I get pulled into this kind of stuff too, "I want to achieve more of X, therefore I'm going to buy Y" and thinking that purchasing Y will solve for X. I found this rarely works (not never, but rarely) and most times addressing the problem head on is the optimal solution.
If you want to read more, you have to first set the time aside. If you want it to be deep, it should be the actual book. And if you want it to become a habit, you have to be disciplined enough to do it every single day (same time, preferably). 

I'd say the hack you're looking for isn't length, but content. *What* is it that you're going to read? 
You might be feeling ambitious and you want to tackle some Nassim Taleb, or some other "smart person's bestseller", but if that that's going to come at you with copious amounts of new information, you could easily lose motivation before you ever get going. 

On the other hand, you could ease into the habit by reading not what's short (though that could be part of it) but what you actually want to read, for fun. Think about the kind of story you'd like to hear somebody tell you. Something that would get you going on a regular basis Maybe something like true crime (McMafia), or some easy to read but exciting memoir (Papillon), or a gritty novel (Dirty Havana Triology), or a funny-ish novel (Pulp, by Bukowski). The idea is you should read what gets you hooked on reading again. 

My five and a half pence. 

What Gabriel said with the addition of a

Naval Ravikant

quote.

read what you love until you love reading.

I'd like to also add that doing something at the same time reduces the discipline required. It's counter intuitive but doing something daily at a set time might seem like it takes discipline but i argue that it takes more discipline to do something everyday but at random times... because you're constantly having to use free will.

Just set a time but a short time and do it everyday. Later on you can change the time/duration/etc.

Good stuff. I’m gonna bookmark this post, and it will be because of the comments. 

Thanks Gabriel and Abe 

The first post bookmarked by someone other than me! Hurray!!

I don't think Blinklist helps with getting back to reading. It is a time saving tool for people that want to avoid the fluff. 

I am also not a fan of using Medium to develop reading habits either. I don't recommend paying for either of these. 

I recommend getting audio books. There are some totally free on YouTube. See if listening to books gets you back into the habit. I don't remember the last time I read a book but I have listened to many over the last few years. Give it a try.

Great thread of a conversation here. I shall be the contrarian with the "same-time-every-day" advice. I've kept multiple habits alive without designating a specific time of day to do them. The point is to make sure they get done. That happens to work for me. I don't like the summary apps for the same stated reasons. I have found the most enjoyment with audiobooks that are memoirs or autobiographies. Straight non-fiction is tough. I'd rather listen to a podcast. And who has time for fiction??