[Learning] 2 weeks, one book, that’s it

Hatchling kindroutine · 2026.10.20 03:07 · Views 53 · Likes 8

Starting a plan again today, this time it’s reading, not the back stuff for once.

I picked one book off the shelf, not even a good one necessarily, just the thinnest one I own, and the plan is 2 weeks. That’s the whole plan. 2 weeks, one book, whatever pace that takes.

First night I got through 14 pages before my eyes gave out, less than I hoped but more than zero, so I’m calling it a win for now.

The timing’s the hard part. Shift work means my ‘quiet hour’ moves around depending on the week, so I’m not locking it to a clock time, just whenever I sit down after the shower and before the game gets turned on.

Gaming’s not getting cut, I already know that about myself. Just trying to put the book in front of it instead of after it, I guess.

2 weeks starting tonight. We’ll see.

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SunnySide10.20 04:46
14 pages on night one is a good start, same here, dinner always eats my reading time
ClearCareCircle10.20 05:30
how do shifts mess with your reading time?
→ ClearCareCirclekindroutineAuthor10.20 05:50
never the same time twice, really. some weeks i’m up at odd hours so the quiet window just shifts with it, i grab it whenever it lands…
QuietAcre10.21 05:26
Picking the thinnest book so the finish line feels real instead of noble is such an underrated move. My quiet window is whatever’s left after a closing shift, usually close to 10pm, and some nights I’m out after 5 pages too.
Mint Condition11.04 05:41
Keeping the gaming but squeezing reading in before it starts is honestly realistic! I’m the same with packing, some nights 2 boxes done, other nights 0 once the game wins.