Keep it simple: be intentional, and practice. Get in the habit of reading long-form works on a regular cadence. You don't need to hoist Proust's In Search of Lo

Keep it simple: be intentional, and practice. Get in the habit of reading long-form works on a regular cadence. You don't need to hoist Proust's In Search of Lost Time into your lap, pen in hand, ready to take notes in the margins. Just grab something interesting to you that you can engage with and be stimulated by. Play some classical or other instrumental music in the background if you prefer. If you have thoughts about the work as you're reading, jot them down and follow up with them later. The point is to make a concerted effort to tune everything else out except the work and your thoughts about it--you can stop to look around the scenery but don't ever take your foot off the gas.