My end table in the living room is getting lost.  Slowly but surely over the last month since getting back from a trip, I’ve been buying books.  Most of them are business books.  One on cash flow, one on game theory, a seminal Tom Peters book, an investment and personal finance book and an organization theory piece.  Looking back at my book reviews from this site, there are only four for all of 2009!  That’s a pretty sad state of affairs.  Granted, I read more than that if you include text books, but still.  I’m going to set a goal of reading at least a book a month this year.  That pace is currently being met.  I’d actually like to up that number to eighteen, but walk before you run.

Previously, I noted how a book should be condensed into one or two core themes.  I think I’ll start distilling non fiction into a more common thematic, where the core principle(s) is stated as an introduction and a more opinion based interpretation is stated afterward.  There are three months left of school.  After that it’s off to work.  There are many things I’d like to learn about outside of the normal curriculum before starting.  Yet the normal curriculum is what makes that difficult to do!

I’m always really impressed with people who find the time to read a lot of books despite being extremely productive otherwise.  Anyone have any tips on how to find time for reading while still getting in 10 hours of normal work and maintaining their online activities such as a blog or social networking?