No-cost improvements in productivity

I keep track of how many hours I spend reading on each day. Normally this is a pretty formal affair. I sit down for reading time. When I sit down, I glance at the clock. When I get up, reading time is over, and I keep a mental tally of how long it was.

However, like everyone else on the net, I also do plenty of informal reading--articles on slate, NYT, s…