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Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's tip is to read a same-day book. That is, a quick read that you can start and finish in one day. Doing so can help restart your reading life and can be a lot of fun, too. So I was introduced to this concept of same-day books by Gretchen Rubin, author of The Four Tendencies and host of the Happier podcast. Once I heard her use the term same-day book, I knew exactly what she meant. There is something magical about getting absorbed into the world of a book and finding your way home all in one day. You get a sense of completion from finishing a book, which is great whenever it happens. but is really motivating when the finish line is visible from the starting line. This is helpful for people who don't have a whole lot of time to read or perhaps have been in a bit of a reading slump. The momentum from finishing a same-day book may help you get back into the groove of reading. Now, the length of book you can read in one day obviously depends on how much time you have on that day and how fast you read, and how dense the book is. But in general, if you're perhaps on vacation, or have a slow Saturday stretching out in front of you, or maybe you're on a flight somewhere, you could probably finish a 150 to 200 page book in a day. Many books are longer than that, but not all of them. So if you're looking for a short read, go to the library or a bookstore and browse. Looking for skinny volumes is The internet can also be a big help here. Search best books under 150 pages and you will find plenty of suggestions. The always helpful Modern Mrs. Darcy website provides lists of 16 short books or 20 short books you can read in a day, plus a podcast episode on short books that still feel substantial. These could be great resources for you. There are plenty of classics that are quite short, like The Old Man and the Sea, Stranger, The Awakening, Man's Search for Meaning, The Little Prince, The House on Mango Street, The Bluest Eye, The Great Gatsby, or A Christmas Carol. Maybe you want something a little lighter. 84 Charing Cross Road or The Uncommon Reader might fit the bill. I am also a fan of funny books, which tend to be lighter. It's easy to read humor books like Dave Barry's Offerings. in a day. It can be fun to devote yourself to a long book that you read over several days or weeks or even more. But there is something really fun about getting through a book quickly. I know a lot of us have trouble abandoning books that aren't working for us, or sometimes we don't spend the time carefully building up our to-be-read lists. Then we find ourselves not reading for quite a while. and maybe defaulting to scrolling or things like that in our leisure time. It's not clear what happened to that reading habit, but good habits are sometimes more fragile than we would hope. A same-day book can help solve that problem. You rediscover your motivation, and you also remember that reading is fun. Your sense of satisfaction grows, And next thing you know, you are back in the reading habit with both short books and bigger ones. If you try a same-day book, I'd love to hear what you choose. You can reach me at laura at lauravandercam.com. I am always looking for recommendations to add to my list. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening. And here's to making the most. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at laura at lauravandercam.com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeart Media, please visit the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.
Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's tip is to read a same-day book. That is, a quick read that you can start and finish in one day. Doing so can help restart your reading life and can be a lot of fun, too. So I was introduced to this concept of same-day books by Gretchen Rubin, author of The Four Tendencies and host of the Happier podcast. Once I heard her use the term same-day book, I knew exactly what she meant. There is something magical about getting absorbed into the world of a book and finding your way home all in one day. You get a sense of completion from finishing a book, which is great whenever it happens. but is really motivating when the finish line is visible from the starting line. This is helpful for people who don't have a whole lot of time to read or perhaps have been in a bit of a reading slump. The momentum from finishing a same-day book may help you get back into the groove of reading. Now, the length of book you can read in one day obviously depends on how much time you have on that day and how fast you read, and how dense the book is. But in general, if you're perhaps on vacation, or have a slow Saturday stretching out in front of you, or maybe you're on a flight somewhere, you could probably finish a 150 to 200 page book in a day. Many books are longer than that, but not all of them. So if you're looking for a short read, go to the library or a bookstore and browse. Looking for skinny volumes is The internet can also be a big help here. Search best books under 150 pages and you will find plenty of suggestions. The always helpful Modern Mrs. Darcy website provides lists of 16 short books or 20 short books you can read in a day, plus a podcast episode on short books that still feel substantial. These could be great resources for you. There are plenty of classics that are quite short, like The Old Man and the Sea, Stranger, The Awakening, Man's Search for Meaning, The Little Prince, The House on Mango Street, The Bluest Eye, The Great Gatsby, or A Christmas Carol. Maybe you want something a little lighter. 84 Charing Cross Road or The Uncommon Reader might fit the bill. I am also a fan of funny books, which tend to be lighter. It's easy to read humor books like Dave Barry's Offerings. in a day. It can be fun to devote yourself to a long book that you read over several days or weeks or even more. But there is something really fun about getting through a book quickly. I know a lot of us have trouble abandoning books that aren't working for us, or sometimes we don't spend the time carefully building up our to-be-read lists. Then we find ourselves not reading for quite a while. and maybe defaulting to scrolling or things like that in our leisure time. It's not clear what happened to that reading habit, but good habits are sometimes more fragile than we would hope. A same-day book can help solve that problem. You rediscover your motivation, and you also remember that reading is fun. Your sense of satisfaction grows, And next thing you know, you are back in the reading habit with both short books and bigger ones. If you try a same-day book, I'd love to hear what you choose. You can reach me at laura at lauravandercam.com. I am always looking for recommendations to add to my list. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening. And here's to making the most. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at laura at lauravandercam.com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeart Media, please visit the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.
