Often it is helpful to do your reading - the bulk of it at least - in the same place. Check the lighting. Is it adequate? Either extreme - too much light or too little - can cause strain and fatigue and lower your reading efficiency.
What about ventilation? Stuffy rooms put you to sleep. You should have plenty of fresh air and the temperature should be fairly cool. Otherwise you'll find yourself going to sleep over the most exciting books.
Your position should be neither too comfortable nor too uncomfortable. Get too comfortable and you're right back to sleep again. In fact some people read themselves to sleep in bed every night - which is fine if sleep rather than reading is what you're after.
Hold your book at an angle and keep it about 18 inches from your eyes. If you need glasses wear them while you read. Persistent fatigue while studying or reading may be Nature's way of telling you that glasses are needed.
Distractions: No matter what you think tests show absolutely that you can only pay attention to one thing at a time. If you sit near a door or a window every movement will claim your attention. If you have a radio or record player going your concentration may continually wander from book to sound. And reading with the television going brings in the worst of all possible distractions.
Give yourself every advantage. If you are going to read, prepare things so you can read unhindered. If there is something more important - put the book aside. There are times to read and, just as definitely, there are times when reading must give way to other considerations.
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