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I have bought multiple books, but most of the time I don't find myself motivated to read them. Instead, I prefer to watch hour long documentaries/TED talks/programming tutorials on Youtube.

I feel that it's important to build the habit of reading books to improve my cognitive skills. Are there any tips for me please?

1. mg0x7BE ◴[] No.45838383[source]
For non-IT books, physical copies work best for me. In my case, it not only helps but is absolutely essential - completely shutting down the computer at the end of the day, with a firm decision that it stays off until tomorrow. The exception is IT books that require interaction, like typing code - then it's completely the opposite: only PDFs work, and reading them on the computer is the way to go.