how do i develop the habit of reading a book?

[HP Wombat]

Your brain is wired differently than people who didn't grow up with the internet. It needs constant "new content" which is why you're having so much trouble reading.

You have to wean yourself from the constant checking of "new content." Whatever you want to check will still be there when you're ready for it, but if you constantly allow yourself to give in to the impulsive feelings of having to check it RIGHT NOW, you're actually causing yourself more stress and anxiety than if you learn how to let the impulse go away and allow it to leave without fulfilling it.

Turn your phone off, close your computer, and let the book take you away from the impulsivity of our culture.