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How I Tricked my Brain to ENJOY Reading in the Golden Age of Distraction

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Some advice and techniques I picked up on my journey to building a reading habit. 🧑‍💻 For productivity & self-development advice check out my blog: https://www.lewiscooper.net/ SOCIALS: 🌍 My website/ blog: https://www.lewiscooper.net/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/lewiscooperr 📚 Goodreads: https://goodreads.com/lewiscooper WHO AM I? My name is Lewis, I'm a spacecraft engineer, astrophysics graduate and productivity enthusiast. On my channel, you'll find a collection of videos about productivity, personal development, stoicism, student life and whatever else I find interesting. I also have a website where I publish articles on productivity, time management and advice on making the best version of ourselves: https://www.lewiscooper.net CONTACT ME: Business Inquiries: contact.lewiscooper@gmail.com PS: Some of the links in this description may be affiliate links that I get a small kickback from to help the channel grow 🙌

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In this video I break down how I went from “I should read more” to actually enjoying reading—despite living in the golden age of distraction. The core idea is that reading isn’t a moral virtue you either have or you don’t; it’s a habit you can engineer. I talk through the mindset shift that helped me stop treating books like homework, and start treating them like a genuinely satisfying way to spend time—especially when your brain has been trained by fast, high-stimulation content. I share a handful of practical techniques I picked up while building the habit: lowering the friction to start, making the first minutes absurdly easy, and choosing books that actually pull you in (instead of what you think you “ought” to read). I also touch on why attention feels so fragmented now, and how to work with your brain rather than fighting it with willpower. If you want a simple system to read more consistently—without turning it into another productivity chore—this is the blueprint I use.

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