How to Read One Book a Week (Without Speed Reading) | Chapterly Blog
How to Read One Book a Week (Without Speed Reading) Learning how to read one book a week sounds ambitious, but it is more achievable than most people realize, and you do not need speed reading techniques to do it. The average non-fiction book is 50,000 to 70,000 words long. At a normal reading pace of 200 to 250 words per minute, that is roughly four to six hours of reading per week, or about 45 minutes to one hour per day. The challenge is not reading speed. It is building a consistent reading habit and eliminating the friction that prevents people from picking up a book. This guide gives you a practical system for reading one book per week without gimmicks, speed reading courses, or heroic willpower. The Math Behind a Book a Week Let us get specific about the numbers. A typical non-fiction book has about 60,000 words across roughly 250 pages. At a comfortable reading speed of 230 words per minute, you need approximately 260 minutes of reading time, or about 4 hours and 20 minutes per week. That breaks down to just under 40 minutes per day, seven days a week. Or about 52 minutes per...