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Build a reading habit
Read every day. Ten minutes is enough.
A reading habit fails when the sessions are too long to start. Make it ten minutes, make it a streak, and make the result visible. At 750 words a minute ten minutes is 7,500 words, a short book every week. Redline counts the streak, the words and the level for you.
Why it happens
The session is too big
An hour is easy to skip. Ten minutes is not.
Nothing counts it
No streak, no number, nothing to protect.
Slow reading, slow reward
At 150 words a minute a book takes a month. The reward arrives too late.
The fix
Set ten minutes at the same time each day.
Read in Redline and keep the streak alive.
Follow the 30-day plan and watch the pace climb.
Questions people ask
How do I build a daily reading habit?
A reading habit fails when the sessions are too long to start. Make it ten minutes, make it a streak, and make the result visible. At 750 words a minute ten minutes is 7,500 words, a short book every week. Redline counts the streak, the words and the level for you.
How does Redline help?
Set ten minutes at the same time each day. Read in Redline and keep the streak alive. Follow the 30-day plan and watch the pace climb. Redline is in free beta and asks for no card.
How fast can I get?
The baseline is 150 words a minute, the pace of speech. Redline trains you toward 750, which is 5×, and quizzes you so the speed is real.
- How many books can you read in a year reading 10 minutes a day?
- How do I start reading again after years of not reading?
- What is a good reading goal for a year?
- How do I find time to read every day?
More to fix
Read faster
You read at the speed you talk. Read 5× faster.
Stop subvocalizing
Quiet the voice in your head when you read.
Focus while reading
Your mind wanders because the page is too slow.