Build a reading habit when your phone always wins

Quick answer

You want to read more. Your thumb wants YouTube.

Your thumb's been winning. Here's what readers say flipped it.

What 125x is: 125x is a web app at 125x.app. You connect your YouTube subscriptions, and it gives you a feed of the latest videos from the channels you follow, each with a summary: a verdict, the 5 key takeaways, and the spoiler, plus Actionable and Lessons tabs with more tips. You read that and decide what's actually worth opening.

Open 125x

Crowd tips

Tiny minimum. Five pages, 10 pages, even one paragraph. Most days you'll keep going.
Phone in another room. When you reach for it out of habit, there's only the book.
Book on your pillow. One person put it there every morning so they had to pick it up at night.
Same time every day. Morning coffee or bedtime. A set time can beat a page count.
Read what you're curious about, over what you think you should read.
Quit boring books. Some readers give a book 30 pages, then switch.
Never skip twice. Missed a day? Read 4 pages tomorrow and keep going.

Our own tips

Keep a Kindle or book wherever you usually scroll: couch, bed, bathroom.
Swap the first 15 minutes of your YouTube slot for reading for one week.
Track pages on a sticky note. Seeing it fill up helps.

Where 125x fits

If YouTube is what's eating your reading time, 125x shrinks it. Your subscriptions become a short read with a verdict on every video, and the minutes you save can go to the book.

FAQ: questions people ask

How do I start reading more?

Pick a tiny daily minimum like 5 or 10 pages, read at the same time each day, and keep your phone in another room.

How many pages a day should I read?

Ten pages a day is a popular start. That's around 300 pages a month.

Is it OK to stop reading a book I don't like?

Yes. Many readers give a book about 30 pages and switch if it isn't working.