How to Become a Voracious Reader

All good habits are difficult to form but they make your life easy. A reading habit is no exception. But there are certainly somethings that can be done to establish this habit. Here is a list of 10 tips that can help to make you a voracious reader

1. Make a list of 12 books that you should read. You can compile this list by looking at best sellers in NY Times or books in your area of interest or the most popular books in Goodreads etc. Try to finish one book a month. 
2. It is a good practice to make sure that you read at least 15 pages of a book every day. You have to read it every single day, whether you feel like it or not. 
3. Join a reading challenge in a social media forum . The 2016 reading challenge is underway in Good reads. The 2017 Reading challenge will start in 2 months time.
4. Join a book club in your area. If there   are no book clubs, form one with like minded people. This will help you with a support group that will be encouraging and appreciative of your efforts. Also, you will get to learn from the reading experience of other members of the club during the club meetings where you discuss on the books that people have read. 
5. Join a book lovers group in Facebook or good reads. This provides the similar benefits of being part of a tribe, even if not physical. There can be virtual discussions, book reviews and immense learning.
6. The amount of information you can acquire depends upon how fast you can read printed materials or articles online. Learn various techniques and methods for speed reading and skimming contents of books. You can devour more books in a shorter time span using these techniques. 
7. Once you finish reading a book, ensure that you write a review or summary of the book and your key take away in the form of a blog or review on Goodreads or on other social media. This will give you a sense of accomplishment and help retain the knowledge. 
8. Become a member of a lending library. If not a member, try to visit libraries in your area and browse through the different collections. You can also visit upmarket book stores where you can sample and savour many books. This will help you find out the genre of books that you like. 
9. Once you create a habit of reading, read books outside your area of interest. This will help you understand different forms and structure of writings and broaden your knowledge base.
10. Make your intention to read more books public and you will see your family and friends will help you achieve it.

All leaders are readers. Hence, you should cultivate the habit of reading. It takes time, it takes effort and it takes loads of patience to establish this habit. Once you start, you may not be able to continue on a daily basis. But do not give up. Start again. Slowly but surely you will find your rhythm and become a voracious reader!