Been a while since you picked up a book? First up, you’ll need to identify a time in your day when you’re able to sit down and read. “It just needs to be a 10-minute slot, but think about when you can immerse yourself in reading,” says Hicks. “It could be at lunchtime or just before you go to bed – think about the times when you’d otherwise be on your phone and go from there.”

Abdullah likes to approach this by “rerouting” time that would otherwise be spent doing something else. “If you’re spending two hours a night on Netflix, reroute half an hour to reading and carry on doing that to build a habit,” she suggests. “I always identify the time I would just spend scrolling on my phone and use it to read instead. Ask yourself: ‘What’s going to make me feel better in half an hour’s time?’ It may feel like a time commitment, but if you borrow that time from somewhere else, you’ll realise it’s pretty easy to devote more time to reading.”

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