Up until my first year of college, I had never been a reader despite my parents trying to make me read books. In fact I didn't read any kind of books, not even school textbooks. And shockingly since then in the next 6 years, I have gone to having read 100+ books.

I love reading so much now it's mostly a second nature to me. I read even when I procrastinate from work. Surely, it took me lots of struggle and time to become a "reader" but it has surely changed me in every aspect of my life.

In all these years, I made many hacks for myself that are useful for you if you want to be someone who reads a lot.

• Carry a book in your hand whenever travelling, commuting or waiting in a line. You will end up opening the book and reading a few pages here and there if you have always have it in your hand.
• Take a book to the washroom instead of your phone.
• Pick up a book before you pick up your phone after getting up
• Just have a goal of reading 1 page instead of XX minutes or XX pages. I am sure you won't stop after 1 page though.
• Last thing to see before sleeping should be a book instead of the phone
• Adopt an identity of a reader simply by saying "I am a reader" or "I love to read" daily
• Mention you are reading a book in your social circle. Social accountability helps.

Developing a new habit is always tough and soon you slip into your past old habits. I have been trying to make "writing" a new habit for me just like I have done with reading. This series of 30 atomic essays is the new small hack I am using to make myself a writer.

Habits compound :)