Here’s a short list of the things that have helped me in increasing my reading habit. Some are obvious. Others are just psychological tricks. Hope this helps.

• Find the time. Plan in advance a block of uninterrupted time for reading. And not just for books, but for articles and even blog posts.
• Study the table of contents.
• Don’t rush it.
• Don’t read in bed with the tv on. [1]
• Watch less television.
• Use Goodreads. Goodreads has helped tremendously in motivation. You can track your reading progress, review, rate, organize, and follow other people.
  
• Use Readmore. Readmore is a nice iPhone app that”s for tracking your reading. Unlike Goodreads, this app gives you time completion estimates every time you complete a reading session.

1. I was going to mention listening to music, but many people can do this and I feel weird because I can’t. At least not if I’m going to read something like Infinite Jest. The reason is that I subconsciously pay attention to music. To me there’s no such thing as ambient music. There’s only the natural silence of nature, then field recording, then avant garde, then Brian Eno, and then there’s music.