Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.

This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. You're listening to the Friday fix.

Every Friday, I share a quick mental strength strategy that can help fix the thoughts,

feelings, and actions that can hold you back in life.

Has it been a while since you've read a book?

Do you ever think that you just don't have time to read?

Do you think reading is a waste of time?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, today's episode is for you.

If you don't read many books, you're not alone. Most surveys show Americans read four or

fewer books per year. As an author, I know how hard it is to get your book in front of people.

Selling a book is really hard. Fortunately, because all of you have been so invested in learning

about mental strength, you've bought over a million of my books that have

taught you how to grow mentally stronger, which is beyond amazing. And interestingly, I think

there's a chance that people who are interested in mental strength read more books than other

people. I just pulled my Instagram audience and asked how many books you read each year.

Over half of you, 56%, to be exact, said that you read more than five books a year.

16% of you said you read one to two books, and 18% said you read three to four books.

10% of you said you hadn't read any books in the past year. But that means that 90% of you

have read at least one book in the last year. But if you haven't read a book in a long time,

just trust that that's okay too. I've had times in my life when I didn't read books for a really

long stretch. And other times when I felt like books have saved me

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