1. Define Your Purpose for Reading
明確你的閱讀目標

Before you start reading, ask yourself why are you reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons – pleasure or knowledge.
在閱讀以前問問自己：為何要讀這本書。大部分的人讀書有兩個原因——興趣或者知識。

Being specific and clear about your reading purpose not only helps you to eliminate books that you don't need to read. It also reminds you why reading the book is important to you as you are reading it. This motivates you to keep reading and complete the book faster.
清楚自己的閱讀目標不僅能幫你排除你不需要讀的書，也能在你閱讀的時候提醒你閱讀這本書的重要性。這種動機能讓你一直閱讀，并且能更快速地讀完。

2. Read Only What You Are Attracted to
只讀你感興趣的書

Whether you are reading fiction or nonfiction, it's important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may recommend books that they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.
不管是小說類還是非小說類，重要的是要喜歡你所讀的。你朋友可能推薦的是他們喜歡讀的，但是這些書可能不一定是你喜歡讀的。　

3. Give up Books That You Don't Enjoy
不讀你不喜歡讀的書

You may have selected books that are aligned with your purpose. You may have selected books that you are attracted to. But as you are reading them, there may still be some books that you won't enjoy reading.
也許選書的時候你是帶著一定的目的性的，也許你是因為喜歡才選的。但是當你閱讀的時候，有些書可能就不是你喜歡讀的。

Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn't be a chore.
不管你在什么時候發現你不喜歡讀正在讀的這本書，那就不讀了。記住。閱讀不應該讓你心煩。

4. Set a Reading Goal
設定一個閱讀目標

Having a reading goal helps you figure out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day.
有閱讀目標能幫你弄清楚一周或一天需要閱讀多少。

5. Give Yourself a Deadline to Complete Each Book
給每一本書設定一個截止日期

Before you read each book, ask yourself when you need to complete this book by.
在你閱讀每一本書的時候，問你自己什么時候得完成這本書的閱讀。

What I find interesting is that I tend to read books that I borrow from libraries faster than the books I bought. The reason is the books I bought don't have a due date! I don't need to return those books.
我發現一個有趣的事情就是從圖書館借來的書會讀得比我自己買的書更快。原因是我買的書沒有歸還日期。我不必還書。

When you don't set a deadline to complete your book. There isn't a sense of urgency. And when something isn't urgent, you tend to procrastinate.
當你沒有設定一個讀完書的截止日期的時候，就會覺得不急。當事情變得不緊急的時候，你就會拖延。

（來源：網絡 編輯：祝興媛）