Unconventional advice, but read kids/YA books. They’re shorter and get to the point much quicker, and once you get in the swing of reading those you’ll build up tolerance for longer reads.

And don’t assume all kids books are basic kids material. Many classics have been written in more simplistic form so you still get the gist without the labor. Likewise with non-fiction.

For what it’s worth, I’m a teacher and have to find creative ways to help kids love to read. To me, a cereal box, a comic strip, even Pokémon cards are good starters to get kids to learn to love reading. There’s no shame in adults finding fun ways, too.

I can’t speak for #3, but related to #2, a simple word swap that I’ve noticed makes a world of change in people’s feelings: instead of thanking someone by saying “I appreciate it,” say “I appreciate you.” It changes your thankfulness from the act to the person.

I actually had a hotel employee email me once to thank me for saying it. She said nobody had ever said it to her before.

Someone else just made a post about how horrible it is that out of state users would get an e-card.

I told them the this: I travel full time, and my experience has been that many libraries charge for out of state cards. The library next to where I’m staying right now charges $49 a year. So even if my cost to them is $40/yr, they’re making money off me. I’d rather they get it than a major corporation like Kindle.

Anyways, I still pay to use services like printing and whatnot, and I’m grateful they allow non-residents like me to use those services even without a card. Libraries are truly wonderful places, even for people like me who are currently not in their home state.

Find early editions of criminal justice textbooks. The easiest way to do that is amazon search criminal justice textbooks and look for the ones selling for just a couple bucks. There’s a good chance you’ll find an edition older than 2011. I went looking for an old middle school textbook from the 90s and found it in seconds.