It has come to my attention while looking at my Kindle home page there are alot more to-read books on their then my reading time seems to allow me to get to. Through consideration I also know that I spend alot of time doing other things, perhaps through lazyness like watching the tube or spending alot of time on sites like twitter and facebooks.

So, I have been considering setting aside a specific time to read... or at least a goal. I was thinking of starting with something simple like, read at least 2 hours per day (in one block) on Saturday and Sunday.

Anyone else do something like this? Anyone else have DEAR (drop everything and read) time at their house hld?

BOb

not so far but i probably should. my list is long too. it sounds like a good idea to me.

No. Reading is pure pleasure. I read when I get the 'urge'.

Scheduling it would make it more like work.....I would HAVE to read.

No. Reading is pure pleasure. I read when I get the 'urge'.

Scheduling it would make it more like work.....I would HAVE to read.

Yea... I get that. But, many times I find myself thinking... Should I be reading rather than watching reality TV!?

BOb

No. Reading is pure pleasure. I read when I get the 'urge'.

Scheduling it would make it more like work.....I would HAVE to read.

Ditto! I think that is also why I haven't been into getting ebooks from the library. I hate being pressured to read something in a limited amount of time.

Reading is never work - I schedule it so that I make sure I get some reading time. It's more making sure I have an opportunity to read than forcing myself. It also means that I can schedule other things, and encourages me to do something other than read :)

Ditto! I think that is also why I haven't been into getting ebooks from the library. I hate being pressured to read something in a limited amount of time.

So, I'm confused, why did you vote yes?

BOb

So, I'm confused, why did you vote yes?

BOb

I thought I voted "no". I still have some issues with this netbook cursor going places I don't mean it to.

I thought I voted "no". I still have some issues with this netbook cursor going places I don't mean it to.

Click on one of the numbers on the poll... I have it set to public... you can see who voted for what.

BOb

Click on one of the numbers on the poll... I have it set to public... you can see who voted for what.

BOb

Oooh! That's a new trick I didn't know about. I am definitely a "NO". My "yes" vote was a mistake. Sorry for throwing your poll results off. :)

Oooh! That's a new trick I didn't know about. I am definitely a "NO". My "yes" vote was a mistake. Sorry for throwing your poll results off. :)

I think I can change it.

BOb

EDIT: Hmm... seems as a mod I can edit the numbers... but I can't see a way to edit who voted for what.

I think I can change it.

BOb

EDIT: Hmm... seems as a mod I can edit the numbers... but I can't see a way to edit who voted for what.

Thanks for trying. We'll just have to remember to add and subtract one when the poll closes in July. Or maybe a nice "yes" person will vote "no" for me. :D

I voted no.. but rethinking kinda...as I'm up around 5 every morning (not sure why) I make coffee. take the dog for a walk and when I get home theres nothing better than the
smell of coffee and my reader ready...then I figure its summer..to short .. so figure when its nice I go out side and read till my eyes hurt..maybe do some something..read some more ..When it rains I do housework..not one of my favorite things..oh ..I work to. so have to fit that in...so can my answer still be *no*? :)

I'm generally an ad hoc reader - but I always read in bed before I go to sleep (does that count as scheduling?).

(I haven't voted yet pending adjudication.)

I'm generally an ad hoc reader - but I always read in bed before I go to sleep (does that count as scheduling?).

(I haven't voted yet pending adjudication.)
heh, depending on the decision, i may have to change my vote. :D

I'm generally an ad hoc reader - but I always read in bed before I go to sleep (does that count as scheduling?).

(I haven't voted yet pending adjudication.)

Sounds like you have a schedule for when you usually do your reading "before bed"... so I would say it is a "soft" yes. But, you're the one voting.

BOb

heh, depending on the decision, i may have to change my vote. :D

If it comes back a 'yes', I can vote 'no' and help Daffy out. :)

Update - I see the panel has decided it's a 'yes', so I'll vote 'no' then. :2thumbsup

If it comes back a 'yes', I can vote 'no' and help Daffy out. :)

or, you can vote "yes" and daffy and i can swap. :D

or, you can vote "yes" and daffy and i can swap. :D

Pfft... it's not all that important. ;)

BOb

or, you can vote "yes" and daffy and i can swap. :D

Oh, now I'm dithering ... I'll vote 'yes' then, not 'no' now.

I have now voted 'yes'!

I voted "no" before reading the thread. Like Sparrow, I read in bed each night before I turn off the light. I also read when I'm in the car. Most of the time, my hubby is driving and I've got a reader or paper book in my hands. On those rare events that I'm alone in the car and thus must be the driver, I "read" audio CDs. I read on airplanes. So although some of these events are scheduled, they're not scheduled for the purpose of reading, so I think I'm sticking with "no".

I try to read at least two fiction book every week so that can often steer my decisions. But it is not scheduling as such.

I don't schedule a specific time because I read whenever there is time -- and I don't watch TV at all, so there is no competition for my time. I usually sit with a cup of green tea (I love the People's Republic of Tea's Daily Green Tea (http://www.republicoftea.com/templates/detail.asp?navID=311)) in my recliner after dinner and read for a few hours during the work week. On weekends, because my wife is a painter (http://www.carolynedlund.com) and is preparing for an upcoming show, I get to laze around some more and read.

It has come to my attention while looking at my Kindle home page there are alot more to-read books on their then my reading time seems to allow me to get to. Through consideration I also know that I spend alot of time doing other things, perhaps through lazyness like watching the tube or spending alot of time on sites like twitter and facebooks.

So, I have been considering setting aside a specific time to read... or at least a goal. I was thinking of starting with something simple like, read at least 2 hours per day (in one block) on Saturday and Sunday.

Anyone else do something like this? Anyone else have DEAR (drop everything and read) time at their house hld?

BOb

I don't. But I should!

In my holidays, I've read in 5 days what usually takes me 2 or more months to read. And no, I didn't do reading marathons (well, one when I had to be inside a plane for 10 hours. I might have read about 5 non-straight hours then).

I voted yes because I read every day on the train going to, and coming from work. It's not really scheduled, but I get my 2 hours read a day nicely that way.

I am scheduled for sure every Saturday and Sunday morning. My husband and I take a minimum of 10 -17 mile bike ride, then we go to a coffee house and read for a couple of hours.

The people in the coffee house call us "the bike people". ahah

I usually read before bed also. That is shorter. I confess I cannot always stay awake.

Getting rid of my cable TV left me with a lot of time on my hands. Naturally, I gravitate towards reading. I don't "schedule" time for reading, but my reading does seem to follow a schedule: lunch hours + 2-3 hours in the evening.

I don't strictly "schedule" time to read, but I do look at what's on my calendar for the day and tentatively plan a good slot of time for reading.

So I voted Yes.

If I didn't slot reading into my calendar, I'd do nothing but work work work write work work work write.

I don't schedule a specific time because I read whenever there is time -- and I don't watch TV at all, so there is no competition for my time.

Same here. I rarely, if ever, watch TV despite HTPC's being a hobby. I read whenever I get free time (at least when I'm not futzing around with my computers). I think I've developed insomnia due to too much reading. I read in bed saying it's just until I go to sleep, but more often than not, it keeps me awake until the wee hours of the morning. :sweatdrop

I don't schedule, per se, however I know that during the summer I will have more time for reading than during the school year. (Teacher) I also know that I have trouble putting down a new book once I've started reading it. (Too many late nights, work left undone, etc.) So, as EOY comes around, when things are busiest, I will buy the new books that come out but not read them until school is out. I look forward to the first few weeks of summer vacation every year as a time I can read most every day without too many distractions. (Ok, I have kids, and they usually want food a couple of times a day, but otherwise...)

This summer, I got roped into teaching summer school for the first 2 weeks, and my very last class for my Master's degree was the first 5 weeks, so I'm only NOW, TODAY officially on summer break and have started reading.

hmmm....that was longer than I thought.

Meaning, I don't really schedule, but do plan sometimes. :)

I don't schedule time for reading, but I often like to set reading goals for myself, like reading a certain number of pages each day.
My usual rythm for book reading is one average size novel each week. If I notice a book is taking me longer to read than that, I will often decide to read a fixed amount of pages each day to finish the book in what I think is a reasonable time, depending on the size of the book (it is often around 50 pages a day, depending on the size of the page and the font).
I'm not rigid with these goals, if I don't make it I don't make a fuss, but I noticed I usually catch up in the next few days.

Incidentally, page numbers are one thing I miss with the cybook. Not having them makes it harder to fix reading goals. I try to do it with a given number of chapters but it's not always possible.

You might also be interested in this:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/6/6315198/52

Some people on the bookcrossing forums organise a "readathon" to try to clear some books off their TBR piles. The goal is to attempt to read for 24 hours during a chosen week (of course no need to read for 24 hours in a row). Doing it as a group sounds like fun!