讀些你感興趣的書。冥想，動物，哲學(xué)，性——什么都行。倘若你被某本書所吸引，你就可能更有興致拾起書并閱讀它。

9.Set triggers.

9.設(shè)置啟動器

Make reading a habit by setting triggers. For example, breakfast (among other things), is mytrigger. Whenever I break the fast, I make it a rule to read. You can do this for anything—whenyou go the washroom, when you're riding the subway, while you eat dinner, before bed—youget the point. Your triggers will act as a friendly reminder that you should read. It may takesome time getting used to (like all habits do), but it's worth it!

通過設(shè)置啟動器使閱讀成為一種習(xí)慣。例如，早餐(在其他事情之中)是我的啟動器。無論我?guī)c吃早餐，我規(guī)定自己要閱讀。你可以把任何事當(dāng)做啟動器——在洗手間的時候，坐地鐵的時候，吃晚飯時，上床睡覺前——你懂的。你的啟動器可以友好地提示你該讀書了。這需要有段時間才能習(xí)慣(像所有習(xí)慣一樣)，但絕對值得!

8.Have a goal

8.設(shè)定目標(biāo)

Some people set radical goals for themselves like reading one book a week. (Yeah, I knowright?) Obviously you don't have to be as radical as that. You can start by reading a book amonth. Or a book every two months even. Up to you. Whatever floats your boat. But setting agoal and aspiring to reach it gives you a focus that'll help you get the job done.

有些人喜歡給自己設(shè)定一個激進的目標(biāo)，如一周讀一本書。(是的，我說的對吧?)很顯然，你不必那么激進。你可以從一個月讀一本書開始，甚至是兩個月讀一本。這取決于你自己，只要開心就好。設(shè)定目標(biāo)并全力以赴去實現(xiàn)它，這個過程能使你專注于此事，幫助你完成目標(biāo)。

7.Accountability

7.責(zé)任感

Accountability helps. Maybe have a reading partner. Set something up between the both of youwhere you tell each other what book you're going to read and when you're going to check inwith one another to see through your promise. Another thing you can do is borrow books fromyour local library. (A gold mine!) The return date gives you a sense of pressure to finish yourbook by a certain deadline.

責(zé)任感可以起作用。也許你可以找個閱讀小伙伴，彼此約定好在什么地方，打算讀什么書，什么時間相互檢查進度以便堅持到底。你可以做的另一件事就是從你們當(dāng)?shù)貓D書館借書來讀。(這簡直是一座金礦!)還書日期會給你一種壓力，讓你在規(guī)定的期限內(nèi)讀完你的書。

6.Read whenever you can.

6.只要有時間就閱讀

If you're determined and willing, use every possible moment when you're idle to indulge inthe art of the written word. On the bus. On the subway. On your lunch break. When you're atthe gym. You won't regret it, I promise!

如果你有決心并且愿意的話，當(dāng)你有空沉溺于文字藝術(shù)世界時，可以把可能的分分秒秒都利用起來，公交車上，地鐵上，午休時間，健身時間……你不會后悔的，我保證!

5.Just start

5.馬上開始

Sometimes the thing preventing us from reading is our own mind. Our mind will make up allkinds of excuses not to do something. Not get out of bed. Not clean the house. Not shower(whoops). And in this case, not read. The trick to bypassing this mental block is to just pick upthe dang book already and read! Don't pour too much thought into the action. Just do it. Onceyou start reading (if it's a good book), it's quite difficult to stop!

有時，妨礙我們閱讀的東西是我們自己的思想。我們的思想會為不去做某件事而編出各種各樣的借口，如還沒起床，沒打掃房間，沒洗澡(唉!)。在這些情況下，就不讀了。超越這些思想障礙的竅門就是，拿起書，開讀!別想太多，開始行動。一旦你開始讀了(如果這是本好書的話)，就很難停下來了!

4.Always have your book in reach.

4.使你的書總在夠得到的地方

Wherever I go, I've always got a book with me. Whenever I'm at home, a book is always near.That way, I don't have to think much when the idea that I should maybe spend my free timereading instead of diddle-daddling on social media or watching Netflix comes into my head. Ijust grab the book and start reading. Having your book some place else other than you are addsone more hurdle in your decision making process to not read. It's a small inconvenience,but the mind is superb in making up excuses for ourselves. "Aw, it's in the other room. I thinkI'll just watch funny vine compilations on YouTube instead." Been there, done that!

無論去哪，我總是隨身帶著本書。無論何時在家，書都離我不遠。這樣一來，當(dāng)我覺得應(yīng)該利用空閑來讀書，而非在社交媒體上浪費時間或看美劇時，就不必想太多，伸手抓起書就可以讀了。把書放在離你較遠的地方，會給你要讀書時增加一個障礙，以至于放棄讀書。盡管只是個小小的不便，但人們的思想在為自己找借口時是很卓越的。"哎呀，書在另一個房間呢，我想我還是在YouTube上看有趣的視頻合集吧。"在其位，謀其政!

3.Create a dedicated time for yourself.

3.為自己留出專用時間

Whether it's deciding to wake up a half hour early to get in a few chapters, or choosing to getinto bed and cozy up with a book before you eventually doze off, dedicating time specificallyfor reading helps so much. Just saying "Every night, right before I hit the hay, I'm going todedicate a couple minutes to reading," can be a powerful decision in itself.

無論是打算早起半小時讀上幾個章節(jié)，或是選擇睡前在床上舒適地享受一本書，為閱讀留出專用時間是很有幫助的。對自己說："每天晚上，在上床睡覺之前，我要留出一點時間來讀書"，是很有效的方式。

2.Eliminate distractions.

2.消除干擾

Get rid of the laptop. Turn your phone off. No Netflix. Goodbye TV. Focus on your book.

移開筆記本電腦。關(guān)上手機。不上網(wǎng)。不開電視。專注于閱讀。

1.Create a dedicated space for yourself.

1.為自己打造個專屬空間

Sometimes, the best way to set the mood for reading is having a dedicated space for one'sself. Perhaps yours is in bed, with your bedside lamp illuminating the night's final task.Perhaps it's in the library. Perhaps you have the luxury of creating a reading room for yourself.Perhaps it's snug in the corner of your local coffee shop.

有時，調(diào)試心情到閱讀狀態(tài)的最好方法就是為自己準(zhǔn)備一個專屬空間。也許是在床上，讓床頭的臺燈照亮夜晚最后一項任務(wù)。也許是在圖書館。也許，你擁有打造一個專屬閱覽室的奢侈享受。也許，是在附近咖啡館角落里的舒適空間。

Conclusion

結(jié)論

Reading may seem like a mental strain at first thought. But truth be told, it's a pleasurable,rewarding leisure activity. You'll add zest and colour to your vocabulary, expand your lifeperspective, enlighten yourself with the wisdom and insight of others, and perhaps evenlearn a little bit about your being in the process which you wouldn't have otherwise. I hope thisarticle has brought value to your life. Happy reading!

乍一看來，閱讀似乎是一種精神壓力。但說實話，它其實是一種愉悅的，具有回報性的休閑活動。它將給你的詞匯表里添加熱情和色彩，拓寬你的人生視野，以他人的智慧和洞見啟發(fā)自己，也許，你甚至?xí)私庖恍┠銖奈唇?jīng)歷過的事。但愿這篇文章對你的生活有所裨益。祝閱讀快樂!