Thanks Seeker5. In answer to your question, it's hard to say how long it takes - it really depends on the complexity of the reading material. I'm not a speed reader, but my reading speed has got faster since I've been reading regularly. I have been reading Dickens' David Copperfield and that was taking me at least an hour to read 40 pages (so 90 seconds per page) I have just started a study skills book and that takes more like 40 minutes.
I prefer setting a minimum number of pages to read than a minimum time for reading. The advantage of the former is that you can calculate how quickly you will get through a book and, roughly, how many books you will read in a year, which is in itself motivating. Also, if you carry a book around with you, you can chip away at the pages through the day (whilst it would be difficult to accurately chip away at reading time). I suppose the disadvantage is that it takes varying lenghts of time. If you have less time, however, you just set a minimum number of pages that, on average, would be possible to complete in the time you have available.
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