#reading-habits

#reading-habits

📚 Every book leaves a mark. A line that sticks, a question that won't let go, a small shift in how you see the world. But unless you capture them, those traces fade as quickly as the last page turns. That's where a book journal template steps in-it's not about adding homework to your reading, it's about preserving the spark. Think of it as your personal vault for insights, favorite quotes, and those half-formed thoughts you know are worth keeping.

The oldest one is recommending the book he's just finished to me. You should read this, he says, handing me a well-thumbed paperback, which I turn over in my hands. Blue, I say. The cover's blue, yeah, he says. It's a translation, and not much happens, but it's good. OK, I say. I'm already reading a book, but I will take this on holiday with me. Now I need a new book, he says. Any ideas? This has never happened before.

For much of my life, whenever I've spotted a neglected novel in my periphery, I've looked away. I'm not an "extreme empath," but I can't help feel guilty - like the book's sitting there wondering when the hell I'm going to get my act together. Despite my editorial profession, I'm actually a really slow reader, capable of only finishing 12 books a year.

Data from Gallup and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Americans are reading fewer books and spending less time reading than ever.

I was saddened to learn that gen Z parents don't read to their children because they don't have time, dislike having to read the same book over and over, don't enjoy reading books themselves or find it boring.