Regular reading can fit into a naval officer's routine without requiring a book every week. Armstrong suggests fifteen or twenty minutes a night as a habit that can accumulate into substantial study. Audiobooks offer another route, although taking notes from them can be difficult. Armed services commonly protect time for physical training but are less consistent about doing the same for intellectual work. His dean blocks reading time on a calendar visible to colleagues, giving them an example they can follow.
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Making reading time visible in a naval workplace
A visible reading appointment makes professional study part of ordinary working practice, much like scheduled physical training.