All of my recent posts have mentioned my reading slump. But really, I don't feel bad about that, because that's what my reading life's been about lately. And in the past week or so as I'm pushing through the end of it, one of my biggest dilemmas has been deciding which book to read. Everything sounds mildly appealing, but nothing really stands out or sticks when I try the first few pages. That's why I've been thinking about the various ways in which we can choose our next books. My usual methods of choosing simply haven't been up to par. So I've been getting creative and changing things up a bit. I think I'm getting somewhere, but it's been fun going through the possibilities. Here are the things I've been trying. 1. READ THE BOOK YOU WANT TO READ MOST. This assumes (at least for me) that there's one book that stands miles above all the rest, and nothing else will do. Sure, there are plenty of books that I'd like to read, b...