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date: "2026-07-13T15:45:37.000Z"
title: "2026-07-13"
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> First of all, you don't have to make time to read.
> What you need to do is read every single time you are not doing something else.
> In today's world, most people pick up their phones as soon as they get a moment of inactivity.
> Serious readers pick up their books instead.
> So an effective way is to replace the time you spend in front of a screen, like PCs, smartphones, and TVs, with reading a book.

https://scotto.me/blog/2026-07-12-how-to-read-more-books/

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