The Buddy System
A BookBuddy guide
How many books is twenty minutes a day?
Probably more than you think. Set your daily minutes and your pace, and see what a year of small sessions adds up to.
Making the minutes happen
Hang it on something
Reading sticks best attached to a moment you already have: the coffee, the commute, the ten minutes before sleep. Same time, same chair.
Count days, not pages
A reading day is a reading day, whether it was four pages or forty. The chain of days is what builds the habit; the pages follow.
Quit freely
A book you dread is a habit killer. Abandoning one isn't failure, it's making room for the next one you'll actually finish.
Paces are rough: reading speed depends on the book, the font and the hour. Adjust until the books-per-year number matches your real shelf.
Watch the shelf fill up
BookBuddy marks your reading days, keeps quotes and notes as you go, and plans your to-read pile, then puts every finished book on an illustrated shelf.