Welcome to another Musing Mondays from Should Be Reading.
Here are some possible questions to ignite your morning:
• Describe one of your reading habits.
• Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s).
• Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren’t) enjoying it.
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Today I’m going to talk about my reading habits. I’m a bit obsessive/compulsive, so I like having visual images of the books I’m going to read next.
First there are the lists. And then I document what I plan to read at It’s Monday: What Are You Reading? It’s not as if I can’t change my plan, but it helps to have something in place.
Then I stack the books on my office coffee table, in order of my reading preference. Again…I am not OCD to the extent that I can’t change things around. In fact, yesterday I had a plan, but then started reading the first book and decided I didn’t want to read it….at least not now.
So I changed it up.
Here’s an example of my visual stacks from a few months ago.
What are your reading habits? What helps your reading flow?
SNOW SPARKS 
I have been in a reading slump, not a good way to start off the year, but like your system. I thin I may incorporate it to see if it helps me. Thank you for sharing. Have a nice week!
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I hope it works for you, Cheryl….I hate when a book doesn’t engage me, and if I don’t “ignite” things a bit, a slump can happen. Thanks for stopping by.
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I guess you could say I am a moody reader. When I make a stack, it seems like the next book up, I may not be in the mood for. Sometimes I just like what I call “Mind Candy” books to read. Then other times I may want “Mind Meat” for my next read. It all comes down to the mood I’m in.
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That happens to me, too, Gigi Ann…and then I reshuffle the stack! lol
Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your week.
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I totally keep a list too but i only have so many books listed on there at a time, usually netglalley and blog tours and then anything extra I just randomly select. Thanks for stopping by this morning!
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Yes, I try to keep my list (and visual stack) achievable during each week. Thanks for visiting, Cathy…and good luck with your reading.
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Wow! You are very organized on your books. Unlike me. *sighs* . It’s such a great view seeing those books. Happy reading for both of us! 🙂
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Leslie, if I didn’t use these little tricks, I’m afraid I would be overwhelmed by the bigger stacks nearby….lol
Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your reading.
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What a great organizational system. I need to do something like that.
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Thanks, Kwizgiver…I am primarily a visual person, so what I can see will most likely get done…lol
Glad you could stop by.
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I like your reading stacks. I tend to be one who plans out things too. Although not in lists so much as a mental list..and the way I set things out to read on some of my blog posts. I used to set some out on a coffee table but the cats would than decide they made the perfect place to sleep lol
Thanks for stopping by Fire and Ice too 🙂
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Ah, another reason why I don’t have cats! lol
Thanks for stopping by, Ambrosia….
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I like to plan my reading but I often also change it up if I’m not in the mood for something.
Here’s one of my reading habits: http://daystarz.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/musing-mondays-4/
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I like planning, but also am open to change…thanks for visiting, Daystarz Books.
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Wow, thats an extensive system you’ve got there. I’m practically the complete opposite – my system is just to pick up whatever looks interesting at the time.
Thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂
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I thinks it’s interesting to discover the habits of other readers…thanks for visiting, Danielle.
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