Spaces · 2 min read
A place for the current book
Make the book you are reading easier to find than the distraction beside it.
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Make room for the next good page.
Notes for a reading life that fits the day: a comfortable corner, a modest book stack and a few words worth keeping.
Six essays for readers with ordinary, busy days.
Read at your pace · Keep a useful note · Return to a good page
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From beside the bookshelf.
Habits · 2 min read
The small reading session
A few deliberate pages can fit into a day that has no room for a long retreat.
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Notes · 2 min read
One-line book notes
Keep enough of an idea to find it again without interrupting every page.
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Reading plan
Estimate the number of reading days for the pages remaining in a book, at a pace you choose.
Try it for yourself ↗01
Keep one book easy to reach and give the next reading session a clear place to begin.
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Small ideas, worth returning to.
Spaces · 2 min read
A manageable book stack
A small current selection leaves the rest of the shelf available for another day.
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Rereading · 2 min read
Returning to a familiar book
A book you know can offer a different entry point when you revisit it.
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Notes · 2 min read
A bookmark with a next step
Leave yourself a clear beginning when a book has to wait.
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