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A Guide to Reading Way More Than You Thought You Could Each Week
As a husband, father of 2, full-time worker, and side-hustler, I’ve found a way to devour books despite being crunched for time
Reading books is one of the best habits you can build into your life. In terms of ROI on your time spent, it’s hard to find a better practice than reading. The more you read, the better stuff you find to read later.
I’ve always felt tremendous pressure to make more time to read books — to sit down and page through them. But I struggle with both a short attention span, high distractibility, and a lifestyle that pulls me in several different directions across a very constrained schedule.
I’m the father of two small children. I have a demanding full-time job that requires frequent travel and meetings. I write articles like this one and a weekly newsletter on the side. I own a home and a rental property, and serve as the CFO of my wife’s company. We don’t have child care, and do all of the housework ourselves. But I still manage to get through about 1 book (or more) a week.
To get done as much reading as I want to, I’ve turned to audiobooks. They’ve changed the game for me.
