"I finished 23 books in 2025, after a few years of stalling out in the single digits. Most of those were physical books because I still love paper more than screens. The big shift was not suddenly having more free time, it was quietly building a set of reading ritual essentials that made sitting down with a book feel easier and more inviting than picking up my phone."
"Instead of treating it as a willpower problem, I treated it as a design problem. I fixed how my books stayed open, how my space was lit, how comfortable long sessions felt, and how I handled travel, bathtime, and commutes. These seven reading ritual essentials did not turn me into a speed reader, they simply made reading the most pleasant option in more moments, and that is how I reached 23 finished books."
"The Bookish Bookmark ended up being the quiet hero of my reading year. I read a lot of hardcovers and chunky paperbacks, and they used to fight me on every surface, snapping shut or demanding one hand just to hold them open. This clear acrylic piece became one of the first essentials in my reading ritual and changed that completely by sitting across the pages with a gentle curve and enough weight to hold everything flat without stressing the spine."
Twenty-three books were finished in 2025 after several years of single-digit totals. The change resulted from building a set of reading ritual essentials rather than finding more free time. Reading was treated as a design problem: how books stay open, how spaces are lit, how comfort supports long sessions, and how travel, bathtime, and commutes are handled. Seven specific ritual essentials made reading the more pleasant option in more moments without increasing reading speed. A clear acrylic bookmark that holds pages flat became a central tool for hardcovers and chunky paperbacks. Small tools and environmental fixes increased the frequency and ease of physical reading.
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