How to Read a Book a Week (Even if You're Busy)

How to Read a Book a Week (Even if You're Busy)

🧠Transform your relationship with reading by understanding that it's not about finding more time but making reading inevitable through environmental design.

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👉Chapters
2:00 - Chapter 1: “The Thirty-Page Solution.”
4:14 - Chapter 2: “Environmental Architecture”
6:53 - Chapter 3: “Time Alchemy”
8:31 - Chapter 4: “The Multiplier Effect”
10:24 - Chapter 5: “Focus Architecture”
12:55 - Chapter 6: “Retention Revolution”
15:24 - Chapter 7: “Implementation Engine”
17:51 - Chapter 8: “Progress Architecture”
20:00 - Chapter 9: “Momentum mastery”

💡📚 Below is a curated list of books and research papers that further explore some of the concepts discussed in this video. (some links are affiliate links, which help support my channel )

BOOKS
1/ Atomic Habits by James Clear
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2/ Deep Work by Cal Newport
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3/ The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
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4/ The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
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5/ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
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6/ The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
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7/ The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
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8/ Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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9/ The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal
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10/ The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
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RESEARCH PAPERS
1/ The Strength Model of Self-Control in Sport and Exercise Psychology by Markus S. Hagger et al.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773600/
Demonstrates that self-control is a limited resource, supporting the script’s argument for building systems and environments that reduce reliance on willpower.

2/ A New Look at Habits and the Habit–Goal Interface by Wendy Wood & David T. Neal
citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf…
Explores how habits are triggered by environmental cues and how they interface with goals, directly supporting the script’s emphasis on environmental triggers and automaticity.

3/ Implementation Intentions by Peter M. Gollwitzer & Paschal Sheeran
cancercontrol.cancer.gov/sites/default/files/2020-…
Explains how “if-then” planning (implementation intentions) makes desired behaviors automatic, aligning with the script’s advice on linking reading to daily routines.

4/ Using Spacing to Enhance Diverse Forms of Learning: Review of Recent Research and Implications for Instruction by Shana K. Carpenter et al.
files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED536925.pdf
Reviews the benefits of spaced repetition for memory retention, supporting the script’s “connection method” and incremental reading strategies.

5/ Cognitive control in media multitaskers by Eyal Ophir, Clifford Nass, Anthony D. Wagner
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19706386/
Finds that heavy media multitaskers have reduced cognitive control and focus, reinforcing the script’s recommendation to minimize distractions for deep reading.

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