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Use Pockets of Time for Reading · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: We all know that reading is a vital part of the creative process.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now you've got to have other inputs like listening to great talks, watching videos and movies, seeing plays, and other ways to experience great art and content.
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  SPEAKER_00: But above all, as a writer, you've got to read.
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  SPEAKER_00: So here is one simple method for reading more, which is take a book everywhere you go.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, if you have a smartphone and an app for reading ebooks, you're already taking ebooks with you because you've got those apps on your phone.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, let's assume that you prefer print books like many writers do and like I do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, think of all the spare moments you have throughout any given day.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've got 10 minutes while you're waiting to pick up your kid from school.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've got 15 minutes while you're waiting to get your license renewed at the DMV.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've got five minutes when you're waiting for your husband or wife in the store, or you've got 20 minutes before your next online meeting.
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  SPEAKER_00: So you don't necessarily need to block off huge chunks of time to read.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, if you can do that, that's great.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the truth is that there's plenty of spare moments during the day that add up to 30 or even 60 minutes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And those little bits of time can have a huge impact on your mindset and your creative thinking.
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  SPEAKER_00: Mark Twain once said, a person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
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  SPEAKER_00: So as a writer, it's important to take advantage of all those books and all that knowledge that you have at your disposal today.
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  SPEAKER_00: You might be surprised at how much reading you can get done when you use those little pockets of time you have throughout the day.
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  SPEAKER_00: So here's today's challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Can you name three little pockets of time you've had in the last 24 hours when you could have been reading?
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  SPEAKER_00: As always, thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.