 So a lot of you write me and say that you want to live a better life You know, it's kind of funny whenever I bump into people that watch my YouTube channel on the street Whether it's in Seattle or Las Vegas, Los Angeles or here in Portland almost always they reference one of the personal development videos and that Honestly is one of the reasons why I'm moving more towards that kind of content in 2018 but when so many people ask me they say Alex, I want to improve or change my life What should I do? My answer is always the same read more books on personal development All right. Now. I personally read on average probably about a hundred or more books per year 100 I realize that sounds like it's an absolute crapload of books But in this video, I want to share exactly what I think you should do if you're looking to improve your life Which doesn't have to be books But also how I managed to read that much while I have a ton of stuff on my plate already Hey guys, I'm Alex Hine author of the book master the day now first of all How do I manage to read a hundred books a year? That sounds absurd and like a bold face lie Well, the first thing is that I'm a nerd like that's it as a kid. I liked reading I naturally gravitate towards books So when I got into personal development and wanting to change my life It was very easy to segue into just reading more personal development instead of reading books on whatever I was reading at the time Probably meditation spirituality. So for me, the natural pivot was easy Now, I know you're probably thinking well I don't like reading or I just don't read that much or a hundred books is Absolutely insane and we'll talk about that a little bit later But I want to share how I managed to get that done and I don't set aside like there is no block in my schedule Like read book for an hour. That's not how it works. You know my schedule. I'm doing a four-year doctorate I literally got out of class yesterday at 8 p.m. After 7 30 a.m I had to see patients for four hours and I still managed to read and do all the other things I have to do stay fit Whatever the way I do it is typically two things. So my system is really simple First of all, I have the Amazon app on my phone So anytime a person and I am talking if we're having a conversation and a book that seems kind of interesting comes up I just put it on the wish list now my wish list right now is like over a thousand books So there's a lot there but I just continuously keep an archive of all the books that I want to read That are gonna improve my life because if they don't help me now Maybe they will in a few years and from there really the majority of the time I get my reading done is in one of two spots It's either at the end of the night as part of my wind down ritual before bed So at 11 o'clock at night when it's wind down time. I either will watch a show or read a book now for the last 10 years. It's mostly been reading so all I do is from 11 o'clock until I feel tired I'm reading a book that could be to 11 20 or 11 45 So if you figure out if you average let's say a page a minute in just a half hour That's 30 pages and the fact is the average book I read is usually around 200 pages So 30 pages a day. Let's just say five days a week is 180 pages. That's almost a book right there Right and now check here in the commute. So my gym is about 20 minutes away. That's the longest commute I have since I'm in grad school. I've literally got an apartment across the street So I have no commute if I you know previously when I had jobs that was like 20 30 minutes each way That's one hour. You could have with an audiobook. Well, the average audiobook is about six to eight hours So you do the math right there one hour per day six seven days a week That's one whole book. So I was averaging usually about 30 pages a night of reading and then about 30 to 60 minutes a day of listening to an audiobook that right there is two books a week 52 weeks in the year That's over a hundred books So it's not very difficult to do if you are looking to do this or if you like reading and you're just a dork like Me that's not that hard to do to be honest now The second thing that I think is really important is consume information the way you want to consume it You know, I find that a lot of people they think that books are the only way to gain information that can change your life Which is obviously not true And I found that I would often project the fact that I'm a reader I would give people books that had the information they should Consume that they needed to they wanted to to improve their life, but they weren't readers And so I was basically trying to project my own desires onto them and I find that we often tend to do this a lot and so when it comes to Getting information to change your life. Dude 2018 is amazing. You've got podcasts. You have video. You have books All right, those three big things audio video and books Obviously you're here because you probably prefer the video content format. That's fine There's tons of channels including my own on how you can actually improve your life And so what I would do is try to figure out how to do that But if you're gonna do it with the intention of changing your life Do it in the way that you're like you're taking a class at school So if you're gonna watch a video watch the video and take notes Write down what you're gonna do differently about your habits the next day based on that video Same thing with podcasts. I have audio note recording on podcasts and on audible and on video I have an entire file in my computer called Ideas and that's all about the revelations. I've had listening or consuming information to reach my business and my life goals So I think the thing is consume content in the format you like, you know If you were not that good at school, you probably don't like reading that much. That's to be expected So don't force yourself to read them. Just listen or just watch But take it seriously like treat it like you're taking a class in improving your life And then the last thing here is to think about the three big windows for learning for me The big windows are the morning the evening and the commute So the morning routine I've shot a bunch of videos here on my own morning routine is a peak time where you can listen to a podcast You can listen to an audiobook. I've got tons of audiobooks I played through a remote recorder over there just through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth While I'm getting ready in the morning if I get up and I 45 minutes before I have to go do a little bit Of yoga and some stretching put some food a healthy breakfast You know on the stove make some tea or some coffee and just listen for 20 minutes I mean, it's amazing how much of a better mood I'm in when I listen to something that's inspiring in the morning versus not Like just do a test for a week nothing in the morning and then one week where you're listening to something That's about how to improve your life. I mean, it's totally different. It's like you hit the ground running So the morning the evening when you're winding down or on your commute I mean, there's really no excuse now in the era that we live where you can do basically You can consume content in any format almost at any time in your life and your day-to-day schedules So for me, that's how I consume that many books per year Personally, you know, if you like reading like I do then just read or just consume if you do it with the intention of improving your life The way I recommend Extracting that information is just one thing you read the book you put together a one-page summary Here's an example of one of the ones I did in a book on relationships And then you just put down three habits are going to do differently because to me knowledge is not power at all It's only potential power if I read a book of relationships And I don't change any of my habits related to how I treat my girlfriend Then what you know, it was effectively worthless if I don't remember anything it was effectively worthless So I think it's very important to turn that one-page summary into three habits and Implement those with your master the day ritual that I talk about so that's the way I Systematize both reading Consuming information processing it and turning it into daily rituals and daily habits So I hope that helps that is your tiny daily habit for today Try to pick one of those blocks in the window of the day Turn that into a ritual that you can use to improve your life by consuming the kind of content in the format that you like Hey guys, it's Alex I hope you like this video Now the best way to stay in touch if you want to lose weight and get fitter and also live a better life Work on personal development is come check out my guide It is a free seven-day weight loss habit challenge But it's also a challenge on how you can improve your life overall Now the other thing is if you like this tiny daily habit approach check out my book master the day It's built on this kind of habit-based philosophy You can check it out in the description there below or on Amazon And if you send me the receipt to Alexander at modern health month calm I'll send you a two-hour bonus video course for free as well