Reading guides · Updated 11 November 2026

Start a daily reading habit with a small goal.

Choose one book, a few minutes and a moment that already exists in your day. Make the next session easy to begin, then adjust the goal to fit your life.

You do not need to finish a book every week or protect a perfect streak. The plan below is a practical starting point, rather than a promise about how quickly habits form.

1. Pick the book you want to return to

Start with something you are curious about. Keep the physical book where you expect to read, or have your ebook ready on your device. If a book feels like a chore, you can choose another one.

2. Choose a small, realistic daily goal

Try five or ten minutes on a busy day. The right goal leaves room for the rest of your life. You can read longer when you want to, without raising tomorrow’s minimum.

In Lea, the daily reading goal is measured in minutes. Settings lets you choose a goal starting at five minutes and save your preferences. A daily goal is separate from a session timer: Lea’s timer presets are 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes. Open-ended sessions have no countdown, and a session can be ended early.

3. Attach it to a familiar moment

Choose a useful cue: after breakfast, once you sit on the train, or before you turn out the light. Put the book close to that cue. If the first moment does not work, move it instead of abandoning the idea.

4. Give the book a little space

Set your phone aside if you read on paper. If you use an ebook, reduce distractions while keeping your reading app available. Apple’s Focus settings can help you choose which notifications and callers reach you.

Lea Pro can optionally block distractions with Screen Time permission on a supported physical device, with selected reading-app exceptions. Lea does not turn Apple’s Focus mode on for you. Blocking and ambient sounds are Pro features; they are optional for a reading routine.

5. Leave yourself an easy next step

Mark your page, finish a short section, or leave a note about what you want to read next. In Lea, you can record your current page and keep private notes and ratings with your book. Lea tracks your reading; it does not provide ebooks.

6. Review the routine after a week

Ask which moments actually worked. Keep the cue that helped, lower an unrealistic goal and change a book you do not enjoy. If you miss a day, return at the next available moment. A missed session does not erase the pages you have read.

Can a reminder help?

A reminder can be useful if it arrives when you can act on it. Lea includes optional scheduled reading reminders in the free tier. In Settings, choose Configure reading reminders. Reminders are off until you enable them and allow notifications; delivery follows your device’s notification and Focus settings.

What can I do in Lea for free?

The free tier includes one saved book, book search and cover scanning, reading timers, daily goals and streaks, notes and ratings, basic progress, and local backup export and restore. Lea Pro is an optional one-time purchase for unlimited books, distraction blocking, ambient sounds and full historical insights. There is no subscription.

Product details and privacy

Lea’s library and reading history stay on your device unless you export them. Online searches and covers use Open Library; scanning a cover processes the photo on your device before you review the search text. See Lea support for current feature details and the privacy policy for how requests and local records are handled.