Take a paper book to the pub

Take a paper book — the half-finished one on your shelf is fine — to a pub you've been meaning to sit in. Order a pint or a coffee, claim a corner table, and read one full chapter with your phone in your pocket. Pubs were built for this: warm noise, a table that's yours for the price of a drink, and nobody bothers someone holding a book. If anyone does ask what you're reading, that's the bonus round.