I don&#x27;t have as much time as I used to, having a job, marriage, and child now, so I don&#x27;t currently read 10+ books a week (I&#x27;m more at 2 or 3 a month now).<p>But when I was a kid,<p>- I usually read a book or two a week as part of school,<p>- We typically were done with &#x27;school&#x27; by lunchtime, and so I had a lot more free time than other kids.<p>- I stayed up late reading quite a bit<p>- We lived 15 minutes outside of town so I read in the car a lot (driving or in parking lots during my siblings&#x27; activities)<p>- I read a lot of not-intellectually-demanding stuff like Star Wars, Star Trek, or similar novels mixed in with more serious history.<p>- I used to read at about 600-1200 wpm (depending on the test), which is on the higher side.  It&#x27;s a skill on top of natural speed, I&#x27;m now out of practice, and I top out around 500.<p>I skim a lot on fiction, I admit.  I also read chunks of words instead of individual words when I am really going, which diminishes comprehension, and so I don&#x27;t do that when I am reading theology or philosophy or something I want to deeply learn.